Dogs in truck die from heat in Deerfield

Posted: 06/21/12 at 8:40 am EDT      Last Updated: 06/21/12 at 8:53 am EDT

DEERFIELD, Mass. (WHDH) -- Two dogs in south Deerfield died after being left in a truck in Wednesday’s high temperatures.

The dogs were left in the back of a covered pickup with fresh water and the windows open; unfortunately, the dogs still died.

Vets in south Deerfield say they respond to two to three dozen cases of heat stroke every summer.

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