Andrea Rosebrock 
Shasta Dawn Parnell, 19, of Medford, OR, has been arrested and jailed on a felony aggravated animal abuse charge after she reportedly threw, squeezed and stomped on a tiny Pomeranian puppy.
After a report of animal abuse, police arrived at Medford Shopping Center, near Biddle Road and Stevens Street to find Parnell squeezing the tiny 3 month old, 2 pound puppy till it couldn’t breathe. She refused the officer’s request to hand him the puppy and threw it about ten feet where it landed on the pavement then fought the officer attempting to arrest her. She’s also charged with resisting arrest.
Witnesses told of how the young woman had been throwing the puppy to the ground, stomping on it and swinging it by its leash.
The puppy is now in custody of Jackson County animal shelter where she is being treated. She appears to have no serious injuries and will be held there as evidence if needed and until they are told that Parnell will not be able to reclaim the puppy.
Budreau said the felony charge of aggravated animal abuse is applied in cases of people purposely inflicting pain on an animal for no other reason than torturing it.
Police suspect Parnell, who has no listed address, was suffering from mental illness. She was lodged in jail, where remained Thursday on $25,000 bail.
It sounds like this young woman needs some serious help and treatment. Thankfully the puppy was rescued before if was seriously hurt and that witnesses quickly called authorities.
Mental illness or not someone needs to pound her face into the ground!! Does this loser have children??? If so they will be next on her torture list!! Mental illness is no excuse for abuse on others!!!!!!! She needs to be locked up for good!!!
What a looser this one sounds her family must be proud of her….. shut her away and no it’s not mental illness it’s the way many teenagers are today…. humans make me sick any more ….
I just love your comments animal lover…
If she gets the dog back, I’m going to go steal it.Can you imagine being a witness to this??I would be locked up too..
And humans make me sick as well…
She’s a winner! I think every one who gets caught doing something WRONG – they cop-out on mental illness. If I did the same thing to her, am I mentally ill?