Tests confirm dogs died from heatstroke & dehydration, Frostproof woman arrested

The Brief

  • Polk County Sheriff’s deputies found two German shepherds dead in a makeshift pen in Frostproof.
  • A woman at the home said she had been taking care of her brother’s dogs while he was serving overseas.
  • Tests confirmed the dogs died from heatstroke and dehydration.

FROSTPROOF, Fla. A Frostproof woman who was taking care of her brother’s dogs while he was deployed overseas is charged in connection with the death of his pets.

The backstory:

Back in June, Polk County deputies responded to an anonymous complaint regarding two dead dogs in the backyard of a home on West 6th Street.

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