Marion County, Oregon – Police in Marion County have arrested a man who left his dog in a hot, parked truck for over two hours while he and a woman were at the Monitor Inn “drinking and gambling.” According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the man dumped the dead dog’s body and left on June 14.
In a release, the agency said:
On June 14, 2026, between 11:20 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., when outside temperatures ranged from 88 to 93 degrees, deputies responded to the Monitor Inn after receiving information that a dog had been left inside a truck for approximately 2.5 hours. During the investigation, surveillance footage captured a male subject disposing of the deceased dog behind the business.
The authorities were looking for public assistance to identify the couple but later updated their social media profile stating that the individuals had been identified. According to KPTV News, police arrested 32-year-old Daniel West on a count of first-degree animal neglect. He was booked into the Marion County Jail.
On the day the dog died, it was over 80 degrees outside. Staff at the bar are heartbroken about the dog’s suffering and death and say they would have tried to help had they known he was in the truck.
Charges are being reviewed for the woman.
It has not been confirmed, but the deceased dog is believed to be a chocolate Labrador retriever named Taco. Rest in peace sweet boy.
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19 Comments
Hang that evil ugly couple!!!! That poor dog deserves justice!!!!
Euthanize his punk ass. The legal system is too good for him. He should be put in the same situation as he put that poor dog thru until he takes his last breath also!!
Yes yes yes 👍🏻 I hope that he is bound and tied with his hands behind his back and left in a hot car in the dessert. Let him suffer😡🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Ahtee
Agree!
Agree!
Yesss
These people are stupid monsters. Please jail them for a very long time.
They both needed to be arrested and most certainly given the same treatment they gave that poor dog.
I’m so done selfish losers. Lock them in a hot car for 3 hours!
Never be afraid to break a window in a hot car for a pet that’s been neglected. What’s the worst that could happen you get a ticket for property damage and you have to pay a fine and maybe for the window big freaking deal compared to saving the dogs life! I wish the public would quit being afraid of taking action and thinking that the police give a damn. If you care about animals, do what you think is right when you think it’s right don’t rely on someone else!
Amen! People need to start being proactive and stop waiting for the police.
Treat those responsible in same manner as that innocent dog. Make them know how it feels. Bless that innocent pup who unfortunately crossed paths in this world with a monster.
Was he charged with neglect??? follow up article please! How about some information on holding the man responsible?
Yet in Oregon a citizen can break a car window if a kid or animal is in distress without fear of breaking the law. I wonder if someone saw the dog but did nothing?
Cruel, thick, ugly morons!
What fools. But, mostly I blame the male. I will call him a male because he is so dumb. A man would would know better.
typical white male AMERIKKKAN drunk gambling loser waste of valuable resources-time to cull these toxic masculinity WASTES OF AIR YOU ARE ALL SICK & MORALLY CORRUPT ANIMALS THAT DESERVE HELL IN PRISON.
Somebody come get this lady. I think her dad left her in the hot car to long when she was a baby.