The cocker spaniel mentioned in the previous story died. Scotty died early Tuesday morning from heat stroke. A remorseful Jerry Mason said, “He depended on me. I mean I’m supposed to be there for him…yeah I let him down.” Cartersville police asked that the misdemeanor charge be changed to a felony however there was no proof malicious intent. Mason has been released from jail and awaits his court date.
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Man arrested after leaving cocker spaniel locked in hot truck
A Georgia man was arrested in Cartersville after leaving his dog locked in the back of a packed U-Haul truck last Monday morning. While at a gas station, Good Samaritan John Artemis noticed a lifeless cocker spaniel in the back of 50-year-old Jerry Mason’s moving van. Artemis claims Mason was manhandling the dog who was caught under a chair. Artemis told Mason to stop hurting the dog but Mason wouldn’t listen so Artemis pushed him away and freed the dog.
Artemis laid the lifeless spaniel on the ground and poured jugs of cold water over him until the dog began to move. Cartersville police responded to Artemis’ 911 call and arrested Mason for misdemeanor animal cruelty.
Mason claims he only left his cocker spaniel Scotty locked in the truck for a short time: “Well I didn’t think an hour was too long of a time for the dog to be back there.” Mason was traveling to Kentucky from Savannah, Georgia. Scotty remains at Bartow County Animal Hospital with heat exhaustion and low blood glucose while Mason is being held at the Bartow County jail.