HEWITT, Texas (KWTX) \u2013 On Thursday, a Hewitt lady whose canine died after being disregarded in chilly and icy circumstances final month was arrested on animal cruelty fees.<\/p>\n

Bennita Thomas, 35, stays within the McLennan County Jail beneath a $5,000 bond after her arrest on a Class A misdemeanor cruelty to non-livestock animal cost.<\/p>\n

In response to arrest information, Hewitt animal management officers have been referred to as to a house within the 600 block of Connie Drive on Jan. 26. The officer discovered a lifeless canine and referred to as Hewitt police to help with the case.<\/p>\n

The officers reported discovering two mixed-breed canine that have been left exterior in \u201csmall wire canine crates on naked concrete with minimal bedding within the type of small blankets within the crates,\u201d in line with an arrest affidavit. One of many canine was lifeless, and the officer described the opposite canine because the \u201csurviving pet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crates had no aspect nor higher protecting apart from a blanket draped over a nook of the cage the surviving pet was in,\u201d the affidavit states. \u201cThe crates weren’t protected against the wind, rain, or moisture, providing no safety from the weather throughout inclement climate and below-freezing temperatures in a single day on January twenty fifth to January 26.\u201d<\/p>\n

A necropsy and forensic veterinary findings of the canine present that on a scale of 1 to 9, with 1, 2, and three exhibiting physique situation too skinny, each canine have been rated a 2, the affidavit alleges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe report additionally reveals that the deceased canine\u2019s ft have been moist, and the ft and a few components of the stomach have been matted with feces,\u201d the affidavit states.<\/p>\n

The officers famous of their reviews that the night time\u2019s climate was chilly and moist, with a low of 29 levels. The canine succumbed to the weather and died \u201cin a single day because of hypothermia attributable to emaciation, grossly insufficient shelter, and being left in opposed climate circumstances,\u201d the affidavit alleges.<\/p>\n

The surviving canine was surrendered to authorities voluntarily, the affidavit states.<\/p>\n