US Edition2 Mass. Women Charged After Dogs Found Dead in 130 Degree Car
BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 18 – Two Bridgewater women face charges after leaving dogs in a vehicle over 90 minutes in 130-degree heat; dogs also found living in unsanitary conditions at home.
- On July 16, two women from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were charged after two dogs died from being left inside a vehicle that overheated at a condominium complex on Heather Lane.
- Police said the women left the medium-sized dogs locked in the car for over 90 minutes with closed windows and no air conditioning while temperatures reached 90 degrees outside.
- Officials from Bridgewater Animal Control seized the dogs and delivered them to a veterinary facility for a necropsy as part of the ongoing investigation.
- Bridgewater Police Chief Christopher Delmonte called the incident "a heartbreaking and entirely preventable tragedy" and urged residents to protect pets from extreme heat.
- Both women are expected to appear in Brockton District Court to answer charges related to animal cruelty and confinement, underscoring ongoing local and national efforts to prevent similar incidents.
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Two Bridgewater women facing charges after locking up two dogs in 130 degree vehicle, police say - The Boston Globe
Two doodles, a 4-year-old male and a 2-year-old female, were kept in a hot car, with the windows closed and no air conditioning, for more than 90 minutes, Bridgewater police said Thursday.
Two Mass. women charged with animal cruelty after dogs die in hot car
Two women are facing charges after two dogs died in a hot car in Bridgewater Wednesday afternoon, police announced Thursday.Two Bridgewater women, one age 59 and the other age 32, were charged with cruelty to animals and confinement of an animal in a motor vehicle causing exposure to extreme heat, Bridgewater police said in a press release.
Bridgewater Police charge 2 women for allegedly allowing dogs to die in hot car
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (WLNE) — The Bridgewater Police Department said that a 59-year-old and 32-year-old woman were each charged after two dead dogs were found in an overheated vehicle. Both women, who were not named by police, were charged with cruelty to animals and confinement of an animal in a motor vehicle causing exposure to extreme heat. Officers responded to 911 calls reporting that two women were crying outside an apartment building on Hea…
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