"Back on July 16, Bridgewater police responded to reports that two women were screaming and crying outside of a condo building on Heather Lane. Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed two deceased dogs near the concrete steps of a home. Police determined that the two women left the dogs in a car for more than 90 minutes without an open window or air conditioning. The internal car temperature reached at least 130 degrees, police say."
""This is a heartbreaking and entirely preventable tragedy. No pet should ever be left in a vehicle on a warm day in direct sunlight, even for a few minutes," Bridgewater Police Chief Christopher Delmonte said in a statement at the time. Upon further investigation, police found that the dogs were living in unsanitary conditions inside the home. The women are out on personal recognizance with the condition of undergoing mental health evaluations and not possessing or having unsupervised contact with animals, court documents say."
Lisa Smith, 59, and Rachel Smith, 33, pleaded not guilty to cruelty to an animal and confining an animal in extreme vehicle temperatures. On July 16, Bridgewater police responded to reports of two women screaming outside a condo and discovered two deceased dogs near the home's steps. Police determined the dogs were left in a car for more than 90 minutes with no open window or air conditioning, and interior temperature reached at least 130 degrees. Investigation found unsanitary home conditions. The women were released on personal recognizance with required mental health evaluations and barred from unsupervised animal contact; a pre-trial hearing is set for Dec. 4.
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