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8 Dogs, 4 Cats Rescued From Convicted Abusers In Suffolk County Crackdown 8 Dogs, 4 Cats Rescued From Convicted Abusers In Suffolk County Crackdown
8 Dogs, 4 Cats Rescued From Convicted Abusers In Suffolk County Crackdown More than a dozen animals were rescued from convicted abusers during Suffolk County’s “Operation Bloodhound,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. The operation, led by the District Attorney’s Biological, Environmental, and Animal Safety Team (BEAST) in partnership with the Suffolk County Police Department, uncovered shocking violations of court orders by previously convicted animal abusers. Among the cases, a Calverton woman was found in possession of eight dogs despite a court order barring her from owning animals while her cruelty case is…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Deserved Better': DA Investigating Claims Countless Animals Died From Neglect At LI Preserve 'Deserved Better': DA Investigating Claims Countless Animals Died From Neglect At LI Preserve
'Deserved Better': DA Investigating Claims Countless Animals Died From Neglect At LI Preserve A formal investigation is underway into alleged animal neglect at a Long Island wildlife preserve following allegations by former employees. The Town of Brookhaven on Monday, Dec. 23, requested that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office conduct an independent investigation into alleged neglect at the Holtsville Ecology Site & Animal Preserve. It followed claims by at least eight former employees that animals at the facility endured years of mistreatment. The Holtsville site is operated by the Town of Brookhaven under its Highway Department, which has faced criticism for its mana…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Dogs On Cocaine Among Horrors Found At Animal Abuser's Long Island Home, Police Say Dogs On Cocaine Among Horrors Found At Animal Abuser's Long Island Home, Police Say
Dogs On Cocaine Among Horrors Found At Animal Abuser's Long Island Home, Police Say A Long Island man faces multiple animal cruelty charges after authorities found nearly a dozen dogs living in deplorable conditions, including two that ingested drugs. Christopher DiGiovanna, age 42, was arrested Saturday, Nov. 23, after detectives from the Suffolk County SPCA uncovered 11 dogs living in squalid and dangerous conditions inside his Centereach home, police said. Following a complaint about the animals’ living conditions, Suffolk County Police and Town of Brookhaven Animal Control and Code Enforcement executed a search warrant. Inside, they found numerous dogs underweight, fil…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Let This Serve As Warning': Long Island Man Jailed For Shooting German Shepherd To Death 'Let This Serve As Warning': Long Island Man Jailed For Shooting German Shepherd To Death
'Let This Serve As Warning': Long Island Man Jailed For Shooting German Shepherd To Death A Long Island man with a history of alleged animal neglect will spend the rest of 2024 behind bars after shooting a German Shepherd to death. Carlos Lauro, age 76, of Riverhead, was sentenced to one year in jail in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 18, after pleading guilty to animal abuse charges. It came one week after Lauro was arrested following a search of his South Avenue property by detectives with the Suffolk County DA’s office and the Riverhead Police department. Earlier Report: 'Horrific': Man Kills Dogs, Other Animals At Riverhead Illegal 'Slaughterhouse,' DA Says T…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Horrific': Man Kills Dogs, Other Animals At Long Island Illegal 'Slaughterhouse,' DA Says 'Horrific': Man Kills Dogs, Other Animals At Long Island Illegal 'Slaughterhouse,' DA Says
'Horrific': Man Kills Dogs, Other Animals At Long Island Illegal 'Slaughterhouse,' DA Says A 76-year-old man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly shooting two dogs to death and neglecting several farm animals at his Long Island home. Carlos Lauro, of Riverhead, was arraigned on multiple charges at the Riverhead Town Justice Court on Thursday, Jan. 11. It came one day after the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office was alerted about a 1-year-old German Shepherd that had arrived at a Westbury veterinary hospital with a gunshot wound to its head. The injury had left the dog paralyzed and it was ultimately euthanized. A witness told investigators that the dog, named…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Man Starves Dog To Death, Attempts To Adopt Another: DA Long Island Man Starves Dog To Death, Attempts To Adopt Another: DA
Long Island Man Starves Dog To Death, Attempts To Adopt Another: DA A Long Island man was indicted after he allegedly starved a dog to death, authorities announced. On Thursday, Oct. 26, 70-year-old Kevin Barnett was arraigned on charges including torturing the dog, a mixed breed named Jessica, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Barnett brought Jessica to the West Hempstead Animal Hospital on Saturday, July 1 asking for the dog to be cremated. The DA’s Office reported that the pup was wrapped in a filthy blanket with a “foul odor.” An evaluation by the vet staff deemed that Jessica had been severely malnourished; her ribs were very clear…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Man Kept Dog In 'Putrid' Cage For 10 Days Straight, Officials Say Long Island Man Kept Dog In 'Putrid' Cage For 10 Days Straight, Officials Say
Long Island Man Kept Dog In 'Putrid' Cage For 10 Days Straight, Officials Say A man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly keeping a dog in a filthy cage for 10 days straight, officials said.  Suffolk County resident Peter Miller, age 57, of Melville, kept his male bull terrier “Buster” in a cage with "deplorable" conditions without taking the animal out of the cage or cleaning it at all for 10 days, according to an announcement by the Suffolk County Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals from Friday, Dec. 30.  The cage that Buster was kept in was found to have a "putrid smell of rotting food, ammonia and urine," in addition to…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Charged With 92 Counts Of Animal Neglect On Long Island Man Charged With 92 Counts Of Animal Neglect On Long Island
Man Charged With 92 Counts Of Animal Neglect On Long Island The Suffolk County SPCA has arrested an area man on 92 violations for failing to provide food and water to several animals in his care. SPCA Detectives arrested Marlon A. Alzate, 29, of Elmhurst, on Thursday, Nov.19, while he was appearing in a Queens courtroom on an unrelated charge.  SPCA Chief Roy Gross said that the agency received a complaint in early October that there were horses, a dog, a variety of avian and foul being kept on a piece of property in Manorville in various stages of declining health.  A veterinarian was called in to examine the animals and they were succes…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Faces Animal Neglect Charge Long Island Woman Faces Animal Neglect Charge
Long Island Woman Faces Animal Neglect Charge A Long Island woman is facing charges for allegedly neglecting her dog, which has lost the use of its hind legs as a result of her treatment. Intervention by the Suffolk County SPCA was required after detectives received a report of a small mixed-breed dog who was found in a yard in West Babylon after dragging itself under the fence and was unable to use her hind legs. SPCA Chief Roy Gross said detectives launched an investigation at the Henry Street home in West Babylon, where the dog was found, and it was determined the dog belonged to a family living on Sunrise Highway. The dog, Luna, w…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Father, Daughter, Convicted Of Abusing Handicapped Dog Long Island Father, Daughter, Convicted Of Abusing Handicapped Dog
Long Island Father, Daughter, Convicted Of Abusing Handicapped Dog A Long Island father and daughter were convicted of neglecting a handicapped dog leading to open and infected wounds, emaciation, and other severe injuries, authorities announced. Glen Head residents Christine Bagwell, 31, and her father Gregory Bagwell, 71, were convicted of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, and failure to provide proper sustenance.  Christine Bagwell was convicted by a jury, while her father was convicted in a bench trial. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Bagwell’s trial lasted about a month and the jury deliberated for less than…

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by Zak Failla