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Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After Taping Dogs' Mouths

Bryan Monaghan

Story Created: Oct 7, 2008 at 10:23 PM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 7, 2008 at 11:49 PM EDT

Animal control officers were called to a Johnston home recently, after neighbors claimed they could hear the whimpers and cries of dogs in an apartment.

Upon arriving, officers found two pit bulls, they're mouths taped up, and no one home. After some investigating, the dogs' owner was found at the hospital, having just given birth to a baby boy. Police say she had taped the dogs up to keep them from barking before going to the hospital.

ABC 6 News Anchor Paul Mueller has the story with the neighbors that helped save the two dogs.

Wednesday, May 20 at 10:41 AM coreyanne tetrault wrote ...

u are all wrong she asked a friend to watch her dogs she wouldnt hurt a fly that baby is fine shes a great cousin and mother she doesnt deserve all your trash talk if u cant say anything nice shut the hell up u know nothing about her

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Thursday, Oct 9 at 11:38 AM Ed from Providence wrote ...

Her behavior does not surprise me. I have heard conversations in stores, libary, churches and parents in public schools that sound like her. When will you people teach your children to have better judgement. But with what I posted above, you are the problem with you own poor judgment. I estimate 250k of RIer's would be criminals in other states. That is quarter of the population. Please work on your behavior, send your kids to out of state colleges where there are not alot of RIer's to be with.

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Wednesday, Oct 8 at 2:58 PM Warwick wrote ...

We should tape her shut and chain her. That baby is in grave danger I feel. If she an do that to dogs whtout a care, she can do that to her newborn. "An eye for an eye."

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Wednesday, Oct 8 at 2:30 PM L RICCI N PROV wrote ...

I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS FOR HER CHILD!WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HER BABY CRYS?SHE IS A BAG OF TRASH&SHOULD GET A BIG FINE FOR THIS HORRIFIC! CRIME.

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Wednesday, Oct 8 at 11:18 AM concerned wrote ...

I am concerend what she may do with her newborn son if he is "in the way"....

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Wednesday, Oct 8 at 8:43 AM Tape HER mouth shut. wrote ...

What is with these people? Typical that it is a pitbull owner. More than likely she decided to get these dogs to compensate for her own lack of confidence and brains. These low-life scumbags buy these beautiful dogs for the reason that they come with a tough reputatuion, then treat them wrongly once the dog loses its luster. Lock her up! LOSER!

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