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Animal Abandonment
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2 Ferrets Found Abandoned In Crate In Patterson Parking Lot: Suspect At Large
Authorities are searching for whoever was responsible for abandoning two ferrets found inside a crate at a Hudson Valley Park and Ride parking lot, police said. The two ferrets were discovered inside a plastic crate in Putnam County on Wednesday morning, March 13 at the Park and Ride parking lot on Route 311 in Patterson, according to the Putnam County SPCA. The ferrets were found by a good samaritan who called New York State Police after coming across the crate in the grassy area of the parking lot. The two animals were later taken to a local small animal expert who will…
Police & Fire
Kent Woman Nabbed For Animal Abandonment Gets More Charges: Police
A Hudson Valley woman convicted of abandoning dogs faces more charges for failing to update her information on an animal cruelty registry after moving, police announced. Putnam County resident Tammy Williams of Kent, age 46, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 8, and charged with failing to register with the county's Animal Cruelty Registry, the Putnam County SPCA announced. According to authorities, Williams was arrested for three counts of animal abandonment in 2020 after three pit bulls were found severely emaciated on Tinker Hill Road in Putnam Valley. After she was c…
Police & Fire
Watch: Police Find Cat Abandoned At Park In Region, Owner Charged
A man from the region is facing criminal charges after allegedly abandoning his cat at a park. Police in Watervliet were called to Hudson Shores Park on Wednesday, May 31, after someone found the cat inside a crate without food or water. Video shared by the department on Wednesday, June 14, shows the cat inside the crate, which had been left behind a concrete pillar, “obviously to avoid detection,” police said. Officers determined that the cat had been left there approximately four hours earlier. At the time, temperatures in the area hovered around 90 degrees. Investigators eventually tr…
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Animal Cruelty: Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree In Region During Heatwave
Police are asking for the public’s help after a dog was found abandoned and tied to a tree in the region. The heartbreaking scene was discovered Thursday, April 13, at the Pine Bush Preserve, near Old State Road and the City of Albany border, according to Albany Police. Officers with the department’s Special Operations Unit found the female dog tied to a tree without any food or water. At the time, outdoor temperatures were in the upper 80s. Police did not elaborate on the dog’s condition, but the department shared a photo of the animal standing and drinking water from a bowl. Last…
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Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat At Veterinarian In Area
Law enforcement officials in Putnam County had to intervene after a Northern Westchester woman abandoned her cat at an area veterinarian, the SPCA announced. It is alleged that Peekskill resident Alaina Sessions, age 38, abandoned Cheesecake, her pet cat, at the Guardian Veterinary Specialists 24 Hour Emergency Hospital in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County without ever returning to pick it up. According to the Putnam County SPCA, the cat was initially brought into the hospital for possibly ingesting rat poison. One phone conversation was made after dropping the cat off, where the hos…
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Wappinger Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat
A serial animal abandoner from Dutchess County is facing charges after being busted by the Putnam County SPCA for allegedly trapping and leaving a neighbor’s cat in the woods, authorities announced. Daniel Anastasia, a 62-year-old resident of Birchwood Park Mobile Homes on Route 9 in the Town of Wappinger has been accused of allegedly trapping one of his neighbors’ cats on his property and transporting it to a wooded section of Reservoir Road in the Town of Southeast. According to the SPCA, despite searching daily, the cat’s owners have been unable to locate their pet. Anastasia allegedly…
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Know Her? Abandoned Beagle Seen Being Pushed Out Of Jeep In Area
The Putnam County SPCA is seeking information regarding the abandonment of an adult female beagle. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, around 1 p.m., a delivery driver observed an individual push the dog out of an older model, Black Jeep Wrangler onto the side of Route 301, in the Town of Carmel, said the SPCA. The vehicle then sped off as the dog attempted to follow it. The witness was able to catch the dog and brought it to the Putnam Humane shelter. The Putnam County SPCA is asking for anyone that might have information on this incident to please contact the Putnam County SPCA Humane Law Enforceme…
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Investigation Under Way After 10 Guinea Pigs Found Abandoned In Area
Authorities are seeking information after 10 abandoned guinea pigs were found in the area. The six females and four males were discovered in a small plastic tub on a walkway near a residence on Putnam Avenue in the Village of Brewster, the Putnam County SPCA said on Thursday, Sept. 17. The guinea pigs were taken by a Good Samaritan and handed over to My Hopes in You Small Animal Rescue. Several of the female guinea pigs were pregnant, while all of the guinea pigs showed signs of neglect...all were underweight with long nails, urine-soaked and covered in feces. The …
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Woman Arrested In Animal Cruelty Case After Three Dogs Found Emaciated, Abandoned In Putnam
A Carmel woman has been charged with animal cruelty and animal abandonment in connection with three severely emaciated dogs found abandoned. Tammy Williams was arrested on Tuesday, April 14, after the three pit bulls were found severely emaciated on Tinker Hill Road in Putnam Valley on March 2, said the Putnam County SPCA. Over the past month, officers of the Putnam County SPCA conducted numerous interviews with associates of Williams which led to her arrest. The dogs, all mid-aged to older, were brought to the Carmel Animal Hospital where they were examined and determined t…
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Reward For Info Being Offered In Case Of Dog Tied To Tree In East Fishkill
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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