Two women arrested after 3 dogs found dead in box truck at North Side storage facility, SAPD says<\/a><\/p>\nIt says someone had called police to the business, on Blanco Road near Lockhill-Selma, out of concern for the women who had been asleep for at least two hours.<\/p>\n
As officers were investigating, they say they found out that the suspects\u2019 dogs were inside a moving truck parked nearby with blankets covering its windows.<\/p>\n
The vehicle was turned off and did not have an air conditioner running, the report says.<\/p>\n
It says police could see one dog inside the cab of the moving truck, but it did not appear to be moving.<\/p>\n
Once the officer opened the door, the report says, he was hit by an odor, then noticed three dead dogs inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s horrible. I mean, you got to make sure if you\u2019re a pet owner that you care for them like you care for children,\u201d said Anthony Norris, who rents office space at the storage facility.<\/p>\n
Norris also happens to be a dog owner who regularly brings his pet to work.<\/p>\n
He said he would never dream about leaving the animal in a hot car. <\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially in Texas \u2018cause it only takes a couple of seconds for your car to overheat,\u201d Norris said.<\/p>\n
The moving truck, a rental, remained in the parking lot of the storage facility Friday morning with paperwork related to a search warrant taped to its side.<\/p>\n
The document spelled out some details in the case, including a description of the dogs.<\/p>\n
It said there was one white American Staffordshire Terrier, one gray American Staffordshire Terrier and one Australian Cattle Dog blend.<\/p>\n
The separate report that SAPD shared with KSAT 12 News filled in other details of the case.<\/p>\n
It said that Kristine Urquidez, whom officers found passed out behind the wheel, was not able to pass a sobriety field test.<\/p>\n
She faces an additional charge of driving while intoxicated.<\/p>\n
Brittany Urquidez, meanwhile, was so intoxicated that she was unable to stay awake, the report says.<\/p>\n
She has been charged with public intoxication.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe dog owners, I mean, they probably shouldn\u2019t be able to have pets again,\u201d Norris said, in the wake of the situation.<\/p>\n
This is at least the second case like this in recent months.<\/p>\n
KSAT 12 News reported on a similar arrest of a man in Northeast Bexar County<\/a> in August.<\/p>\nHe was accused of leaving his dogs inside a hot car while he passed out from alcohol inside his home. <\/p>\n
Those dogs also died.<\/p>\n
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