POUGHKEEPSIE – Police have solved
the case of two dogs seen dead in the trunk area of an SUV at the balloon
fest in Poughkeepsie last weekend.
The owner of the animals, Yu Inamoto of New York City, came to the festival
with his family and left the animals in the cargo area of his vehicle
for about one hour.
When he returned to the vehicle, he discovered the dogs were unconscious
and suffering from a heat-related emergency. Inamoto immediately brought
the animals to a local emergency animal hospital where they died.
Poughkeepsie Police, who had his license plate thanks to a witness who
took a picture of it, contacted Inamoto. He cooperated with the investigation
and came to the police department on Tuesday, July 14 where he was charged
with a misdemeanor violation of state Agriculture and Markets law in which
a person unjustifiably injures or kills an animal.
