Dogs get sitter, but kids left alone?

THIS Californian couple took the trouble to find a dog sitter for their new puppies before they went on a five-day holiday, but left their two sons at home to fend for themselves.

Joshua Celero (left) and brother Jason ate cereal and frozen meals that their parents had left for them. --AP
Joshua Calero, 9, was tasked with looking after younger brother Jason, 5, who is mildly autistic, while his parents celebrated the New Year in Las Vegas.

Jacob Calero and his wife, Michelle De La Vega, were arrested as soon as their flight touched down on Wednesday. They have been charged with felony child endangerment, which carries a maximum sentence of six years, reported the San Francisco Chronicle.

The children's maternal grandmother, Ms Libbey Holden, is now looking after the boys. She said: 'I'm upset at their poor judgment. These kids are helpless.'

Skewed priorities...

The boy said his parents got each other puppies for Christmas - Popo the pug and Pumpkin a poodle-Maltese mix - and arranged for De La Vega's mother to take care of them before leaving town.

'I thought they loved them more than us,' said Joshua.

'When we asked 'Where are the puppies?' Joshua said they're too small to leave home alone, so they were left with an adult,' said Ms Erin Stoker, the boys' godmother and former babysitter.

How young is too yound to leave kids alone?