JOLIET, Ill. — A Joliet woman was charged after allegedly leaving her elderly Labrador retriever outside in the heat without food and water. It had to be euthanized later.
Kerrie Swick, 58, is facing a charge of aggravated animal cruelty after police responded to her home in the 500 block of Springwood Drive on Wednesday morning after 9:30 a.m.
Swick called police requesting assistance moving her Labrador retriever, named “Bear,” from the backyard so they could be evaluated by a veterinarian…