The woman admitted to police 'that she intentionally and knowingly had placed her elastic hair tie around the dog's snout for a period of 48 hours in hopes to keep the dog quiet from excessive
A Utah woman has been charged with animal torture after she allegedly used a hair tie to seal her puppy's mouth to prevent the dog from barking., 19-year-old Alexis Callen was charged on Tuesday for the third-degree felony. The charges came after a local rescue organization in Murray City, Utah, took the puppy to an animal hospital after photos of 3-month-old Shadow were shared on social media.
Shadow, a 3-month-old Labrador/German Shepard mix, is now in a foster home and awaiting reconstructive surgery on her snout after her owner, Alexis Callen, was charged with animal torture. According to police, Callen told them that she placed an elastic hair tie around Shadow's snout for 48 hours so that the dog would stop barking.
The veterinarian said it is expected that Shadow will make a full recovery, but she will need at least two weeks of recovery following surgery. According to KSTU, Callen wanted to re-home the dog, not because of the noise, but because she couldn't afford to pay the vet bills for Shadow.for Shadow's surgery, which is scheduled for next week.
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