Overview
- Surveillance footage from around 1:36 a.m. shows a woman tossing a grocery bag containing a small dog over the University Veterinary Center fence.
- The dog, a roughly 5-year-old 9-pound Maltese mix, showed signs of long-term neglect, including emaciation, missing teeth, and nails curled into its paw pads.
- The dog landed on a spike strip atop the gate and suffered facial bruising from the fall, according to the examining veterinarian.
- Clinic staff stabilized the animal, which remains under care and is expected to recover, though it is not currently available for adoption.
- Police located and detained the woman seen in the video at an apartment building across the street and are conferring with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office on possible charges.