Overview
- Surveillance video shows a woman tossing a small dog inside a plastic grocery bag over the fence of the University Veterinary Center around 1:36 a.m. Wednesday.
- The dog suffered facial trauma consistent with striking a spike strip and the ground, and veterinarians say he remains in critical condition but is expected to recover.
- Exams also found signs of long-term neglect, including severe malnourishment, anemia, missing teeth, fleas, and nails curled into his paw pads.
- Police located the woman at a nearby apartment building and interviewed her, and the case is being reviewed with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for possible charges.
- The clinic and animal-care authorities are urging anyone who recognizes the woman in the video to contact investigators, noting rescue resources were available as alternatives to abandonment.