US woman drowns puppy in toilet to get on plane—report | Inquirer News

US woman drowns puppy in toilet to get on plane—report

/ 01:53 PM January 27, 2015

usa-mapWASHINGTON, United States – A Florida woman allegedly drowned a two-week-old Doberman in a US airport toilet because she wasn’t allowed to board a flight with the puppy, media reports said Monday.

Cynthia Anderson, 56, was arrested on Friday on animal abuse charges, The Grand Island Independent newspaper said.

Anderson tried to board a flight at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport but was denied access to the plane because the dog was so young and not properly contained.

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Grand Island Police Sergeant Stan Steele told the newspaper that it appeared the woman then took the little dog to an airport bathroom, where she allegedly drowned it in a toilet bowl.

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“The cause of death was determined to be drowning,” Steele told the newspaper.

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