Woman arrested in connection with circulating video showing apparent animal abuse

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A woman has been arrested in connection with a video circulating on social media showing apparent animal abuse.

Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department stated Saturday that a woman, Ariel Rhodes, 20, is being charged with animal abuse in relation to the video.

Police say the video was circulated through Facebook and Instagram and showed a woman recording herself striking a Yorkshire terrier repeatedly; the video was posted on her own social media account…

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