CANTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police say puppies found in a Washington County trash can have died.
Four puppies were found tied in grocery bags in a trash can in Canton Township on Oct. 20. One of the puppies had already died when they were found by neighbors who heard them crying.
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PSP says the three other puppies died before they could get surgery for severe leg injuries.
Two people are facing charges in the deaths, Franklin Donley and Jessica Vanderlee.
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A criminal complaint alleges Donley thought his dog attacked and partially maimed the puppies after giving birth and he didn’t want his 10-year-old daughter to see what happened. The document claims Donley and Vanderlee mutually disposed of the puppies.
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