LOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts lady who’s accused of kicking and throwing a small canine was launched on bail after showing in Lowell District Court on animal cruelty expenses Tuesday.
[ Acts of animal abuse, cruelty, caught on camera in Lowell ]
Kimberly Hernandez, of Lowell, is charged with two counts of animal cruelty and posted $5,000 bail with an order to keep away from animals, unsupervised.
The incident occurred on Webster Street round 2 a.m. on December 29.
“I’m not happy she’s walking out a free woman now, absolutely not,” mentioned neighbor Ann Isler. “That poor little dog didn’t stand a chance. That was not acceptable.”
Hernandez informed police she had been ingesting which was a part of the explanation she was violent with the Yorrkie-like canine named Rex.
A graphic video of the violent abuse was caught on an house building’s surveillance digital camera and solely found as a result of the property supervisor was reviewing footage of auto accidents.
Video reveals the girl cornering the canine and kicking it a second time earlier than the frightened pet runs off.
“Officers saw the female walk up to the dog, who was cowering,” mentioned the prosecutor. “And without any seeming justification, the female violently kicks the dog with her right foot.”
In a second video obtained by Boston 25 News, the identical lady finds the canine after it ran off.
You can see her attain inside her automobile and seize the pup by the collar, then she walks to the aspect of the home. She’s later seen on video flinging the canine.
In a 3rd video, you may see the girl after she flung the canine. She comes into the body and corals it into the home because the terrified pup runs inside.
Rex is at the moment recovering on the Westford Veterinary Emergency Center. The workers couldn’t disclose his situation right now.
Initially, police mistakenly arrested a buddy of Hernandez, who lives in the identical Webster Street building. Police mentioned the 2 ladies bore a marked resemblance to 1 one other and the error was corrected when Hernandez turned herself in.
“She should never own another animal again… ever,” mentioned Isler. “I don’t care if you’re high on heroin. It doesn’t give you a right to abuse something — ever.”
The subsequent courtroom date is unknown right now.
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