INDIANAPOLIS — A dog has died from a reported heat stroke during kennel cleaning at Indianapolis Animal Care Services.
IACS Director Amanda Dehoney-Hinkle confirmed the death in a statement sent to FOX59/CBS4 on Thursday. The heat stroke death reportedly happened by mistake after an employee did not receive proper instruction on how to clean kennels during a heat wave.
The dog, a Great Dane named Stitch, reportedly died on Wednesday evening at IACS. The cause of death was “severe heat stroke,” officials said.
IACS said that, in anticipation of the recent heat, a Kennel Manager gave “specific instructions” on June 30 regarding cleaning procedures for the next day. Staff were told to clean only one side of the kennel at a time and immediately return the dogs to their kennels…