Louisiana Tech Mascot, Tech XX in better days. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
According to this piece in today's Los Angeles Times, an employee of the Sexton Animal Health Center, the veterinary offices that have taken care of Tech XX since he became Louisiana Tech's mascot in 2008, let the poor pooch outdoors to go to the bathroom-in 102 degree heat. And then forgot about him. And by the time the employee remembered, Tech XX had died of heat stroke.
And then the employee attempted to cover up his tragic mistake by claiming the dog had been lost. Patrick Sexton, the veterinarian who owns this facility, even issued a $2000 reward for return of the four year old bulldog...before he learned the truth.
What can you say about a "mistake" like this? At least one point that it drives home is how exceedingly cautious and protective we have to be of our pets, particularly during the extreme weather conditions we've been having.
What do you think? Please let us know.
According to this piece in today's Los Angeles Times, an employee of the Sexton Animal Health Center, the veterinary offices that have taken care of Tech XX since he became Louisiana Tech's mascot in 2008, let the poor pooch outdoors to go to the bathroom-in 102 degree heat. And then forgot about him. And by the time the employee remembered, Tech XX had died of heat stroke.
And then the employee attempted to cover up his tragic mistake by claiming the dog had been lost. Patrick Sexton, the veterinarian who owns this facility, even issued a $2000 reward for return of the four year old bulldog...before he learned the truth.
What can you say about a "mistake" like this? At least one point that it drives home is how exceedingly cautious and protective we have to be of our pets, particularly during the extreme weather conditions we've been having.
What do you think? Please let us know.
