Hartford County resident Ana Rodriguez, age 65, of New Britain, turned herself in to Southington Police on Friday, May 3, for the Monday, April 15 incident.
According to Lt. Keith Egan of the Southington Police, officers responded to the Walmart car parking zone that had dropped off a cat and a kitten within the car parking zone after which ran over the kitten.
Animal Control officers positioned the cats within the car parking zone and found a deceased kitten. A witness reported because the automobile exited the car parking zone, it ran over the kitten, killing it, Egan mentioned.
Egan mentioned the witness described the automobile and Rodriguez, stating they noticed her open the rear of her SUV, take away two cats, and place each cats into the car parking zone. She then bought again into the automobile and commenced to tug out of the parking area, putting one of many cats earlier than exiting the car parking zone.
An examination of the grownup feminine cat decided it had a compound fracture to its proper hind leg, with the bone protruding by the pores and skin.
Video captured from the world assisted the officer in figuring out the automobile and captured particulars of the incident, together with Rodriguez reaching down and showing to select up and throw the kitten a quick distance away after it adopted her again to the automobile. After closing the door, the suspect makes a number of sluggish makes an attempt to drive away, stopping to examine the kitten’s location earlier than shifting ahead once more, working the kitten over, then slowly driving away, Egan added.
Egan mentioned Rodriguez initially denied being answerable for dropping the cats off, later admitting she left them within the car parking zone with out meals, water, or shelter. She additionally denied working the kitten over.
She was charged with two counts of animal cruelty and launched on a $2,500 bond.
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