Skip to footer

Puppy locked in car for a third of its life OK

The puppy locked in a car for almost a month is making out all right. The puppy locked in a car inside an impound lot is being taken care of by a Kansas City animal shelter. 

|
Frank Tilley, The Victoria Advocate/AP
Puppy locked in car for nearly a month will survive. Like the puppy shown here in Texas on April 10, the puppy locked in a car in Kansas City was rescued and discovered to be severely dehydrated.
  • By Staff Associated Press

| Kansas City, Mo.

A Kansas City animal shelter is caring for a puppy that authorities say survived in a locked car that was impounded for nearly a month in a city lot.

The 12-week-old puppy, which has been named Kia, apparently survived by eating trash left in the car. The terrier and schnauzer mix didn't have access to water.

Toni Fugate, a spokeswoman for the city's animal shelter, says the puppy was dehydrated and malnourished but is expected to survive.

Records show that the car was towed to the lot April 8. A lot employee saw the dog Monday afternoon and called police, who broke into the car.

You've read  of  free articles. Subscribe to continue.
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
What is the Monitor difference? Tackling the tough headlines – with humanity. Listening to sources – with respect. Seeing the story that others are missing by reporting what so often gets overlooked: the values that connect us. That’s Monitor reporting – news that changes how you see the world.
Subscribe
QR Code to Puppy locked in car for a third of its life OK
Read this article in
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2013/0509/Puppy-locked-in-car-for-a-third-of-its-life-OK
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
https://www.csmonitor.com/subscribe