Fort Bliss officials reported on Wednesday that 10 dogs on the way to the canine training center used by Customs and Border Protection arrived dead after the air conditioning failed in the unit carrier.
Five of the other dogs were reported in good condition and two of the surviving dogs were seen by a veterinarian as a precaution, treated and later released.
The breeds were German shepherds and Belgian Malinois being transported to be housed at the Canine Center El Paso, a canine training facility, not affiliated with the Army base.
"This is pretty horrifying," Fort Bliss spokesman Maj. Joe Buccino said in an El Paso Times new report. "I think everyone that heard this story is pretty upset by it. Those dogs were essentially in an oven. You don't have to be an animal lover to be sick about this."
Ken Licklider, owner of the Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind., which owned and transported the dogs, called it a "tragic accident."
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