Associated Press
HESPERIA, Calif. - A woman with 17 dogs in her home - two of them dead in a freezer - was taken for mental health evaluation. The 51-year-old woman told deputies Wednesday that she froze the two dogs after they died because she could not bear to part with them, said Sgt. Randy Beavers of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
The woman also allegedly told Beavers she had performed an at-home autopsy on one of the frozen dogs to determine how the animal had died, hoping she could prolong the lives of her other dogs.
"She has no malice whatsoever. She loves these animals. She thinks they are like her children," Beavers said.
Deputies said the stench of trash and dog feces in the home was overwhelming.
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