Woman Accused Of Kicking, Beating Puppy
POSTED: Wednesday, January 19, 2005
UPDATED: 2:12 am EST January 20,
2005
A woman in Seminole County, Fla., was arrested Wednesday after witnesses in a nearby car spotted the woman allegedly abusing a puppy, according to Local 6 News.
Police said several passengers on a road witnessed Joanna Cuervo (pictured, left) disciplining her puppy by repeatedly lifting it off the ground by the leash, kicking the puppy, and beating it, Local 6 News reported.
The witnesses told authorities she refused to stop when they asked her.
Cuervo is charged with animal cruelty.
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