Husky Puppy Rescued From Hot Car In Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department has arrested a man responsible for endangering the life of a husky puppy. Law & Crime reported that the suspect arrested in relation to the July 20 incident is 50-year old Raul Carbajal. Carbajal left his 3-month old husky puppy in his Mercedes that was parked on the roof of a Las Vegas casino. The man left the puppy for two hours while he went inside the casino to gamble. The puppy was left with no water and no windows cracked. And it’s not like the man didn’t know he was doing anything wrong. He also taped the puppy’s mouth shut so it wouldn’t attract attention.

Can I be the first to say “what the literal”…you know what? I wasn’t there so I can’t completely comment on this man’s state-of-mind. I do know a gambling addiction is a serious thing and one might not have the mental capacity when needing to gamble to focus on things like a pet. Or maybe this creep is just heartless. Either way, it’s hard to see the video of this poor little panting pup. The husky puppy was rescued after the local LVMPD got a call from the security of the hotel. According to the address listed in the article, the hotel was The Bellagio on the Las Vegas strip. Metro showed up promptly to rescue the dog and were able to retrieve it through the car’s sunroof. Of course, the police then stuck around and waited for Carbajal to come back so they could put him under arrest.

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department released a video on their twitter page of the husky puppy rescue and the arrest of Carbajal. Watch the woman in the video talk about the state the husky puppy was found in.

The temperature that day reached a high of 113 degrees and this car was NOT in a covered garage. Thank goodness he was found in time! He is still getting medical treatment for this incident but is being well cared for by Las Vegas animal control.

–Wendy Rush, 96.3KKLZ Las Vegas

Cats And Dogs Who Are The Best Of Friends

Who ever said cats and dogs can’t get along. Since the dawn of time, “fighting like cats and dogs” has been a phrase thrown around to describe a tumultuous relationship. But sometimes dogs and cats can actually be friends. Just like animals who live with kids, dogs and cats just have to be socialized at the right age so they get to know each other. I know many friends who have both a cat and a dog and they all say the same thing: that the two get along great. Worst case scenario with my friends’ experiences is that their pets ignore each other but are still amicable and able to live together in harmony. So where did this “fighting like cats and dogs” thing come from? Well, the same dog owned by my friend who gets along great with his cat sister, does not do as well when a strange cat comes wandering by the back patio door. That points to familiarity being a necessity for success.

According to a mixed species research from the Journal of Veterinary Medicine, there isn’t solid evidence about what factors lead to a successful cat-dog relationship. Though the age at which the two are introduced to each other seemed to be a big determinate. One interesting discovery in this study is that the cat was the one who seemed to control the success of the bond. The study reported, via sciencedirect.com, that “comfortability of the cat was a stronger predictor of amicability than comfortability of the dog; frequency of the cat appearing uncomfortable with the dog was a better predictor for reduced amicability than the dog appearing uncomfortable in the presence of the cat.” That might be the closest thing to proof that cats are higher maintenance!

Here is a collection of cats and dogs who not only live in harmony, but are the best of friends.

–Wendy Rush, 96.3 KKLZ Las Vegas