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April 6, 2000 Police investigate animal cruelty case in death of puppy WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University police have questioned a student about the death of one puppy and serious injury to another in the student's apartment this week. The case has been forwarded to the Tippecanoe County prosecutor's office, and an arrest and formal charges of animal cruelty are possible, said Purdue Police Chief Linda J. Stump. On Monday (4/3), police received information about a case of reported animal cruelty in an apartment in Purdue Village (formerly Married Student Housing). Stump said the student confessed to killing one dog and injuring another. The student allegedly threw the animals against a wall of the apartment. The student had discarded the body of the dead puppy. Purdue police rescued the surviving dog from the apartment. The dog is recovering at the Purdue Small Animal Hospital, where it is being treated for skull, back and eye injuries. The Tippecanoe County Humane Society has taken custody and responsibility for care of the animal. Stump said the student could face two counts of cruelty to animals, which is Class A misdemeanor in Indiana, punishable by a jail term of up to one year and/or a fine of up to $5,000. Source: Chief Linda J. Stump, (765) 494-8221 Writer: Greg Zawisza, (765) 494-2086; gzawisza@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page