Middlesex Township police were called to "reports of a dog being tethered to a pole outside in the heat with no food or water for several hours" at 19 Peach Lane, on Monday, July 18, as stated in a release by the department.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania had an average temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit that day, according to Accuweather.
Upon arrival, the police found that Dymarie Judith Diaz-Rodriguez had "tethered the dog to a pole for several hours without food or water," police say.
She has been charged with Neglect of Animal and was arrested that same evening at 5:43 p.m.
Her plea has yet to be filed, according to court records.
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