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Long Island Father, Son Charged After 26 Cats Found Living In Hoarding Conditions, Police Say Long Island Father, Son Charged After 26 Cats Found Living In Hoarding Conditions, Police Say
Long Island Father, Son Charged After 26 Cats Found Living In Hoarding Conditions, Police Say A father and son are facing charges after police said more than two dozen cats were found living in hoarding conditions at their Long Island home. Gary Verga, age 72, and 39-year-old Daniel Verga were arrested at about 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, after an investigation at their Islip home, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Officers responded to reports of animal cruelty at home on Lake Street and noticed several cats outside of the home and the strong scent of ammonia coming from inside the residence, SCPD said. The cats in the residence were found to be living in over…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Faces Multiple Counts Of Animal Cruelty After 11 Dogs Found In Dirty Crates Long Island Man Faces Multiple Counts Of Animal Cruelty After 11 Dogs Found In Dirty Crates
Long Island Man Faces Multiple Counts Of Animal Cruelty After 11 Dogs Found In Dirty Crates A 55-year-old man has been arrested for alleged animal abuse after authorities received a tip that multiple dogs were being mistreated. Peter Watson, of Central Islip, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 18, by detectives with the SPCA went to his Nagle Avenue home to investigate an anonymous tip of multiple dogs confined in filthy crates and one dog actively bleeding from injuries and bite wounds, said the Suffolk County SPCA. During the visit, a total of 11 dogs were found. Seven pit bulls were confined in filthy crates in their own feces and urine with no access to food or water, the agency …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man, 25, Kept Dog Locked In Cage In Dark Basement, SPCA Says Long Island Man, 25, Kept Dog Locked In Cage In Dark Basement, SPCA Says
Long Island Man, 25, Kept Dog Locked In Cage In Dark Basement, SPCA Says A Long Island man has been arrested for animal cruelty for keeping a pit bull in a feces and urine-filled metal crate in a dark basement. Dashawn Belcher, 25, of Central Islip, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 16, after the female pit bull was found starved, with untreated open sores in the metal crate of a Cypress Street home, said the Suffolk County SPCA. On Friday, August 16, 2019, Suffolk County SPCA Detectives charged a Central Islip man with cruelty to animals. Belcher was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty for failure to provide proper sustenance including food, water, and veterina…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Father, Son Arrested For Keeping 18 Dogs In Deplorable Conditions Father, Son Arrested For Keeping 18 Dogs In Deplorable Conditions
Father, Son Arrested For Keeping 18 Dogs In Deplorable Conditions A father and son were arrested for animal cruelty by the Suffolk County SPCA after police found 18 dogs living in deplorable conditions in Brentwood. Oscar Arias Sr., 49, and Oscar Arias Jr., 23, both of 107 3rd St., Brentwood, were arrested on Tuesday, June 18, and charged with animal cruelty for failure to provide proper sustenance, said the SPCA. The horrid situation was uncovered after the SPCA was contacted by the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department while serving an eviction notice. While at the home, the police found the 18 Shih Tzu / Poodle mixes living in deplorable conditions, in …

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by Kathy Reakes