CARMEL- With summer-like heat and humidity, Putnam County SPCA officers are actively working to ensure animals are protected from the elements.
SPCA Chief Ken Ross and his son, SPCA Sgt. Ken Ross III responded to a report of two Golden Retrievers left inside a vehicle at the county’s Social Services agency parking lot in Carmel.
After finding the owners and determining the dogs were not in distress because of the weather, officers explained New York State’s laws on animals left in vehicles and issued a verbal warning.
Reports of dogs left in hot vehicles sent the father-son team to parking lots in Mahopac and Patterson, where they found dogs inside cars at Ocean State Job Lot and Acme.
Officers contacted both vehicle owners and issued each a warning.
During another proactive patrol for animals left in vehicles, officers found a dog inside a parked SUV in the ShopRite parking lot in Carmel with the air temperature topping 90 degrees.
Officers contacted the owner and issued a Notice to Comply about proper animal care during warm weather conditions.
After receiving a report of a dog riding unsecured in the bed of a pickup truck, SPCA personnel found the owner, traveled outside Putnam County, and conducted a follow-up interview and investigation.
After a dog was discovered tied to a tree in a swampy, wooded area of Philipstown, SPCA Police, working with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, interviewed the Good Samaritan who found it and opened an animal abandonment investigation. The dog was taken to the Putnam Humane Society in Carmel, where it is awaiting adoption.
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