Woman charged with felony animal abuse
Thursday, July 27, 2006
An Oakland woman has been charged with felony animal abuse for killing a puppy by kicking it and slamming it on a sidewalk, authorities said Wednesday.
On Sunday, Bernadette Hutcherson, 19, kicked a 6-week-old yellow Labrador retriever on the 1700 block of 28th Avenue, causing it to flip over five times, police said. Hutcherson then picked it up and slammed it twice on the sidewalk, authorities said.
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