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 Heather Lane on July 16.

Police said that two medium-sized dogs, who were determined to be dead, were lying on the ground.

The department said it was determined that the dogs were allegedly left in a car for more than 90 minutes without the windows open and no air conditioning.

The dogs also were living in allegedly unsanitary conditions.

Both women were issued a summons, and the dogs were taken by animal control for a necropsy.