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Florida woman accused of stuffing tiny puppies into backpack, slamming them down at bar

Teresa Gardner is accused of tormenting four small puppies she put in a backpack.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida woman is accused of stuffing four puppies into a backpack and banging it onto tables and benches at a bar, according to CBS Miami.

Teresa Gardner, 27, has been charged with tormenting animals and resisting arrest in connection with the incident which Broward County Sheriff's deputies say happened Sunday at the Briny Irish Pub in Pompano Beach.

CBS Miami reports Gardner had to be forcibly removed from a deputy's cruiser.

She was taken to jail, and bond was set at $1,000.

The chihuahua puppies, which are too young to adopt, were rescued and taken to be with their mother at the Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Department, CBS Miami said.

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