Target: Maeghan Maloney, District Attorney, Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine
Goal: Pursue maximum penalties and a lifetime animal-ownership ban 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 lifetime prohibition on owning or supervising animals, mandatory counseling where appropriate, and unannounced compliance checks. 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 available. 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)
Everyone in this country has heard/knows that you do not leave children or pets in cars, not for any length of time or for any reason. There is no reason for this to continue to happen except for pure laziness or stupidity. Fines, jail, lifetime ban on animal contact.
It is mind boggling that anyone would leave any animal in a car for FIVE HOURS LET ALONE A HOT CAR.
Punishment must meet the negligence, total lack of compassion and respect for a sentient being!
One dear little dog has died. Make it clear that leaving animals in warm/hot cars will be met with maximum charges. First Degree Felony!
Agree all comments, leave this fucker in car till dies no great loss, justice now. Not enough punishment for animal cruelty needs to stop. Eye for a eye.
STUPID FUCKIBG IDIOTS!!!!
DEADSHITS WITH NO BRAIN… IN THESE SO CALLED HUMAN???
EVIL AS WELL.
RIP ANIMALS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Maeghan – This is simply a case of the owner not giving a shit about the welfare of these dogs, and while murder and attempted murder charges are impossible to impose, this Petition is asking you to do the job you were hired to do and prosecute the POS responsible for this crime to the fullest extent allowed under Maine law…
Absolutely No Tolerance Towards Animal ABUSERS n Cruelty. An eye for an eye fits this crime n should be the punishment. Paws Matter