Neighbors confront woman after her dog dies locked in a poorly parked car
A chain of unfortunate events in downtown Rosario, Santa Fe, resulted in the tragic death of a dog and the arrest of its owner. The dog, named “Coco,” was forgotten inside a Peugeot 208 with the windows closed, which caused its suffocation. Moreover, the car was poorly parked, leading the Police to tow the vehicle.
It is not known exactly how long the dog had been in the car. The car, owned by P. S. G., a local merchant, was parked on Corrientes Street at 680. Some witnesses alerted 911 upon seeing that the dog remained inside the vehicle unattended.
When the Police of Santa Fe arrived, the dog had already passed away. Its body was on the passenger seat, surrounded by neighbors outraged by the situation. Minutes later, the dog’s owner arrived, who broke down in tears upon opening the car door.
“I forgot, I didn’t leave him locked in,” the woman tried to explain to a neighbor who was confronting her. “You left him alone, so alone that he died,” replied the neighbor. Those present recalled that the temperature in Rosario exceeded 31 degrees, making it impossible for the animal to endure so many hours without ventilation.
Television cameras captured the moment a female police officer asked the dog’s owner what time she had parked the vehicle. “I came at noon,” P. S. G. replied. Witnesses stated that the car had been there since morning.
Motorized Brigade agents took the woman to the 2nd Police Station of Rosario, where she was detained for a few hours. She regained her freedom at night and was charged with an infraction to the Sarmiento Law, which provides for penalties of 15 days to one year for animal abuse.
The dog’s body was removed from the car by the Animal Rescue Brigade and taken to a morgue. Subsequently, a tow truck towed the Peugeot 208 to the municipal impound lot due to its poor parking.
Upon completion of the operation, the lawyer for the defendant, Juan Emilio Molina, stated: “These things happen, tragedies happen, we don’t have to demand jail time.” He explained that the woman took her dog to work every day and that forgetting him in the car was a tragic mistake. Prosecutor Andrea Vega, from the Flagrancy Unit, is handling the case.
The incident quickly spread on social media, attracting animal activists and advocates who promised to pursue the complaint against P. S. G. Lawyer Molina insisted that it was an error and not a deliberate act of cruelty.
Television images also showed a female police officer asking the dog’s owner what time she had parked the car: “I came at noon,” P. S. G. replied.
According to witnesses’ reports, the vehicle had been there since morning.
Motorized Brigade agents took the woman to the 2nd Police Station of Rosario, where she was detained for several hours. She was released at night, and an infraction to the Sarmiento Law was drawn up against her, which provides for penalties of 15 days to one year for anyone who “inflicts mistreatment or commits acts of cruelty to animals.”
“It was a culpable act, no one wants to kill their dog, we all make mistakes. This causes a lot of outrage to many people, but well,” he continued.
Furthermore, the lawyer emphasized that “she forgot him on this particular occasion” and denied that she usually left him inside the car. Prosecutor Andrea Vega, head of the Flagrancy Unit, intervened in the case.
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