PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: A Florida woman was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after she left her three dogs to die inside a car in the extreme Sunshine State heat. Tammy Garceau, 54, then took two of her dogs' carcasses at a canal where an alligator likely ate them, authorities said.
As per a probable cause arrest affidavit, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies were called on Saturday, August 12, to a home in Lake Worth after Garceau reported the three dogs she was watching for a friend were stolen.
Who is Tammy Garceau?
Garceau is facing three charges each of animal cruelty, unlawful abandonment/containment of an animal and unlawful disposal of a dead animal. She was taken to jail where she was released Sunday on a $9,000 bond, records show according to Law and Crime.
However, her ludicrous story almost fell immediately apart. The affidavit said that a neighbor across the street noticed the three dogs in a car for an extended period on August 8. It added that the neighbor saw Garceau take the dogs out of the car and hose them down to try to cool them off. The deputies collected the clip of the incident which the neighbor recorded.
Garceau admitted she left the dogs inside the car deliberately when confronted with this information as she was against bringing them into her house, the affidavit stated. Deputies noted that the temperature outside was as high as 92 degrees that day and it would have been much hotter inside a car irrespective of the fact if the air conditioning was on or off.
According to the reports of kidsandcars.com, which keeps a record of deaths of children left in hot cars, the temperature inside a vehicle can soar more than 125 degrees within minutes.
Tammy Garceau took deputies to two separate locations
Garceau took deputies to two separate locations where she left her dead dogs after her arrest. The first was left in a wooded area where deputies found one dog in the bushes and a second location in a canal. The affidavit mentioned that the deputy could see a spot on the shore where the dogs were, however, “it is likely that an alligator at them".
Florida man charged with aggravated animal cruelty
Meaww previously reported that a Florida-based man has been charged for throwing his family dog into a swimming pool. He allegedly intended to take revenge on his relatives, as per the police.
Corey Vaughn Dacres was arrested on Sunday, August 6, under aggravated animal cruelty as the investigators discovered he ‘intentionally’ drowned the pet dog. The statement was made by Pembroke Pines Police Department (PPPD) while responding to Newsweek in an email.
The 25-year-old man went home after killing the pit bull terrier and shared the shocking news with his family. After that, his family in desperation, called the authorities for help.
