Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Woman accused of taping dog to fridge faces drug charges


BOULDER — The woman arrested this week on suspicion of felony animal cruelty after police said she used tape to attach her boyfriend's dog to a refrigerator was allegedly found with a trace amount of heroin while being booked into jail Tuesday.

Abby Toll, 20, now faces a potential felony charge of introducing a controlled substance and a felony charge of sale and distribution of a controlled substance. She was released Wednesday on a $12,500 bond.

Toll made headlines Tuesday after she allegedly bound a 12-pound Shiba Inu's legs, tail and snout with packing tape and elastic hair bands and taped him to the fridge in an act of revenge against her boyfriend. Police said the dog, Rex, was in severe pain as he was cut loose from a "tomb of tape." Police brought Rex to the Boulder Valley Humane Society, and officials said the dog is in good health but "not in the friendliest of moods." Boulder Daily Camera

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