A family’s dog was found frozen to death outside a home in Butler County, Ohio, on Jan. 3.
The German shepherd was found inside a dog house with no insulation.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office Dog Warden Kurt Merbs responded to the St. Clair Township home.
He found the dog frozen to death inside the dog house.
“I think this was a huge oversight and honestly a little laziness to where they didn’t want to walk out and check the dog. And unfortunately, the dog paid big time for this and suffered pretty bad,” he said.
The owner of the dog, Henry Ensor, will be charged with animal cruelty to a companion animal.
“Impound or confine the companion animal without affording it, during the impoundment or confinement, with access to shelter from heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, or excessive direct sunlight if it can reasonably be expected that the companion animal would become sick or suffer in any other way as a result of or due to the lack of adequate shelter.”