A mother and her son have been sentenced to community service after five of their six dogs died from being left in a hot car according to Greenville Police.
Tanya Louise Dunlap, 44, and Chris James Dunlap, 20, both from Hoquiam, Washington were each sentenced to 96 hours of community service by a judge. If they don’t complete, they’ll be in contempt and have to serve 30 days in jail.
Greenville Police now say five of the six animals left in the SUV died. Three dogs died overnight after two pets were found dead at the scene on Monday.
We’re told the surviving dog – a Pekingese care givers are calling Izzie- is not in good health and is being cared for at the Greenville Animal Shelter. If the dog recovers it will be placed with a rescue organization.
Police say four Pekingese and one pit bull didn’t survive.
According to a Greenville City Police Report, 44-year old Tanya Louise Dunlap, of Hoquiam, Washington, and her son, 20-year old Chris James Dunlap, also of Hoquiam, Washington, were cited for mistreatment of animals after an incident at the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. According to a report, the mother and her son were at the building on Pendleton Street in Greenville when Chris Dunlap ran inside the building and told a security officer that he needed ice for his dogs that were not moving. The security guard went outside the building with Dunlap and found four dogs, two shitzu-looking in appearance, a pitbull and a pekingese mixture, lying under trees suffering from what appeared to be heat releated illnesses.
A short time later, Greenville Police officers responded to the scene and after talking with Chris Dunlap, the report states that the dogs had been left inside a Jeep Cherokee while the mother and son were inside the Employment Security Commission office. Dunlap also allegedly told officers that two other dogs, both shitzu-looking in appearance, were inside the vehicle and had succumbed to the heat. Tests later revealed that the two dogs had temperatures of 106 and 107-degrees.
The four dogs lying on the ground were treated and placed inside an Animal Control Vehicle and taken to the Greenville County Animal Care Services facility.
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