Man accused of strangling, chopping up, cooking puppy June 30, 2013 -- Updated 0508 GMT (1308 HKT) Thomas Elliot Huggins of Tampa is accused of animal cruelty. Police say Thomas Elliot Huggins strangled and cut up a puppy When police arrived, they found the dog's ribs cooking on the stove (CNN) -- A Florida man is accused of strangling a family puppy, chopping it into pieces and cooking its ribs on the stove, Tampa police said. Thomas Elliot Huggins, 25, was arrested Thursday after a family member called police. "When officers arrived, they found the dog's ribs cooked in a pot on the stove," Tampa police said. The dog's head was in the garbage. Huggins had strangled the 5- to 6-month-old puppy and chopped it into quarters, storing pieces in the freezer for future meals, authorities said. He was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. Animal control officials took the remains of the puppy. June 29, 2013 -- Updated 1316 GMT (2116 HKT) June 29, 2013 -- Updated 1610 GMT (0010 HKT) While traveling in the Earth's orbit over 240 miles up, astronaut Karen Nyberg joined Becky Anderson for a live interview from the space.