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Cockatoo dies in hot car
26/07/2006 14:57 - (SA)
Fredericksburg - A woman whose pet cockatoo died after it was left in a sweltering car while she went to a movie has been charged with animal cruelty.
Moviegoers told police they saw the bird, which appeared distressed, in the back of the car on Saturday afternoon, police spokesperson Jim Shelhorse said. They alerted theatre staff who called the police.
By the time police opened the car, the bird was dead in its case, Shelhorse said.
Donia Monique Brooks, 25, was charged with cruelty to animals, a misdemeanour that can bring up to a year in prison.
Shelhorse said a window in the car had been left open about 2.5cm, but the temperature outside was 32 Celsius and the heat index was about 36 Celsius.
- AP
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