Woman who allegedly threw 7 newborn puppies into Southern California dumpster arrested

[CatWoman]

Coachella, Calif. -- A woman has been arrested for allegedly throwing a bag containing seven newborn puppies into a Southern California dumpster.

Riverside County Animal Services arrested 54-year-old Deborah Culwell on Monday at her Coachella home, reports CBS Los Angeles.

Surveillance video showed a woman get out of a car and drop a bag containing the pups into a dumpster behind an auto parts store on Thursday.

Investigators say the bag was sealed and cavalierly tossed into the bin, causing Animal Services to term the case one of "willful act of animal cruelty," according to CBS L.A.

A man rummaging for recyclables found the dogs within an hour.

"The Good Samaritan played a major role in saving these puppies' lives," Riverside County Animal Service Commander Chris Mayer said. "His actions were humane and heroic."

Authorities say they found 30 more dogs at Culwell's home, way more than allowed without a kennel permit, Riverside County Animal Services chief John Welsh told CBS News. They were impounded and will be cared for at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms, he said. Welch had no information about their condition.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newborn-puppies-thrown-southern-california-dumpster-woman-who-allegedly-did-it-arrested/?fbclid=IwAR3UjBdoGDEAl-WrJR57a1bzhdpHgdQNMYONCfcDJ0ot5uIS6EbZWj7_Ch0

[stonecutter357]

1. K&R

[niyad]

2. are we allowed to do the same to her?

I wonder how many beautiful little beings she has destroyed.

Lady of the Beasts, please deal with her appropriately.

[FM123]

3. So glad they got her!

Wow, 30 more dogs found at her house - hope they were all placed in safe and loving homes.

[CatWoman]

5. i just read on Facebook

that they removed all the dogs from her home

[shanti]

29. Sounds like she was

a backyard breeder or an animal hoarder. I hope she never has anymore pets!

[GemDigger]

4. Take them all. Either she is a breeder or she doesn't beleive in spay or nueter.

No mercy for people like this.

[zackymilly]

10. She may have mental problems.

There was a lady in my town who had over a 100 cats in her house, several of them dead. She was arrested for animal cruelty, and was admitted to a mental hospital for a while. Someone told me after she was released, they ending up admitting her again because she had a house full of rats and she was feeding them.

[Midnight Writer]

48. Yes, I suspect she needs treatment more than punishment.

[CharleyDog]

23. but why not take the puppies to the animal shelter?

This is willful cruelty. How can she excuse this in any way, even if mentally deficit. In the video she was looking over her shoulder as a guilty person.

[delisen]

6. In the age of surveillance cameras how do people expect

to escape detection?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

41. Most people haven't a clue about the surveillance cameras.

I don't, although I am not dumping puppies. Or doing anything else that might reflect poorly on me.

[0rganism]

7. i do wonder how many times she's done this before

seems unlikely this would be the first and only

[CatWoman]

8. good point

i'm so glad this lot was saved

[Duppers]

13. Was my first thought.

She's unfit to own any critters and I wouldn't trust her with kids either.

[MoonRiver]

9. Lock that monster up and throw away the key!

[USALiberal]

15. Life? Seriously? Nt

[cwydro]

18. But according to some candidates, assholes like her should be allowed to vote in jail.

[bluedigger]

21. One citizen, one vote.

Seems clear enough to me.

[Codeine]

33. Every citizen should have the right to cast a vote.

If being an asshole resulted in the loss of enfranchisement there would be very few voters left.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

42. Oh, heck, if assholery were an impediment

to voting, an awful lot of us here on DU would be denied the right to vote.

[Codeine]

43. Too true.

I wouldn’t even be allowed to vote on where we’re going out to eat after the movies, much less choose a national leader.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

44. LOL!

Not even allowed to vote on where you're going out to eat after the movies. I love it!

[chwaliszewski]

39. Nice swipe at Bernie and such...

and yes, all people should get to vote.

[Harker]

11. Good news.

Sicko.

[snort]

12. Scum

[get the red out]

14. One more piece of shit facing consequences

As she should. Killing puppies, that's a low-life! No redeeming qualities.

[malaise]

16. Can we throw her in a dumpster

for a few hours?

[LakeArenal]

31. Don't forget the 90 degrees.

[malaise]

32. or above

[Demovictory9]

17. kick

[maxsolomon]

19. People probably get away with this all the time.

throw a sack of kittens or puppies in a river/lake. Coachella, however - no lakes.

This was the historical method for dealing with unwanted litters.

[Farmer-Rick]

25. In ancient Roman times, throwing away human babies into the trash heap was common too

It was how you got rid of unwanted children, usually girls.

If you pulled out one of these unwanted babies and raised it. It would have to be your slave for life.

Slavery, another economic system that turned people into things.

[ansible]

46. That still happens often in poorer countries

[Farmer-Rick]

49. So very sad

[Alea]

20. Animal Hording, Animal Horders

They think they are being helpful and compassionate.

[Scarsdale]

22. I hope this woman does not have kids.

The momma dog must have been frantic, wondering where her babies went. Animals make better mothers than humans sometimes. What a heartless witch.

[3catwoman3]

24. "Animals make better mothers than humans sometimes."

That is for damn sure.

[catbyte]

26. The puppies are being cared for and seem to be doing well.

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/newborn-puppies-thrown-away-coachella-california

[smirkymonkey]

34. Grrr!

Just the cavalier way she tosses them into the bin like they were nothing more than garbage make me so angry I could spit nails!

I'm so glad those sweet little angels are doing ok now. I hope they grow strong and find loving homes.

[catbyte]

35. No kidding. I shudder to think of how many innocent babies she's murdered. This didn't

look like it was her first rodeo. And I don't give a damn if she is "mentally ill." She's still a lowlife.

[vercetti2021]

27. Toss her in a dumpster and chain the lids shut

Let her suffer the same goddamn way those puppies did.

[Laffy Kat]

28. Wonder if they can identify the dog mama and reunite her with her pups? nt

[CatWoman]

30. i was wondering that too

[Honeycombe8]

36. I guess that's just a misdemeanor. If it were up to me, I'd throw her in jail.

What kind of evil person does that to puppies? To any living animal?

[BigmanPigman]

37. That is too good for her.

I can't allow myself to watch the video or I would go off for a few hours. I think they should apply the Golden Rule and do the same thing to her but without the good guy helping out. A dumpster in the hot sun with no water or fresh air for an unlimited amount of time would be fair punishment.

[Honeycombe8]

38. +1. nt

[GReedDiamond]

47. Toward the end of the article, it says...

...she is facing "up to seven counts of felony animal cruelty."

So, maybe she will face some jail time.

I'd go with seven years, one year for each pup.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

40. Twisted.

[WillowTree]

45. Soulless. Absolutely soulless.

[NYMinute]

50. Give her the maximum sentence

The woman has no heart and no soul.