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Who Killed Stella? $6,000 Reward Offered in Shooting of Widow's Cat on Long Island
A $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot and killed a widow’s beloved rescue cat on Long Island, the Nassau County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced Friday. SPCA officials say the cat, an 11-year-old feline named Stella, was shot between Sept. 1 and Sept. 4 near Sutherland and…
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5-Foot Alligator Turns Up in Suffolk County (Yes, We Mean Long Island)
Alligators don’t belong on Long Island. And yet … A 9-year-old, 5-foot-long American alligator named Zachary was turned over to the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation and Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals this week, officials say. According to Suffolk County SPCA Chief Ray Gross, the reptile’s owner gave it up. The owner...
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NY Man Filmed Beating 8-Month-Old Pit Bull Faces Animal Cruelty Charge: SPCA
A Yonkers man has been charged with animal cruelty after being caught on camera violently beating his months-old pit bull mix, according to the SPCA of Westchester. James Lucas III was arrested Wednesday in connection to an incident that occurred on April 12 when the SPCA of Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) Unit received a call by the Yonkers Police…
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NY Woman Faces Animal Cruelty Charges After 4 Dogs Found Dead Inside House: SPCA
A 68-year-old Long Island woman was arrested and charged Wednesday with five counts of animal cruelty after four dogs were found dead and various other pets were found living in squalor inside her residence, according to the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. According to Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County SPCA, Donna Hulse, of…
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More Than a Dozen Dogs, Puppies Rescued From Sweltering, Abandoned NJ Home
A seemingly lifeless puppy was among more than a dozen dogs that were rescued from an abandoned home in New Jersey over the weekend. Monmouth County SCPA says the dogs and puppies were found in and around a sweltering home on Mattison Avenue in Asbury Park on Sunday. One of the puppies was found laying on hot concrete outside. Rescuers…
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Dogs Rescued From Abandoned New Jersey Home
The Monmouth County SPCA says it rescued more than a dozen dogs and puppies from an abandoned home in Asbury Park.
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Starving and Shivering Dogs, Puppies Rescued After Being Found Stuffed in Crates: SPCA
Eight dogs and puppies found stuffed into small crates and left outside in the cold with only a plastic tarp protecting them from the elements were rescued by the Monmouth County SPCA over the weekend, according to the agency. After midnight on Saturday the MCSPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Division, responded to a call from the Neptune City Police Department about...
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Clear the Shelters: New Year, New Pet!
Our friends from SPCA of Westchester stop by with four adorable puppies that are all ready to find a new home this year.
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Who Threw This Puppy From a Moving Car? $2,000 Reward Offered for Info
The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who threw a puppy out of a car on Long Island this week. The SPCA said it got a call Wednesday from someone who said he or she witnessed someone throw the 8-week-old pit bull…
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Man Arrested for Pummeling, Kicking Puppy in Westchester: SPCA
Adam Jeffers from Ossining, NY has been arrested for injuring 7-month-old terrier puppy, Ocho.
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Registered Sex Offender Arrested for Alleged Sexual Misconduct With a Dog, Suffolk County SPCA Says
A registered sex offender was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a dog on Long Island, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
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Kittens Thrown From a Vehicle on New Jersey Highway in Case of Alleged Animal Cruelty: SPCA
Authorities in northern New Jersey are investigating a report that two kittens were allegedly thrown from a vehicle on Route 23 in Wayne Saturday.
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Man Arrested After Bringing Emaciated Pit Bull to Vet: SPCA
A Suffolk County man is facing animal abuse charges after authorities said a starving pit bull was brought to a veterinary office last week.
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Woman Caught on Camera Tossing Puppy
A New York woman is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities said she was caught on camera choking and throwing a 6-month-old puppy.
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Woman Caught on Camera Choking, Tossing Puppy: SPCA
A New York woman is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities said she was caught on camera choking and throwing a 6-month-old puppy.
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Banished Buck With Bubble on Head Saved by Animal Rescuers
A deer with a globe on his head was saved by animal rescuers after the critter’s herd abandoned him in the woods of New Jersey, officials say.
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Pit Bull Takes Bite of NYPD Detective Executing Search Warrant in Queens
A pit bull took a chunk out of an NYPD detective’s leg as authorities executed a search warrant inside a Queens home Wednesday morning, police confirm.
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SPCA of Westchester, Mt Vernon Police Seek People Who Starved Three Dogs to Death
Police are looking for the person or people who starved a pit bull puppy in Mount Vernon, after making the gruesome discovery of the animal’s emaciated body last week.
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Chow Chow Muzzled With Rubber Band Found Wandering Streets
A Chow Chow mix pup was discovered to be the victim of incredible suffering after the 3-year-old dog’s snout was muzzled tightly with a rubber band for what appeared to a long time in Southern California.
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Chow Chow Muzzled With Rubber Band Found Wandering Streets
A Chow Chow mix pup was discovered to be the victim of incredible suffering after the 3-year-old dog’s snout was muzzled tightly with a rubber band for what appeared to a long time in Southern California.