The shelter was able to locate the suspect and the puppies' mom, and reunite her with her babies. The department said it's filing animal cruelty charges.
A man was arrested after he allegedly tossed 10 puppies from his car in Mission Viejo last month, just down the road from an animal shelter.It happened on July 24. Officials with the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center said a man pulled up in his car around 2:30 a.m. and tossed the puppies out of the back of his car, into the bushes. The man dumped the puppies just down the road from the center.
"SUGGESTED: Kitten stuck in tire rescued by firefightersOfficials did not release his name, but said that once they found him, they were able to find the puppies' mom, a dog named Holly, and bring her to the shelter so she could continue to care for her babies.Mission Viejo Animal Services said it's filing animal cruelty charges against the man. MVAS used the incident to stress that even if the shelter is full, abandoning animals is not safe.
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