Here is the story. (Also, one article I read said it was barely alive when they found it in the freezer hours later.) There is a picture of the little pup if you click on the link at the bottom of this page.
Shivering Chihuahua Found In SoCal Freezer After Burglary
A man and four boys were facing possible charges of animal cruelty and burglary Thursday after allegedly burglarizing a Lancaster home, where a Chihuahua was found alive in a freezer.
The dog was discovered when deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff's Station went to the 3300 block of East Avenue K-3 about 9 a.m. Wednesday on a report of a burglary in progress, the sheriff's department reported.
Donald Irvin of Lancaster and four male juveniles were arrested inside or near the residence and were booked for burglary, cruelty to animals and receiving stolen property, the sheriff's department reported.
As deputies were investigating the burglary, the woman who lives in the house came home and told deputies that her Chihuahua was missing. Deputies searched the residence, and found the animal in an "industrial" freezer.
"It was shivering," said Lt. Wallace Fullerton.
The homeowner,
whose husband is serving in the Air Force in Afghanistan, said Roxy the Chihuahua is 2 years old.
"I got home and found that they had broken in and taken several things, and locked my dog in our freezer," said Kimberly Holzer, who is pregnant with twins. "She seems to be doing ok. We went to the vet today and they said everything was good.
"I don't even know what I'd say to those people. I don't understand what would even make you think of putting her in the freezer. She's so defenseless."
Holzer said the intruders also urinated on clothes in her closet, including maternity clothes she received for Christmas.
http://www.nbc11.com/news/10913023/detail.html