According to Lower Township Animal control officer Don Montgomery, Vaccaro left a dog and a cat alone in her house for one week with no food or water.
She told Judge DeWeese she left her house to care for her sick mother.
Vaccaro was fined $4,567. She must reimburse the county Animal shelter $1,506 for the expense of boarding her dog and cat and pay vet bills of $366. The judge also ordered Vaccaro to undertake two days of community service.
Vaccaro was ordered to surrender both the cat and the dog, which are residing at the county animal shelter.
