POSTED: 10:06 pm EDT August 17, 2006
UPDATED: 10:20 am EDT August 18, 2006
CLINTON, Conn. -- Police have arrested a Clinton dog groomer and charged her with killing two dogs.
According to police, Lindsay Deciccio, 22, left two dogs, 2-year-old Trooper and 10-year-old Daisy, inside a stainless-steel dog dryer for too long, killing the dogs.
Police said Deciccio admitted to leaving the Yorkshire terriers in the dryer for 25 minutes. The normal drying time for terriers is six minutes.
Police said Deciccio, who runs Total Petcare in Clinton, told them the dryer malfunctioned and blew hot air. Deciccio and her employees had nothing to say when asked by Eyewitness News for comment.
"They were basically baked to death," said the Clinton Police Chief Joseph Faughnan. "It caused severe damage to both of these dogs, killing one at the scene."
Police said Deciccio's business was operating without a license. The state attorney general's office has initiated an investigation in the case and charges may be pending.
According to police, Daisy died within minutes. Police said Trooper was covered with second-degree burns. His body temperature was still 110 degrees hours after he was pulled from the dryer.
Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Katy Zachary reported that several veterinarians said it was the worst case of hyperthermia and dehydration they had ever seen.
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