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Baltimore Police say two juveniles have been charged with setting Phoenix, the pit bull,  on fire.

The dog died three days later.

Police spokesman Donny Moses said Monday that Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld would announce the arrests at an 11:30 a.m. news conference.

Moses says police weren’t releasing the names of the two people charged because of their age. Police have not said what charges the youths face, Fox News reported.

Baltimore police officer Syreeta Teel rescued the burning dog May 27, putting the fire out with her sweater. She was taken to BARCS and later died while receiving medical care in Pennsylvania. The case led to an outcry by animal welfare activists and spurred a petition asking the city to take stronger steps to combat animal abuse.

Martin Mersereau, director of the cruelty casework division of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, told Fox New he hopes the juveniles receive maximum penalties for the incident if convicted.

“We’re thrilled to hear [of the arrests],” he said. ”People who abuse animals rarely do it once and almost never stop there.”

Mersereau said abuse of animals is common among serial killers and that FBI officials frequently use such crimes to gauge the potential threat of suspected and known criminals.

“The biggest mistake here is that people call this a ‘boys being boys’ thing,” Mersereau said. “I do hope they’re charged with felonies for malicious torture.”

Penalties for felony animal abuse in Maryland include up to $5,000 in fines and three years imprisonment, he said.