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Videos show a woman engaging in animal cruelty by abusing a dog in Billerica, Massachusetts, police said Saturday, announcing her arrest.
The woman, Amanda Cianciulli, could be seen using a shock collar to torture a caged dog and hitting it with an object while holding it down, according to Billerica police.
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Cianciulli, of Centerville, was arrested Friday on two counts of animal cruelty, police said.
Investigators were made aware of the videos, taken early this year at a Billerica home, on Monday, police said. The dog was allegedly in Cianciulli's custody at the time.
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With her agreement, animal control officers took Cianciulli's four dogs to be examined by a veterinarian, and they remained in the veterinarian's care Saturday, police said.
Cianciulli was due to face a judge in Lowell District Court on Monday, police said. It wasn't immediately clear if she had an attorney who could speak to the charge.
