Veterinary technician, sentenced to four-months in jail after her pit bull puppy strangled itself to death.

Veterinary technician, 23, sentenced to four-months in jail after her pit bull puppy strangled itself to death trying to free itself from lead in 94-degree heat.An Alabama woman was sentenced to 125 days in jail for causing the death of her three-month-old pit bull puppy in June. Jessica Pruette, who worked as a veterinary technician for a short time at a local veterinary office, was found guilty of cruelty to animals during a bench trial last week, according to AL.com. Robert Bryant, a Montgomery Humane Society Officer, said he responded to the 23-year-old's residence on June 1. Police received an anonymous tip about a dead puppy in a backyard. Bryant said the puppy had been left unattended on a slip lead that would get tighter around the puppy's neck as he tried to get free,the puppy's tether was found wrapped around a stick and Bryant said it appeared that the dog had strangled to death. continue