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K9 officer John Greene and his dog Nitro sit in their car at the DPS station in Detroit before a chase. Some police K-9 vehicles are now equipped with alarms that are meant to alert officers when the vehicle starts heating up inside. But if alarms and air conditioning fail, temperatures can soar to dangerous heights in a matter of minutes, putting dogs’ lives at risk.

Despite Safeguards, 2016 Sees Rise In Heat-Related Police Dog Deaths

Lawsuit: Police Sic Dog On Man, Hogtie Him Face Down Until He Died

According to the lawsuit, Goode’s treatment by police was nothing short of torture. In regards to the police and their use of the K-9, the lawsuit exposes downright sadistic and inhumane behavior by the officers.

January 18th, 2016
The Free Thought Project
January 18th, 2016
By The Free Thought Project
Troy Goode

Troy Goode had taken LSD at a concert he and his wife attended in Southaven, Mississippi, but must have been having a bad trip and began acting erratically, running around the parking lot. Though the Memphis, Tennessee, man’s behavior wasn’t violent or threatening to anyone, someone felt it necessary — likely out of misguided concern — to summon

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Police Dogs’ Lives Don’t Matter? 12 Police Dogs Died Of Heat Exhaustion In 2015

A growing number of K9 unit police vehicles are equipped with “hot dog” alarms to prevent police dog deaths, but alarms and air conditioning can still fail.

September 3rd, 2015
Kit O'Connell
September 3rd, 2015
By Kit O'Connell

AUSTIN, Texas --- Despite years of awareness campaigns by animal rights activists, hundreds of dogs still die each year after being left in parked cars on hot summer days. Working dogs are not exempt, and heat exhaustion has claimed the lives of at least 12 police dogs so far this year. A representative for People for the Ethical Treatment of

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