According to officials, Thomas Hugh Byrd, 54, was charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals after he left his 16-month-old Boston Terrier, “Maverick,” out on an uncovered terrace without food or water on a day where temperatures soared into the mid-to-upper 90s and the heat index reached over 100 degrees.
The dog was taken to a veterinarian for treatment and was still there as of Monday afternoon.
(WNCN - July 25, 2016)