Durango man sentenced to community service for animal abuse

DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – A 23-year-old man who duct-taped his dog’s mouth shut and left it in a hot car in Durango has been sentenced to community service.
A photo was taken by two foreign exchange students who spotted the dog in a locked, parked car in nearly 90-degree heat.
Those students then asked a woman for help.
She says the owner, 23-year-old Thomas Ethridge, returned to the area. When they confronted him, he seemed unconcerned so they called 911.
Ethridge was later issue