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Aug 12, 2009 8:31 pm US/Central

Woman Cited After Dog Dies In Car On Hot Day

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― An Iowa woman was charged with cruel treatment of animals after she left her dog in a hot car Saturday, killing the 4-year-old Pug.

Schaumburg police received call from a local animal hospital at 3:33 p.m. Saturday reporting that a person brought in a dead dog, according to police Sgt. John Nebl.

Ya Len Lee, 29, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., went to have lunch at Woodfield Mall, located at 5 Woodfield Mall off of Golf Road.

Lee left the 4-year-old Pug in her Toyota Camry for about two hours, and when she returned the dog was unresponsive.

On Saturday, temperatures reached a high of 91-degrees, according to www.weatherchannel.com. According to police, the veterinarian at the animal hospital said the dog's temperature was at least 107 degrees, which is significantly higher than the normal temperature of a dog.

The heat was definitely the cause of the dog's death, Nebl said.

Lee, who was in the area visiting family, was cited with cruel treatment of animals, a misdemeanor, Nebl said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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