Dog locked in hot car
Watertown, NY (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, Jul 12, 2011
County: Jefferson

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Sharon M. Seeley

A Labrador retriever was found overheated, exhausted and thirsty Tuesday afternoon after being kept in a car for about an hour outside the Target store on outer Arsenal Street while its master shopped, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.

Sharon M. Seeley, 60, of 16719 Mason Point Lane, Clayton, was charged with animal cruelty and is ordered to appear in town of Watertown Court.

Deputies said the dog was found at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday in a car having windows only slightly opened. No food or water had been left for the dog, which was in the back seat of the car, deputies said.

The dog was "in obvious distress," deputies said.

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