INDIANAPOLIS — A dog that was left to suffer in a hot car last week has found a forever home with the IMPD officer who saved her.
According to IMPD, Public Safety Officer Samuel Poe was on scene when two dogs and a cat were left inside a car in 90 degree heat. The car had no air conditioning and barely cracked windows.
Unfortunately, one of the dogs died before officers could get to it. The other dog and cat were rescued.
"I don’t see how anybody could abuse an animal like that, I really, I don’t understand it. I will never understand it," said Poe.
According to court documents, the original owners told police the animals had been in the car for three hours because the hotel wasn't pet friendly.
After the incident, Officer Poe reached out to Indianapolis Animal Care Services to learn how to adopt the German Shepherd that did survive. Poe renamed the dog Abby.
"I switched her collar, and it was like Abby knew she was home for good,” PSO Poe said. "I fell in love with her, she fell in love with me and we kind of picked each other."
IMPD is reminding residents of the city ordinance that says to bring pets inside when it's over 90 degrees outside or when a heat advisory is in effect.
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