State police say a woman left her dog in a car for nearly 40 minutes with the engine turned off and windows rolled up Friday at the Hooksett rest area on Interstate 93 north.
The temperature at the time was more than 95 degrees.
Amy Rose, 41, of North Dighton, Mass., was charged with cruelty to animals and released on $1,000 personal recognizance.
State police responded to complaints at the rest area of a dog left unattended and locked in a Ford SUV with the windows up and engine off.
Breelyn, a chocolate lab, was rescued when troopers used an unlocking tool and opened the car door. Police broke into the car to save the dog after an initial search for the owner was unsuccessful.
Rose will answer to the charge in Hooksett’s district court Aug. 30.
Monitor staff