“They rescued this little one from inside a locked vehicle,” the post from Police Lieutenant Brian Piekarski said. “The puppy was in a locked cage, under a suffocating blanket, INSIDE a locked car, in the 90° weather! That means the inside of the car, especially UNDER a blanket, it was MUCH MUCH HOTTER!”
According to the post, the alleged owner of the puppy came out as officers attempted to get the pet.
“While our officers were rescuing the puppy, the ‘owner’ came out to inform them that the puppy was fine as they were ‘checking on it every hour,’” Piekarski said. “WHAT?!? Most people know the interior of a car goes up 20-40 degrees on a hot day within MINUTES!”
The puppy was rushed to Sagamore Hills Animal Hospital for treatment. At the time of the post , the puppy remained in the hospital for observation.
The alleged owner was cited for cruelty to animals and will not get the puppy back, Piekarski said.
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