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Houston Woman Arrested For Leaving Puppy In Car
Dog's Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty
GALVESTON, Texas -- Galveston police arrested a woman for leaving her puppy
in a locked, hot car, News2Houston reported Monday.
Denise Riley, 49, was charged with animal cruelty for allegedly leaving a
12-week-old puppy inside her vehicle around 2 p.m. Saturday while she
stopped for lunch at the International House of Pancakes on the Seawall.
Someone spotted the dog and called police.
"The officer noticed the dog was very hot and got the dog out of the
vehicle, gave it water, and attempted to locate the owner of the vehicle,
which he did," said Lt. Walter Braun, with the Galveston Police Department.
"The report states that it was 123 degrees in the vehicle at the time he got
the dog out." According to witnesses, the puppy had been inside the hot car
for about 20 minutes.
Even though the windows were cracked, experts said it was still a dangerous
situation.
"They're kind of in the same category with children. You don't carry your
animals with you and then shut them in the car, so you can run in the store.
Even cracking the window, the temperature in the car is going to be just
deadly, " said an official with the Galveston Animal Shelter.
Seizure papers have been filed, so the puppy will probably not be returned
to Riley. The puppy recovered from the incident and was not permanently
harmed,
officials said.
It's the second time in the past week Galveston police have arrested someone
for leaving an animal in a hot car.
The owners face a $5,000 fine and up to a year in jail. |
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