A north Alabama woman is behind bars, accused of slaughtering a Chihuahua to help her stage a miscarriage, authorities said.

Anita Parker, 43, is charged with felony animal cruelty. She is being held in the Lawrence County Jail with bond set at $7,000.

Investigators told WAFF television station that Parker faked a pregnancy for seven months. First responders were called to her home Thursday night on a report of pregnancy-related complications. They arrived to find the woman covered in blood, and she was taken to the hospital to be treated for what authorities believed was a miscarriage.

According to the television station, doctors told authorities Parker has never been pregnant. Her boyfriend went back to their home and found the dead dog in a trash can. Deputies said she used the blood and tissue to fake her miscarriage.