Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania State Police have charged a Leesport woman who claimed she found an abandoned dog and its litter of dead puppies with aggravated cruelty to animals, neglect, false reports and tampering with evidence.
Earlier this month, investigators say Wagner claimed she found the dog, named Sadie, on Belleman's Church Road. Police say she also claimed to find Sadie's puppies in the same general area, inside a bag and deceased.
Sadie was turned over to animal rescue workers and was humanely euthanized a few days later to end her suffering.
According to investigators, Wagner had the dog under her care and did not find Sadie along a roadway. The puppies were stillborn a few days earlier and kept in a bag in Wagner's garage.
The puppies were stillborn a few days earlier and were allegedly kept in a bag in Wagner’s garage. Authorities say Wagner admitted to calling Bern Township Police and telling them she had found the dog in Mohrsville.
Wagner was arraigned on the listed charges and subsequently jailed in lieu of $75,000 bail. .
