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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…

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...

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…

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…

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…

The Monmouth County SPCA says it rescued more than a dozen dogs and puppies from an abandoned home in Asbury Park.

Our friends from SPCA of Westchester stop by with four adorable puppies that are all ready to find a new home this year.

Adam Jeffers from Ossining, NY has been arrested for injuring 7-month-old terrier puppy, Ocho.

A registered sex offender was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a dog on Long Island, the Suffolk County SPCA said.

Authorities in northern New Jersey are investigating a report that two kittens were allegedly thrown from a vehicle on Route 23 in Wayne Saturday.

A Suffolk County man is facing animal abuse charges after authorities said a starving pit bull was brought to a veterinary office last week.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.