45 year-old Denise Withee of Mapleton, Iowa will face charges as soon as Thursday for animal abuse and abandonment after being accused of breeding dogs and then dumping them on the side of the road.  

She's looking at more than 20 counts of animal abuse and abandonment, which in Iowa are not felonies, but rather misdemeanors.

On July 27th, Monona County, IA, investigators rounded up nearly 40 dogs that were wandering around the area. The dogs were later linked to Withee through microchip technology. Authorities say some of the dogs had to be put down because of bad health. Five of the abandoned dogs are now being cared for at the Animal Control in South Sioux City, NE. An additional five are at the Siouxland Humane Society and 12 are at Sioux City's Animal Control. The director at Sioux City's Animal Control, Cindy Rarrat, says they received small and large dogs including Cockapoos and Wheaton Terriers. They've been cleaned up and vaccinated but Rarrat says when she got them they were infested with fleas and lice, dirty with matted fur and had soars all over their bodies.

"They're lovely dogs. None of them have given us any problems. Their temperaments are wonderful. They're so thankful to have something, so they've been absolutely wonderful for us," says Cindy Rarrat.

Withee also faces felony animal abuse charges in Hall County, Nebraska where she's accused of dumping nearly 30 more dogs, 23 of which were found dead.