In Anaheim, California, a woman has been taken into custody following the emergence of a disturbing video that captured a small dog being hurled over a fence.

The Anaheim Police Department reported that 30-year-old Tyler Thompson faces charges of felony animal cruelty in connection with the incident.

The unsettling footage, released by the University Veterinary Center on Glenoaks Avenue, depicts the dog being discarded in a plastic bag and tossed over a fence into the clinic’s backyard. This occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, November 12.

Later that morning, a veterinarian discovered the dog with severe injuries.

“It’s difficult to comprehend why someone would commit such a heartless act, and words fail to capture the severity,” expressed Dr. Ash Hakhamian. “The term ‘thrown’ hardly covers it; the dog suffered mental trauma that surpasses even the physical injuries.”

Hakhamian was surprised when he discovered the dog in the back of his clinic. At first, he didn’t know how the dog ended up there.

“We decided to review the security camera footage, and to our disappointment, we found the pet was placed there by being thrown over the fence,” he told Eyewitness News.

“He face-planted,” Hakhamian added. “That’s what broke his fall, was his face.”

In addition to the trauma and severe bruising, Hakhamian said the dog was severely anemic, malnourished and was covered in fleas.

“His nails are so long, they have curled and gone back into his paw,” Hakhamian said. “That’s a type of neglect that precedes this trauma, it precedes this abuse.”

The clinic said that due to the nature of the situation, the dog was “receiving around-the-clock care to ensure he is recovering from both his injuries and ongoing medical needs.”

The police department did not have an update on the dog’s condition when the arrest was announced on Wednesday.

“There is going to be a lot of medical care and other things involved before he is going to be made available to the public for adoption and/or foster care,” the clinic said in a statement.

After reviewing the surveillance video, the veterinarian’s office thought the woman responsible came from the apartment building across the street.

Police confirmed that’s where she was found on Thursday, Nov. 13. She was questioned but not immediately arrested as police discussed the case with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

The department later announced Thompson’s arrest and charge two weeks later.