ST. MARYS, Ga. — A man is facing animal cruelty charges after he reportedly left a dog in a hot car.
The dog later died despite efforts to rescue him.
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The dog fell to the pavement when an officer arrived and opened the car door.
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Anthony Griffith is charged with animal cruelty after the dog was left in a car at Southeast Georgia Health System in St. Marys.
“(The dog) was crying really hard and I knew that it needed help,” said one witness. “It was trying to climb out of the vehicle. It had clearly been in there for a long time.”