SAN ANTONIO – Two women were arrested Wednesday afternoon after police found three dead dogs inside a parked van at a storage facility on the North Side.
Kristine Elaigh Urquidez and Brittany Samantha Urquidez are both facing three animal cruelty charges. Kristine also faces a drunken driving charge, while Brittany was arrested for public intoxication.
Officers responded around 4 p.m. to a storage facility on Blanco Road near Loop 410 after someone reported seeing two women sleeping inside a pickup truck for several hours.
According to an arrest report, officers found Kristine behind the wheel and Brittany in the passenger seat. Both appeared heavily drowsy, and police suspected they were intoxicated.
During the investigation, the women told officers they had dogs inside a nearby GMC van and asked whether someone could pick them up.
When an officer checked the van, he noticed it was not running and its windows were covered with blankets.
Inside, police discovered three dogs that were not moving or breathing. All three appeared to be dead.
Investigators believe the dogs died after being left inside the van without air conditioning while the women were intoxicated.