Oh wait, that'd be over too quickly.

Snark, of course, then again, not really...irresponsible assholes.

....made that creepy suicide video and had online gamer tag names that included "n*ggerkiller"?

Same kid, or different?

The one who was supposed to be watching the dogs is married so probably an older son.

Lovely bunch, nonetheless.

No remorse - just cried that her family had lost its source of income.

Their story is so full of holes it would be comedic if not for the deaths of those beautiful dogs. I just want to hold mine tighter.

she never paid taxes on.

but undoubtedly his daddy has his PR people working overtime to sanitize neglecting 17 beloved pets to death by heat and dehydration.

I hope the families sue Flake and whoever else was supposed to be caring for the animals instead of the owners. Unfortunately, the owners are probably the ones who will lose everything because that little punk couldn't be bothered to check on the animals.

it doesn't explain how they died. wtf happened?

Either the AC conked out or it was never on.

Unless they were left there longer than they said.

Dogs are hardy animals and require a prolonged period without water for their kidneys to shut down and kill them, say 4-5 days.

Something was definitely amiss. I think Flake flaked out when it occurred to him that the dogs needed their cages cleaned plus some exercise and he just didn't go back to give even minimal care like food and water.

I feel sorry for the owners.

I did a Google search for "dog chewing electrical cords" and this was in the FIRST link:

"While we generally never give our appliances a second thought, they can be very dangerous for playful and inquisitive young dogs. Electrocution from chewing on an electrical cord is the single most common type of electrical injury for household pets..."
http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/cardiovascular/c_dg_electric_cord_bite

My puppy chewed through the power cord on my paper shredder and was fine (and my router cable among other things!).

My guess is that they drugged the dogs and shoved them all in the shed. Maybe the dose was too high and that killed them. If this happened at night, which apparently it did, the temps are in the 70s and 80s. That isn't hot enough to cause distress.

This whole thing is very fishy.

But I don't think there will be any criminal charges with a Flake involved.

to determine if drugs were involved. They may have been left longer than just overnight.

This is just so incredibly sad and maddening!

Sickening

and this one has a history of racism also.

I'm not a violent person, but I think I would beat him near to death for this.

Horrible, just horrible.

There are apparently graphic photos online but I can't look at them. Someone said there is blood coming out of the dogs' mouths.