Target: Maeghan Maloney, District Attorney, Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine
Goal: Pursue maximum penalties, a long animal-ownership ban, and full restitution after two dogs were reportedly left in a truck for hours, causing one death.
Witness accounts and police reports say two rottweilers were left inside a parked truck for about five hours during a daytime outing. One dog was reportedly found unresponsive on the passenger floorboard while the other was seen struggling to breathe. Charges now include aggravated cruelty to animals and cruelty to animals.
Heat builds fast inside enclosed vehicles. Even mild outdoor temperatures can drive interior heat to dangerous levels within minutes, leading to panic, organ failure, and death. Empty water and locked windows can turn a truck into a lethal trap. Each minute of exposure compounds suffering and risk, which is why such cases demand strong, public accountability.
Meaningful sentences deter copycats and protect animals statewide. Prosecutors should seek the highest lawful penalties, a lengthy prohibition on owning or supervising animals, mandatory counseling where appropriate, and unannounced compliance checks. Courts should order restitution that covers veterinary examinations, necropsy if performed, boarding, and agency response costs. This case calls for a clear signal that leaving animals in vehicles for extended periods will meet serious consequences.
PETITION LETTER:
District Attorney Maloney,
Reports indicate two dogs were left inside a truck for roughly five hours, with one later found deceased and the other in distress. A grand jury has returned charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and cruelty to animals. The facts described reflect extreme risk and profound suffering.
We respectfully urge your office to pursue every charge supported by the evidence and to seek maximum lawful penalties at disposition. Please request a long prohibition on owning or supervising animals, court-ordered counseling when indicated, and probation terms that include unannounced compliance checks.
We further ask that you seek full restitution for veterinary examinations, necropsy if applicable, boarding, and public-agency costs tied to the response. A firm, transparent outcome will deter future neglect and affirm that animals are not left to die in parked vehicles.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Dr. Manfred Herrmann Allgemeiner Deutscher Rottweiler-Klub (ADRK)
This is completely unacceptable. It’s crucial to understand the law: never leave a child or a pet in a car, especially in hot weather. It’s astonishing how some people can be so careless!
JUST PLAN STUPID!😡😡
DISGUSTING!!! WHAT USELESS THOUGHTLESS, PERPETRATORS TO NOT CONSIDER 2 BEAUTIFUL FAMILY DOGS INSIDE THIS OVEN!!!
HELLO!!!!! ANYONE AT HOME??? LOW TERM TORTURE THAT’S WHAT THIS IS AND NOTHING ELSE
THROW THE BOOK AT THIS PERSON OR PERSON’S FOR SUCH STUPIDITY AND HARD HEAŔTEDNESS!!
It should be illegal to leave any animal in a vehicle period! I don’t care if its for 5 seconds! Make it a Felony!
Macht mit dem Täter das gleiche sperrt ihn in einen LKW bis das Problem gelöst ist und er nicht mehr atmet,es reicht immer das gleiche. Das sind keine guten Menschen das sind Tierquäler.Er amüsiert sich und seine Hunde kämpfen ums Überleben und sterben grausam.
Monstrous monstrous evil, heartbreaking and horrific, karma is theirs – I feel you, poor lost innocent souls; their blood on your souls
The abuse, torture & murder of the innocents
Some heartbreaks can never be unseen, some horrors never unheard – PLEASE GOD
And the universe weeps tears of blood
Your life as theirs, as their death
Lock the shithead who did this in a hot truck, lose the key and forget where you parked it.
And WTF was wrong with people noticing these dogs in the truck who did NOTHING???
I’ve said it many times and—I will say it again. I win never understand how so many idiot humans actually manage to stay alive without having a brain!! I mean, how much thought would it take to realise if the weather was going to get hot then it is going to get a bloody sight hotter in a car!
I have taken to task many of these non-caring fools especially on supermarket car parks with stupid answers that tell me they are brainless!
