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.…