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Man 'Sadistically Punted' Dog During Argument In Hempstead: DA
A jury found a Long Island man guilty of animal abuse after he allegedly kicked a Yorkshire Terrier about seven feet during an argument, ultimately killing it. Sixty-two-year-old Peter Galantino of Hempstead was convicted by a jury for the death of a four-pound Yorkie named Mocha on Thursday, Jan. 11, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report: Long Island Man Arrested After Kicking, Killing Dog, Police Say The original incident took place when Galantino took his own dog for a walk in Hempstead on March 14, 2020, according to the indictment. During the walk, h…
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'One Of The Worst We've Seen': Mineola Man Who Killed 2 Puppies, Injured Third Sentenced
A Long Island man whose “terrifying” abuse led to the death of two puppies and nearly killed a third is heading to jail. Ellie Knoller, age 32, of Mineola, was sentenced to one year behind bars Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Nassau County Court. It followed his guilty plea to three felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in March 2022. Investigators began looking into Knoller in February 2019, when he brought a lethargic and lifeless 11-week-old female Goldendoodle puppy named Bella to an emergency veterinarian in Westbury. An examination revealed that she had suffered multiple fractured…
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Long Island Man Kills Dog During Video Call While Threatening Family Member, Police Say
A Long Island man has been accused of killing a dog during a video call and threatening a family member. A 23-year-old man found a Chihuahua that had escaped from its Central Islip home on Sunday, May 9, Suffolk County Police said. After keeping the dog for nearly a month, the man contacted a family member via FaceTime on Tuesday, June 1, and strangled the dog, killing it, while threatening his family member during the video call, according to police. Suffolk County PD Third Squad detectives investigated and determined the dog’s remains were discarded. Detectives with the assi…
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Long Island Man Charged After Labrador Puppy Found With Severe Injuries, Police Say
A Long Island man allegedly punched and kicked his puppy in front of his children, hospitalizing it with broken bones, and then attempted to cover it up by claiming it had been struck by a car, police said. The Suffolk County Police Department received a complaint of possible animal cruelty on Thursday, March 4, after Selden resident Daniel Keelan brought in his chocolate Labrador, Coco, to an animal hospital for treatment of severe injuries. Police said that Keelan claimed to the staff that Coco had been struck by a vehicle, though it was determined that the injuries were not consistent wi…
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Puppy Abused By Mineola Man Accused Of Killing Two Other Dogs Faces More Surgery
Bella, a female brown Goldendoodle puppy who was barely alive after allegedly being beaten by a man who has been charged in the deaths of two other puppies, is continuing to improve, according to the Nassau County SPCA. "She still has a long road ahead of her, but she is improving," said Detective Matt Roper, with the SPCA. Roper said that Bella is scheduled for another surgery later this week to remove the plates that were placed in her leg that was broken in two places. Related story: Mineola Husband, Wife Charged With Animal Cruelty After Deaths Of Two Puppies When brought t…
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