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2 From Region Charged With Endangering Child After 23 Neglected Animals Found In Home 2 From Region Charged With Endangering Child After 23 Neglected Animals Found In Home
2 From Region Charged With Endangering Child After 23 Neglected Animals Found In Home A man and woman from the region were charged with animal neglect and endangering a child after 23 animals were found living inside a home that police said was uninhabitable. The incident took place in Sullivan County in the town of Liberty at a residence on Benton Hollow Road on Wednesday, Aug. 16. According to Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, at the scene deputies found the home occupied by 12 dogs, a cat, a genie pig, and nine rabbits for a total of 23 animals.  The structure had no running water. Liberty Town Code Enforcement arrived a short time …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Couple Charged With Animal Neglect In Hudson Valley Couple Charged With Animal Neglect In Hudson Valley
Couple Charged With Animal Neglect In Hudson Valley A couple has been charged with animal neglect for allegedly torturing and injuring animals they kept in the Hudson Valley. The couple, identified as Neil D. Duell, age 66, and Susan L. Duell, age 56, are property owners in Orange County in the town of Chester, were arrested Wednesday, March 29, according to the New York State Police. The two reside in Warren County in the town of Horicon. Police did not identify the type of animal involved in the case. On Saturday, Feb. 25, at about 11:20 a.m. troopers responded to the report of an animal in the roadway of Rock Avenue in Chester. While a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Town Of Kent Woman Accused Of Severely Neglecting Her Older Dog 'Buster' Town Of Kent Woman Accused Of Severely Neglecting Her Older Dog 'Buster'
Town Of Kent Woman Accused Of Severely Neglecting Her Older Dog 'Buster' A Hudson Valley woman is accused of animal neglect after investigators found that she "severely neglected" her senior dog. Jennifer Parrish, age 48, of Kent, was arrested for animal neglect, the Putnam County SPCA announced on Friday, Dec. 9. The Putnam County SPCA Law Enforcement Division received a report on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from a Town of Kent Dog Control officer about a "severely neglected" older Maltese dog named Buster, who was found loose on Route 52 in Kent. The dog was taken to the Carmel Animal Hospital and was found to have "extremely long nails curling into the p…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Person Of Interest Identified After Three Dogs Found Starving In Putnam Person Of Interest Identified After Three Dogs Found Starving In Putnam
Person Of Interest Identified After Three Dogs Found Starving In Putnam A person of interest has been identified after three starving and neglected pit bulls were found running through a an area neighborhood. The dogs were found around 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 2, by a Good Samaritan running at large on Tinker Hill Road, in Putnam Valley, said Putnam County SPCA Police Chief Ken Ross. The dogs, who were starving and extremely emaciated, were caught and taken to the Putnam Valley Shelter and then transferred to Carmel Animal Hospital due to their condition, Ross said. The case is being investigated as possible animal cruelty/neglect and possible abandonment, he a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Guilty Of Neglecting Ducks In Area Man Found Guilty Of Neglecting Ducks In Area
Man Found Guilty Of Neglecting Ducks In Area A  jury of six found an area man guilty of 18 counts of animal neglect after 18 ducks were found at his residence living in filth and suffering from various ailments in Ulster County. Ben Gary Treistman, 58, of Woodstock, was found guilty by the town of Olive jury on Thursday, Oct. 31, of failure to provide proper sustenance in violation of the agriculture and markets law covering animal neglect, said Ulster District Attorney Holley Carnright. The animal abuse was discovered in 2016 when the Ulster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals responded his home aft…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Reward For Info Now Being Offered After Young Dog Tied To Tree Found In Area Reward For Info Now Being Offered After Young Dog Tied To Tree Found In Area
Reward For Info Now Being Offered After Young Dog Tied To Tree Found In Area A reward is now being offered for information after a young dog was found tied to a tree off of a busy stretch of I-84. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, a New York State Department of Transportation crew getting ready to mow near mile marker 50 in Dutchess County on the highway in East Fishkill heard what sounded like a dog barking in the nearby woods, state police said. They found a young dog tied to a tree that also showed signs of prior neglect. On Saturday, Aug. 3, state police announced that they were contacted by the New York State Humane Association, which has …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge After Good Samaritan Report In Putnam Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge After Good Samaritan Report In Putnam
Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge After Good Samaritan Report In Putnam A Westchester County man was arrested on alleged animal cruelty charges after his badly injured Beagle was found running loose and saved by a Good Samaritan. Nuno Afonso-Gouveia of Yonkers was arrested on Saturday, April 6, by Putnam County SPCA officers after his dog "Snoopy," was found running loose near the Meadowlands Auto Dealership on Route 6, in Carmel, said Ken Ross, Chief of the Putnam County SPCA. The Good Samaritan observed that the dog’s barking collar was extremely tight and when it was removed,  they found three large holes and raw skin where the fur had been worn away by the…

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by Kathy Reakes