A Lawrence County, Alabama woman killed her husband's eight-month old puppy to fake a miscarriage.

When Johnny Parker returned home, he found his wife Anita screaming and covered in blood. She told him she'd suffered a miscarriage and flushed the fetus down the toilet.

After transporting his wife to the hospital, a doctor pulled Mr. Parker aside to inform him that blood work indicated his wife had never been pregnant.

When Johnny returned home, his chihuahua puppy was no where to be found and after a long search, a neighbor found the dog gutted and dead in the garbage can.

During an interview with a local news station, Mr. Parker cried and expressed how much losing his dog had hurt.

Anita Parker was arrested on charges of animal cruelty and was held in the Lawrence County Jail on a $7,000 bond.

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