Local animal welfare advocates say police went easy on the owner of the dogs, which died in the back of a box truck from heat exhaustion, because he is a police K-9 trainer.
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The Humane Society of Hobart and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued statements on Wednesday calling on the city of Lake Station to conduct an investigation of a July 27 incident in which at least eight dogs died from heat-related illness. The animal rights organization PETA called on the Lake Station Police Department to recuse itself from any investigation, citing a potential .