2-25-14 fdl police investigating after puppy found tossed in dumpster

A Fond du Lac mother and her young son both face charges after the boy allegedly poured bleach on a puppy and tossed it in a trash dumpster.  Assistant police chief Steve Klein says police were called to the southside apartment complex over the weekend.  Klein says the eight year old boy apparently became upset over the 6-8 week old  puppy play-biting him.  The child allegedly poured bleach on the puppy, placed it in a plastic trash bag and tossed it in a dumpster outside the apartment complex.  Klein says it appears the puppy had been in the dumpster for about an hour before it was found.  He says the boy’s mother was apparently aware of what happened but did nothing to stop it.  The puppy is being treated a local veterinary clinic.