Posted on 05/30/2006 4:36:15 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
CANANDAIGUA NY--A Livingston Country woman has been charged with cruelty to animals after she left he dog in her car yesterday and went to the movies.
Ontario County Sheriffs Deputies arrested 49-year old Laurie Balcerak of Hemlock, New York. Deputies say Balcerak left her five month old cockapoo in her vehicle parked at the Wal-Mart Plaza in Canandaigua as she watched a movie.
A Wal-Mart truck driver heard the dog barking and called 911. The dog died in the car as temperatures reached a record 92 degrees yesterday. Police say the car was parked in direct sunlight and one window was cracked open slightly.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
http://www.co.ontario.ny.us/da/staff_091602.htm
District Attorney
R. Michael Tantillo
Ontario County Court House
27 N. Main St.
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: (585) 396-4010
Fax: (585) 396-4860
E-mail: Michael.Tantillo@co.ontario.ny.us
At first, I thought this was a police report about a woman named "Canandaigua." (How do you say that?) Well, it's only a matter of time!
This is an idiot who does not deserve a Dog's love and should rightly feel the wrath of Justice. But exactly what the Devil is a "cockapoo"? Never heard of 'em. I imagine it's a small dog...? A bizarre cross-breed of some sort?
I'm dying to know. What was the movie?
Guess someone's in the market for new dog.
/sarcasm
I suggest we lock this woman in her car in 92 degree heat and see how long she lasts.
Cocker spaniel/miniature poodle--glorified mutt. The kind of dog stupid people go out and spend $800 on so that they can lock it in their car to die.
cannon-day-gwa
I believe that's an Algonquin Indian word meaning "barking rat".
92 degrees is fatal now?
An incovenient death.
Canandaigua= can-an-day'-gwa
Can be. If it's 92 outside and you're a dog or a small child locked in car where the temperature will far exceed that.
About 25 years ago, in Austin, I worked with a guy from Canandaigua. Let me see if I can do this. . .
Canna-DAY-gwuh
If she didn't trust the dog alone in the house, she could have bought a dog crate to put it in while she was gone. It sure would have been a lot better for the dog than a heated one; her car.
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