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Animal Abandonment
Police & Fire
3 Arrests Made For Dogs Left In Hot Cars, Animal Abandonment In Putnam
Authorities in the Hudson Valley were kept busy over several days with holding suspects accountable for leaving their pets in hot cars and animal abandonment, officials announced. The incidents all happened in Putnam County between Thursday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 10, the Putnam County SPCA announced on Sunday, Aug. 11. The first arrest was made on Thursday, Aug. 1 when SPCA detectives found a dog inside a vehicle with cracked windows while patrolling the Kobacker's Market parking lot in Brewster. The inside of the car was reaching extreme temperatures amid 94-degree weather, off…
Police & Fire
Update: North Salem Man Charged After Abandoning 3 Flea-Covered Dogs, Officials Say
A 56-year-old Northern Westchester man faces animal cruelty charges after allegedly abandoning three dogs in the Hudson Valley, officials announced. North Salem resident Marcelino Robledo Guardado was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 1 in connection with the abandonment of three female collie and lab mixes in Putnam County on Saturday, July 13, the Putnam County SPCA announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6. On the day they were found, the three dogs were discovered covered in fleas and ticks while wandering the area of Sunken Mine road in Putnam Valley, which is part of Clarence Fahnes…
Police & Fire
New Update: Woman Nabbed After Abandoning Dog On Westchester Road, Officials Say
A woman faces criminal charges after allegedly dumping a puppy out of a car and abandoning it on a Westchester road, authorities announced. In an announcement on Wednesday, June 26, SPCA Westchester said Marissa Levy was arrested on Tuesday, June 25 in connection with the abandonment, which occurred in New Rochelle. Earlier Report - Authorities Looking For Woman Wearing Scrubs Who Abandoned Dog On New Rochelle Road According to the SPCA, on Tuesday, June 11, Levy allegedly dumped a Labrador Retriever puppy out of a car onto Lotus Road in New Rochelle. The inciden…
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Lake Carmel Road, Officials Say
A 64-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly abandoning two dogs on the side of a Hudson Valley road, authorities announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, June 6, when the Putnam County SPCA learned that two dachshund mix dogs had been found the day before by a good samaritan on Longfellow Drive in the Lake Carmel area of the town of Kent. According to the SPCA, the dogs were then put into the custody of the Town of Kent Dog Control Officer Mary Madsen, who had learned they allegedly belonged to a Dutchess County resident from Wappingers Falls. Fo…
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Man Nabbed After Rain-Soaked Cat Found Abandoned In Crate In Carmel
A 24-year-old man was hit with a criminal charge after a urine-soaked cat was found abandoned in a plastic crate near a Hudson Valley animal shelter on a rainy day, authorities said. The arrest resulted from the animal's discovery on Thursday, May 16 in Putnam County, when the Putnam Humane Society reported finding a long-haired orange unneutered male cat in a plastic crate near Old Route 6 in Carmel near one of the shelter's entrances. According to the Putnam County SPCA, the crate had been drenched in water because of rainy conditions and the cat was soaked in urine. Days lat…
Police & Fire
2 Ferrets Found Abandoned In Crate In Hudson Valley 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…
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Northern Westchester Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat At Veterinarian
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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Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat In Area
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 …
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
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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Woman Accused Of Putting Cat Down Trash Compactor Of Building In Westchester
A woman in Westchester is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly dropping her cat in a trash chute and into a trash compactor, the SPCA of Westchester said. White Plains resident Romy Goldsmith Shapiro, 40, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and abandonment of a cat following a joint investigation with the White Plains Police Department. According to the SPCA, on June 12, Wednesday, June 12, maintenance workers assigned to the trash compactor room of a Bank Street building heard odd noises coming from inside a black plastic bag. After cutting the bag open, the SPCA said t…
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