Animal cruelty

Long Island residents said a dilapidated house on their street was an eyesore that stunk up the neighborhood — but police said it was much worse on the inside, where a horrific animal hoarding situation was discovered.

26 cats are now being cared for at Islip town’s animal shelter after a house hoarding animals was condemned. Greg Cergol reports.

44-year-old Scott Walker has been charged for kicking his girlfriend’s dog which led to the dog dying. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A heartless crime against a defenseless dog has triggered the anger of a Long Island community after a man was arrested and accused of killing his girlfriend’s pet — then threatened to hurt her, too.

A 27-year-old man from Philadelphia is facing animal cruelty charges stemming from a traffic stop in New York City in which eight malnourished dogs were found in his car — seven of which were discovered inside a lidded bin, the local district attorney said. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday that Ravon Service was charged with torturing and failing…

An arrest warrant was issued for a man who was caught on video dumping a dog at a cell tower in Winchester.

A disturbing case of animal cruetly and neglet in New Jersey busted thanks to an anonymous tip. News 4’s Brian Thompson reports.

A New Jersey residence has been condemned and its residents arrested after law enforcement uncovered an active “puppy mill” with 180 animals caged inside, police announced Saturday. An anonymous complaint first alerted police to the home off Arrowhead Park Drive in Brick Township Friday evening. Two patrol officers responded to the home around 7:30 p.m. and met with the homeowners…

The search is on for a person who shot and killed a woman’s cat on Long Island, Greg Cergol reports.

A New Jersey man is facing an animal cruelty charge after allegedly killing one of his girlfriend’s toy poodles earlier this month following an argument. Nicholas Winter, 35 and of Asbury Park, was charged with third degree animal cruelty resulting in death and abandoning a domestic animal (a disorderly persons offense), Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Wednesday. If…

A woman evicted from a house in upstate New York left her landlord a parting gift: nearly 60 malnourished rabbits hopping from room to room and in the basement. The woman now faces six misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty charges, according to the Niagara Gazette. Authorities said they chased down 57 rabbits Thursday from the home near Niagara Falls. Police were…

Multiple people are accused of abusing and killing at least 10 dogs at Black Rock Canines in Naugatuck and have been arrested. This comes days after the business’s owner, who is a police officer, was arrested when explosives were found at his Stratford home. Police said two more people have been arrested amid ongoing investigations at the business and the…

Three men are facing charges after one of them allegedly shot and killed a neighbor’s dog in Salisbury, Massachusetts, then buried the animal.

Stores in New Jersey will soon have to remove animal-tested cosmetic products from their shelves, according to a new law signed Monday by Gov. Phil Murphy. The governor signed into law a bill, which had unanimous support, that sets to ban the sale of cosmetic products tested on animals in the state. “No [person or] manufacturer shall sell or offer…

Best Friends Animal Society stops by with seasonal tips for pet owners and three animals up for adoption.

Some of the dogs were chained up, including one to a radiator and another to a dishwasher. Others had cuts on them. All were made to live in their own filth, which left paws stained yellow, discolored from sitting in their own urine.

Some of the dogs were chained up, and all were being forced to live in their own filth inside an East Flatbush apartment. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

A thoroughbred trainer and the head of a New York veterinary clinic pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to their roles in a horse doping scheme, Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Wednesday. Jorge Navarro and Kristian Rhein pled guilty to their respective roles in the distribution of adulterated and misbranded drugs…

Ten people were arrested and 89 dogs rescued in connection to an alleged interstate dogfighting ring — possibly the largest bust of its kind in New York history, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced Monday. The alleged dogfighting ring operated across Long Island, in New York City, and in several other states, Sini said. The fights were alleged to…