Puppy Dumper Arrested And Charged With Felony Animal Abuse

Last week a viral video was released showing a woman tossing a bag filled with seven newborn puppies into a dumpster. This week she has been identified, arrested, and charged with seven counts of felony animal abuse.

Deborah Sue Culwell, the 54-year-old woman allegedly responsible for throwing the puppies into a dumpster in 90°F heat, was handcuffed and escorted from her Coachella home.

Her arrest was made possible thanks to video evidence showing her shove the newborn pups into a dumpster behind an auto-parts store last Thursday. Authorities were able to locate Culwell after identifying her license plate number in the video.

Thankfully a homeless man heard the puppies crying and saved them from the sweltering dumpster. The puppies were taken to a foster home by a pair of good Samaritans who came to the homeless man’s aid.

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You can clearly see the bag of puppies being dumped into the dumpster,” said Riverside County Department of Animal Services Chief John Welsh. “There’s clearly not a level of intelligence that’s going to be used if you’re going to toss animals.”