While responding to a 911 call about a dog left in a hot car on Tuesday, Roswell officers found a second dog left behind in another vehicle in the same parking lot.
Both dogs are expected to be fine. Both owners were charged with cruelty to animals, police said Wednesday.
"While the dog's owner was shopping inside the cool, air-conditioned store, her animal was suffering inside the sweltering hot vehicle," Roswell police posted on the department's Facebook page. "It's 97 degrees outside! Although the front windows were cracked, officers show that the temperature inside the car was 150 degrees."
Officers called firefighters to the Home Depot parking lot on Holcomb Bridge Road, where the dog was let out of the car. Water from a hose was used to cool off the dog, who was also given water to drink, according to police. Officers posted video of the dog on Facebook.
After the first dog was rescued from the car, officers found a second dog, according to police. Both owners, Elaine M. Freeman, 77, and Elizabeth R. Spence, 48, were charged, police said. Freeman was allowed to leave the scene with a copy of the citation, but Spence was booked into jail, police said Wednesday.
“Please help us spread the word to NEVER leave pets inside of a hot car, and know that we will always respond to help these animals when you call 9-1-1!” Roswell police posted.
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