Unfortunately Nashville is notoriously known for this crap to happen way too much in the past several years. People just don't think that anything will happen.
As the the IDIOT who left his dogs in the car, HE should be locked in a hot car with the windows up for the amount of time he left those poor babies in there. And yes, HE should have to be incarcarated for the death of the dog.
Parents who leave their children in hot cars should be arrested ON THE Spot for NEGLECT and child endangerment and, in the case of a death, murder.