前缅因州紧急通讯主任因被控在安慰狗因受热致死时虐待动物而辞职。 Former Maine emergency communications director resigns after being charged with animal cruelty in comfort dog's death from heat exposure.

缅因州紧急通信局前局长、该州第一只官方慰安犬巴克斯特的饲养员布罗迪·欣克利 （Brodie Hinckley） 在被指控犯有虐待动物的民事行为后辞职。 Brodie Hinckley, former director of Maine’s Bureau of Emergency Communications and handler of Baxter, the state’s first official comfort dog, has resigned after being charged with a civil violation of animal cruelty. Baxter, 3岁的巧克力拉布拉多人, 于2025年5月28日死亡, 身处邦戈尔地区通讯中心(Bangor Regional Communication Center), 温度高达82至83度, Baxter, a 3-year-old chocolate Labrador, died on May 28, 2025, after being left in a hot, non-operational state vehicle at the Bangor Regional Communications Center, where temperatures reached 82–83 degrees. Hinckley休带薪行政假,在州动物福利方案进行独立调查后被指控。 Hinckley, who was on paid administrative leave, was charged following an independent investigation by the state’s Animal Welfare Program. 他的传讯定于11月6日进行。 His arraignment is set for November 6. 这一事件引发了公众对国家行动中动物福利的关切。 The incident has sparked public concern over animal welfare in state operations.