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9 Dead Sugar Gliders Among Numerous Neglected Animals Found Inside Kings Park Home, Police Say 9 Dead Sugar Gliders Among Numerous Neglected Animals Found Inside Kings Park Home, Police Say
9 Dead Sugar Gliders Among Numerous Neglected Animals Found Inside Kings Park Home, Police Say Over two dozen neglected animals, including 10 deceased ones, were found in horrific conditions inside a Long Island home, authorities said. Cazandra Nucci, 42, was arrested on animal cruelty charges after Suffolk County SPCA officers executed a search warrant at her Kings Park residence on Saturday, Feb. 8. Investigators found 11 sugar gliders and nine cats living in an overcrowded, filthy area with hoarded garbage, some piles reaching over six feet high, police said. They also recovered nine dead sugar gliders and one deceased snake. The conditions inside the home were described as “unfi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Reward Offered After Bulldog's Emaciated Body Found Abandoned In Suffolk County Woods Reward Offered After Bulldog's Emaciated Body Found Abandoned In Suffolk County Woods
Reward Offered After Bulldog's Emaciated Body Found Abandoned In Suffolk County Woods Police are hoping a cash reward will lead to an arrest after a deceased dog was found abandoned in a wooded area of Long Island. The disturbing discovery was made in Miller Place, along Miller Place-Yaphank Road north of Whiskey Road, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. A passerby found a backpack containing the severely emaciated remains of a deceased French or English bulldog, the Suffolk County SPCA said. The animal was estimated to be between six months and one year old. The animal protection organization initially offered a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. That has since b…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Dogs On Cocaine Among Horrors Found At Animal Abuser's Centereach Home, Police Say Dogs On Cocaine Among Horrors Found At Animal Abuser's Centereach Home, Police Say
Dogs On Cocaine Among Horrors Found At Animal Abuser's Centereach 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