The woman “felt her life would be easier if she only had to care for one dog and cut one of the dog’s throats,” say officials.

A woman was arrested and later released in Sacramento County after authorities say she's accused of cutting her dog's throat and throwing it in the trash Wednesday night.

Sacramento County deputies arrested a Carmichael woman late Wednesday on suspicion of slashing her dog’s throat and dumping it in the garbage where the pooch stayed for two days until it was rescued.

Killian reportedly told investigators she thought her life would be easier if she only had to care for one dog, so she cut her second dog’s throat Monday. She then allegedly put