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PET OWNER CHARGED IN DOG'S DEATH; PUPPY ATE COCAINE OFF TABLE, POLICE SAY.


Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer

A Palmdale woman faces a felony animal cruelty charge for letting her eight-month-old Australian shepherd The Australian Shepherd is a breed of working dog that was developed in the Western United States in the 19th century from several different breeds.[1]<ref name="ascasite" /><ref name="Coile" /> Despite its name, the breed, commonly known  eat rock cocaine, which sent the puppy into convulsions Convulsions
Also termed seizures; a sudden violent contraction of a group of muscles.

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 and led to it being euthanized, officials said Tuesday.

The dog was put to sleep at a Lancaster veterinary hospital in December after eating a gram of cocaine off a bedroom table, where its owner had left the drug during a Christmas Eve A Christmas Eve is a short story by Camillo Boito which appeared in his anthology of decadence and perversity titled Tales of Vanity (sometimes translated as Vain Tales), which also featured his more famous work, Senso.  party, authorities said.

``It's really sad. It was just a puppy and puppies always get into stuff. Everybody who has a puppy knows that. You just don't leave things out,'' said Deputy District Attorney Kelly Cromer.

Cindy Green, 44, pleaded not guilty Monday in Antelope Municipal Court to animal cruelty and drug charges.

Deputies said Green was on probation for an earlier narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required.  offense, and they found heroin and rock cocaine at her house in the 37800 block of Rose Marie Street when they arrested her Feb. 26.

Deputies said they believe Green took cocaine, then left the rest on the bedroom table to return to a party in her home's living room. After her puppy ate the drug, it went into convulsions, began spitting up blood and developed a fever of 108 degrees, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California.
 Deputy Mark Machanic.

``The dog suffered very badly,'' Machanic said.

Green brought the dog to a veterinary hospital, but the canine went into congestive conĀ·gesĀ·tive
adj.
Of or characterized by congestion.



congestive

pertaining to or associated with congestion. See also congestive heart failure.
 heart and pulmonary failure, and had to be euthanized, Machanic said. The dog's fever had been high enough to give it brain damage if it survived, he said.
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Date:Mar 4, 1998
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