Wausau Police are recommending a felony charge against a 67-year-old man who let a hunting dog die in a hot car on Monday. It happened in a parking lot at Aspirus (as-py'-rus) Wausau Hospital. Police said a three-year-old English Setter was left unattended for over two hours, while the vehicle's glass temperature jumped to 121-degrees. The National Weather Service said the actual temperature was 66-degrees when police first spotted the animal. The man reportedly claimed that he kept going out regularly to check on the dog -- but hospital surveillance video showed it was left alone for two-hours and 10-minutes before police responded to a complaint. The suspect claimed he gave the dog water...
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