SANTA ANA – A woman seen on surveillance video throwing a poodle in a plastic bag into the backyard of an Anaheim veterinary clinic has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty and felony animal abuse.
Tyler Nashae Thompson, 30, of Anaheim, has been charged with one felony count of felony animal cruelty, one felony count of felony animal abuse by a caretaker, and one misdemeanor count of concealing or destroying evidence. Thompson faces a maximum sentence of three years if convicted on all counts. Under California Penal Code 1170(h) which governs where convicted felons serve their sentences, Thompson would serve her sentence in the Orange County Jail.
On November 12, 2025, at about 1:37 a.m. Thompson is accused of exiting an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Glenoaks Avenue and throwing a plastic bag over the 8-foot fence of a nearby veterinary clinic. The grocery bag hit the ground, and a white poodle is seen walking out of the bag as Thompson walks back into the apartment complex. At about 6:30 a.m., the owner of the clinic arrived at work to find the poodle who did not belong at this business and contacted the Anaheim Police Department after watching his surveillance footage.
The poodle was extremely malnourished, flea-infested, and was missing a tooth. Anaheim detectives identified Thompson through surveillance video and arrested her on a $50,000 arrest warrant on Wednesday, November 27, 2025. Thompson is currently being held on that Orange County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. She is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, December 1, 2025.
The poodle was seized by OC Animal Care which is currently caring for the dog.
“This poor dog was subjected to unimaginable suffering by someone who was supposed to care for her. Only the truly depraved would make the decision to abuse an animal who has no way to protect itself and then throw it away like a piece of trash,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. “The abuse of any defenseless animal will not be tolerated and those who engage in violence against animals will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Deputy District Attorney Michael Chay of the Consumer & Environmental Protection Unit is prosecuting this case.