Maine Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Abandoning Dog Outside Shelter
As you many of you know, our staff and volunteers have been actively searching for this dog that was abandoned outside of our facility on Monday evening. Unfortunately during our morning search the dog was found hit by a car near the off ramp of the bridge. A sad morning here at GAHS with the passing of this dog, but we are determined to figure out who dropped this dog off at our facility. If you have any leads, please contact Animal Control through the police department. Thank you to our staff, volunteers and members of the public who helped us try to bring this dog back to safety. You are all greatly appreciated.
Posted by Greater Androscoggin Humane Society on Thursday, January 28, 2016
The woman who allegedly abandoned a dog outside the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society last month now faces charges.
Sarah Vye was given a summons to appear in court in April on a charge of animal cruelty.
Video (above) captured a person dropping off the dog outside the shelter shortly after it closed for the day on Jan. 25. The dog was later killed when it was struck by a car.
Cruelty to Animals is a Class D crime, carrying a fine of up to $2,500 and/or one year in prison.
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