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Dog dies in hot car while woman “browses” at Walmart for 13 hours

Posted at 12:39 PM, Jul 07, 2014
and last updated 2014-07-07 12:40:26-04

Crestview, Fla., – A woman was arrested after police say she left her dog “Waldo” inside her hot car while she shopped at Walmart for 13 hours last Thursday, according to a report from WGHP via WPEC.

The deceased dog was found by another Walmart shopper. There was reportedly no food or water left for the dog and even though a window was partially cracked, temperatures rose which resulted in the dog’s death, WGHP reports.

Police say Cassaundra Rasmussen, 49, was inside of Walmart “browsing” for approximately 13 hours. The woman told police that she forgot the dog was inside of the vehicle.

The dog’s cause of death was heat exhaustion as a result of the high temperatures in the vehicle, WGHP reports.

Click here to read the entire story from WGHP via WPEC.