Puppy injured by embedded collar
El Paso, TX (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Jun 1, 2009
County: El Paso

Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Elva Ortega

Grand jurors have indicted a woman on a charge of animal cruelty after she accused of abusing her family's pit bull puppy.

El Paso County Sheriff's deputies arrested Elva Ortega, 48, in June after the puppy was found with a deep gash on its neck.

Deputies alleged Ortega kept a collar that was too small around the dog's neck and caused the gash.

Ortega's relatives have said the dog was injured when its collar somehow flipped over and the spikes cut into its flesh.

References

• El Paso Times - Oct 29, 2009

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