A woman seen on surveillance video tossing a malnourished poodle in a plastic grocery bag over an eight-foot fence behind an Anaheim veterinary clinic has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, officials announced Thursday.
Tyler Nashae Thompson, 30, of Anaheim, has been charged with one felony count of animal cruelty, one felony count of animal abuse by a caretaker and one misdemeanor count of concealing or destroying evidence, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. She faces up to three years in county jail if convicted.
The incident happened around 1:37 a.m. on Nov. 12, when Thompson is accused of leaving an apartment complex on the 1700 block of Glenoaks Avenue and throwing a plastic bag over the eight-foot fence of a nearby veterinary clinic. Surveillance video captured the bag hitting the ground before a small white poodle climbed out and wandered the yard as Thompson walked back toward the complex.
A woman is seen carrying a bag believed to have a small dog inside in Anaheim on Nov. 12, 2025. (Ash Hakhamian)
A woman is seen throwing a bag believed to have a small dog inside in Anaheim on Nov. 12, 2025. (Ash Hakhamian)
A woman is seen walking away after allegedly throwing a bag with a small dog inside in Anaheim on Nov. 12, 2025. (Ash Hakhamian)
University Veterinary Center is seen in this file image. (KTLA)
At about 6:30 a.m., the clinic’s owner arrived and found the dog in the backyard—an animal who did not belong to the practice. After reviewing the footage, he contacted Anaheim police.
Prosecutors said the poodle was extremely malnourished, flea-infested and missing a tooth.
Anaheim detectives used additional surveillance footage to identify Thompson and arrested her on Wednesday. She is being held at the Orange County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday, Dec. 1.
The dog was seized by OC Animal Care, where officials say she is continuing to receive treatment.
“This poor dog was subjected to unimaginable suffering by someone who was supposed to care for her,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement announcing the charges. “Only the truly depraved would make the decision to abuse an animal who has no way to protect itself and then throw it away like a piece of trash.”
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Michael Chay of the Consumer & Environmental Protection Unit.
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