Man charged in dog's heat-related death

Associated Press
July 22, 2008

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - A Metro East man is accused of aggravated animal cruelty charges in connection with his dog's heat-related death. Authorities say 30-year-old Anthony Woodson left the 2-year-old Italian mastiff outside his Granite City home in stifling heat without shelter or water Sunday, when a heat advisory was in effect.

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