A New Britain girl is dealing with animal cruelty prices after she allegedly dumped injured cats and ran one over in Walmart parking zone in Southington, police stated.
Ana Rodriguez, 65, of New Britain, is charged with two counts of cruelty to animals.
Officers have been dispatched to a Walmart at 235 Queen St. in Southington on April 15 to help with an animal grievance. Reports alleged {that a} person driving a automobile, probably a black Nissan Rogue, had dropped off a cat and an injured kitten within the parking zone, in line with a launch from Lt. Keith Egan of the Southington Police Department.
Southington animal management officers positioned the cats within the parking zone and found a useless kitten, Egan stated.
A witness alleged that they noticed a girl open the rear of her SUV, take away two cats and placed them into the parking zone, in line with Egan.
The witness instructed the officer the lady then obtained again into the automobile and commenced to tug out of the parking area, allegedly placing one of many cats earlier than exiting the parking zone, Egan stated.
According to Egan, the witness supplied an outline of the automobile and the feminine driver.
During an examination, police discovered that the grownup feminine cat had a compound fracture to its proper hind leg with the bone protruding by the pores and skin, which resulted in an amputation to the injured leg.
An X-ray of the useless kitten concluded that the reason for dying was according to being run over by a automotive, Egan stated.
Video captured from the scene helped to establish the automobile and captured particulars of the incident, together with exhibiting the lady allegedly reaching down and showing to choose up and throw the kitten a brief distance away from the automobile after it adopted her again to the automotive, in line with Egan.
“After closing the door, the suspect makes several slow attempts to drive away, stopping to check the kittens location before moving forward again and running the kitten over then slowly drives away,” Egan stated.
The automobile was tracked all the way down to a residence in New Britain the place it was being pushed by 65-year-old Ana Rodriguez of New Britain. According to Egan, Rodriguez initially denied being accountable for dumping the cats, then later allegedly admitted to leaving the cats within the parking zone with no meals, water or shelter.
Rodriguez denied operating the kitten over, Egan stated.
Although veterinarians have been unable to find out how the grownup cat was injured, they decided that it was a recent damage, probably as a result of being run over by a automotive, in line with Egan.
“The investigation revealed Rodriguez intentionally released both cats in a busy retail parking lot during business hours with no food, water, shelter or regard for their health and safety, resulting in the death of a kitten and the neglect of a serious bodily injury to a second cat,” Egan stated.
An arrest warrant was issued charging Rodriguez with two counts of animal cruelty. On May 3, she turned herself in to Southington police. She was processed and launched on a court-set $2,500 bond and is scheduled to look at New Britain Court on May 20, in line with Egan.
