Richmond Animal Care and Control is investigating the death of a pet belonging to the head of the Richmond SPCA.
Jody Jones, program manager for animal care, said today in a statement, "At this time, charges are not forthcoming for Robin Starr," and added the case is under investigation.
Yesterday, Robin Starr's husband, Ed, took responsibility for the dog's death last week. Robin Starr is the chief executive officer of the Richmond SPCA.
Ed Starr recalled putting the couple's dog -- a deaf and blind cocker spaniel/poodle mix named Louie -- into the rear of his wife's station wagon last Wednesday as she prepared for her first day back at work after a 10-day vacation.
But he said he failed to tell his wife he had put the dog, which they had adopted from the SPCA, in her car.
It wasn't until she left her office about noon that day -- after the dog had spent nearly four hours alone in the car -- that she discovered Louie, showing signs of heat stroke.
Starr said yesterday she has no plans to resign from her position; the board of the directors for the SPCA rallied in support of their leader.
-- Jeremy Slayton
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