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A Coachella, Calif., woman was sentenced to a year in jail
Wednesday after she admitted she tossed a bag of seven 3-day-old
puppies into a recycling bin in sweltering temperatures.

Deborah Culwell, 59, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and
abandonment charges, a change from her previous plea of not
guilty, the Desert Sun reported.

Her sentence was reduced to 174 days with credit for time
served, and she is to remain on probation for seven months
following her release.

“I think we were a little sad that she didn’t get more than a
year of jail time," Janeen Bahr, president of the nonprofit
Society’s OutKasts Animal Rescue, where five of Culwell's dogs
were placed, told the paper. "But on the other hand, when you
look at what’s going on in the world today and the penal system,
we’re probably lucky we got any jail time at all.”

Culwell's case drew outrage from animal rights activists and
made headlines across the U.S. She was arrested on April 22
after she was identified from video surveillance footage.

The video showed a woman pulling up next to a store recycling
bin days earlier in Coachella and dumping a sealed bag inside.

Minutes later, a man looking through the bin found the seven
puppies. He took them into an air-conditioned auto parts store
and law enforcement was notified.

The pups were believed to be terrier mixes and were treated for
dehydration. One died a week later.

During a search of Culwell's home, investigators found another
38 dogs. They were turned over to local animal rescue groups.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-woman-sentenced-to-a-year- in-jail-for-dumping-puppies-in-trash

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