“Oh, I only nipped in for a couple of minutes and I did’’ leave the window down a crack so thought he would be alright”.So my reply to this stupid twat was “Well Madam, why is your dog laying on his side on the back seat struggling to breathe?” Then, the idiot woman started to ‘berate ME’!!and threatened to call the police for harassment! Which proves a point that the stupid motherfucker really DID NOT have a functioning brain at all. The dog was alright, I made sure of it much to her annoyance but will no doubt happen again and again! The only way to stop this is if these pricks are subjected to the same treatment then see if the bastards think it funny!
Unfortunately this WILL go on throughout the summer with brainless buggers who will STILL not take heed! Incidentally you are by law, allowed to smash a cars window if you see a dog in distress inside a parked car! Do not be afraid to act as it is your lawful right as this can be classed as ‘animal torture’ which is,— exactly WHAT IT IS!!
J.W.
gawd every day poor animals people are awful
GIVE THESE DEMONS THE HEAT THEY DESERVE!! 🩸🔥🔥👹
This mindless, selfish idiot leaves his dogs in his truck for FIVE hours! Asshole! 5 hours WTH! You think your dogs want to sit in your oven of a truck waiting for shit head to return!
He killed one dog and the other suffered greatly. First Degree Felony charges… nothing less.
Nail his ass…dump him deep in the hottest region of the Sahara desert without water. Animal ban for life. Take the little dog that survived and find him a safe forever home.
Really this is the ONLY way to deal with these stupid pieces of shit. Given the same treatment — it is the ONLY way they will learn!! Or maybe not in which case sending to ‘bye-byes’ by any means possible. These idiots need eradicating for the good of animals worldwide!
J.W.
The same should be done to those who left these pups in the heat like that.
The same should be done to those who left these pups in the heat.
Agree all comments, leave these bastards in cars to die slow death, no excuse , laws need to change now about animal cruelty. Whats wrong with people and laws , should be worldwide. Justice now.
Dumbass, irresponsible dog owner needs to suffer the consequences for causing his dogs to suffer and die (one of them) or the owner will never learn to not do this again! A slap on the wrist will not cause the owner to learn a lesson! These dogs need justice!! Don’t let their death and suffering be for naught. Make it an example for anyone who causes pain/suffer/death to a dog who relies on an owner to keep it safe. This negligent owner needs the harshest punishment possible so this owner will not commit this horrendous crime again!
No one is that stupid! They just don’t care and the consequences for this is a big joke!
Sorry to disagree but people really ARE that bloody stupid.The world unfortunately is full of these brainless ‘non-caring’ tossers who think they are invincible! It is up to us “normal” people to show these motherfucks that they are NOT !
They knew what they were doing, give them the same treatment…that’s what they deserve!!
Monstrous monstrous evil, heartbreaking and horrific, karma is theirs – I feel you, poor lost innocent souls; their blood on your souls
The abuse, torture & murder of the innocents
Some heartbreaks can never be unseen, some horrors never unheard – PLEASE GOD
And the universe weeps tears of blood
Your life as theirs, as their death
Absolutely No Tolerance Towards Animal ABUSERS n Cruelty. An eye for an eye fits this crime n should be the punishment. Paws Matter
Was the vehicle in a public place? If it was then why didn’t anyone break in and save the dogs? I would not have hesitated, what is wrong with folk? Even if you are a coward it doesn’t take bravery to save a life it just takes having a heart. I know every one in this comment section would have done the right thing including taking a swing at the demon who killed this soul.
Long term? They should be banned for life from owning any pets! When will these idiots out there learn you never, NEVER walk away from a vehicle without your dog. No excuses!! I’m sick of people saying they left windows cracked or it wasn’t THAT hot out or I was parked in the shade! It doesn’t matter. Don’t even leave them with the AC on, the engine could stop, then what would they say?? Oh, WELL??!! Screw these idiots, maximum punishment for anyone who puts a pet through this torture.