California man arrested for leaving puppy with mouth taped shut in hot car outside Las Vegas casino
Las Vegas NV July 30 2022
A California man has been arrested in Las Vegas for leaving his puppy in a parked car outside of a casino in 113-degree heat for nearly two hours with its mouth taped shut, police said Thursday.
Security officers spotted the dog locked inside the vehicle with all of its windows closed and tape across the dog’s mouth.
Raul Carbajal, 50, of Corona Del Mar, was arrested on July 20 for “willful, malicious torture of an animal,” according to a statement published on Twitter by police.
Police released video Thursday of authorities rescuing the puppy from Carbajal’s car.
The video shows police putting Carbajal in handcuffs and checking on the 3-month-old husky, who had been in the car with no air conditioning, food or water, according to police. The puppy’s mouth was taped shut with electrical tape, according to the police report.
Carbajal was reportedly gambling in the casino during this time.
