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2 Ferrets Found Abandoned In Crate In Patterson Parking Lot: Suspect At Large 2 Ferrets Found Abandoned In Crate In Patterson Parking Lot: Suspect At Large
2 Ferrets Found Abandoned In Crate In Patterson Parking Lot: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for whoever was responsible for abandoning two ferrets found inside a crate at a Hudson Valley Park and Ride parking lot, police said.  The two ferrets were discovered inside a plastic crate in Putnam County on Wednesday morning, March 13 at the Park and Ride parking lot on Route 311 in Patterson, according to the Putnam County SPCA.  The ferrets were found by a good samaritan who called New York State Police after coming across the crate in the grassy area of the parking lot.  The two animals were later taken to a local small animal expert who will…
Emaciated Senior Cat Abandoned Outside Plainfield Shelter Emaciated Senior Cat Abandoned Outside Plainfield Shelter
Emaciated Senior Cat Abandoned Outside Plainfield Shelter An emaciated senior cat was abandoned on the front porch of the Plainfield Area Humane Society on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 7, the shelter said.  The black cat was left outside all night in the cold, "shivering and scared for his life," the shelter said on Facebook. The shelter posted video of the cat being left behind.  Once staff discovered him, he was warmed up with food and a heating pad and is currently sleeping peacefully, the shelter said. The shelter said it is working to find him a forever home. Anyone with information on his owner is asked to contact the …
Putnam County Woman Nabbed For Animal Abandonment Gets More Charges: Police Putnam County Woman Nabbed For Animal Abandonment Gets More Charges: Police
Putnam County Woman Nabbed For Animal Abandonment Gets More Charges: Police A Hudson Valley woman convicted of abandoning dogs faces more charges for failing to update her information on an animal cruelty registry after moving, police announced. Putnam County resident Tammy Williams of Kent, age 46, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 8, and charged with failing to register with the county's Animal Cruelty Registry, the Putnam County SPCA announced.  According to authorities, Williams was arrested for three counts of animal abandonment in 2020 after three pit bulls were found severely emaciated on Tinker Hill Road in Putnam Valley. After she was c…
Kittens Abandoned In Cardboard Box On Somerset County Street Corner Christmas Morning Kittens Abandoned In Cardboard Box On Somerset County Street Corner Christmas Morning
Kittens Abandoned In Cardboard Box On Somerset County Street Corner Christmas Morning A pair of kittens just weeks old were found abandoned in a cardboard box on a Somerset County street corner by a local resident just hours before dawn on Christmas, according to animal shelter officials seeking clues on their owner. Animal control responded to 500 South Main St. in Manville around 2:35 a.m. after being contacted by local police by a resident who had found the kittens in an uncovered box on Fucillo Street, according to the Somerset Regional Animal Shelter. Officers retrieved the kittens since the finder was unable to keep them overnight. The kittens are all black, intact ma…
Duo Abandons Cat, Caught By Good Samaritan In Bay Shore: Police Duo Abandons Cat, Caught By Good Samaritan In Bay Shore: Police
Duo Abandons Cat, Caught By Good Samaritan In Bay Shore: Police Two Long Island women were charged with abandoning a six-year-old cat outside of a deserted building, according to authorities. On Monday, Aug. 28, the Suffolk County SPCA announced that two women from Bohemia have been charged with abandonment and conspiracy after they allegedly stranded their cat on the road in July 2023. On Monday, July 10 just before 4 p.m., 43-year-old Jillian Fitzpatrick and 69-year-old Janine Albrecht were caught by a Good Samaritan abandoning their cat Rocky. The duo dropped the six-year-old black cat off at the end of South Denver Avenue, just a few hundred fee…
Watch: Police Find Cat Abandoned At Watervliet Park, Owner Charged Watch: Police Find Cat Abandoned At Watervliet Park, Owner Charged
Watch: Police Find Cat Abandoned At Watervliet Park, Owner Charged A man from the region is facing criminal charges after allegedly abandoning his cat at a park. Police in Watervliet were called to Hudson Shores Park on Wednesday, May 31, after someone found the cat inside a crate without food or water. Video shared by the department on Wednesday, June 14, shows the cat inside the crate, which had been left behind a concrete pillar, “obviously to avoid detection,” police said. Officers determined that the cat had been left there approximately four hours earlier. At the time, temperatures in the area hovered around 90 degrees. Investigators eventually tr…
Animal Cruelty: Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree In Albany During Heatwave Animal Cruelty: Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree In Albany During Heatwave
Animal Cruelty: Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree In Albany During Heatwave Police are asking for the public’s help after a dog was found abandoned and tied to a tree in the region. The heartbreaking scene was discovered Thursday, April 13, at the Pine Bush Preserve, near Old State Road and the City of Albany border, according to Albany Police. Officers with the department’s Special Operations Unit found the female dog tied to a tree without any food or water. At the time, outdoor temperatures were in the upper 80s. Police did not elaborate on the dog’s condition, but the department shared a photo of the animal standing and drinking water from a bowl. Last…
Alligator In Plastic Container Dumped At Jersey Shore Alligator In Plastic Container Dumped At Jersey Shore
Alligator In Plastic Container Dumped At Jersey Shore A young alligator in a plastic container was found abandoned in an empty lot at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. A resident of Bangs Avenue in Neptune made the heartbreaking discovery and called the Monmouth County SPCA Sunday, Jan. 15, the organization said. The young alligator was brought back to the shelter and given a clean tank that allowed proper air circulation and is being kept in a climate-controlled area. The alligator will be transferred to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife shortly. Keeping alligators and caimans as pets in New Jersey is illegal and a danger to the…
4 Kittens Found Abandoned In Freezing Cold, Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control Says 4 Kittens Found Abandoned In Freezing Cold, Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control Says
4 Kittens Found Abandoned In Freezing Cold, Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control Says Four kittens were rescued in Connecticut after they were found abandoned behind a dumpster in the freezing cold. Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control reported receiving the call on the night of Tuesday, Dec. 20, after kittens were found locked in a crate in New London County while it was 34 degrees outside. Animal Control said the kittens did not have any food, water, or anything to help them stay warm. "Luckily someone heard them crying and found them," Animal Control said. The kittens are believed to be about 12 weeks old. Those interested in adopting them can stop by the shelter and fill…
Amityville Woman, Massapequa Resident Charged With Animal Abandonment Amityville Woman, Massapequa Resident Charged With Animal Abandonment
Amityville Woman, Massapequa Resident Charged With Animal Abandonment Two women are facing charges after allegedly abandoning several cats at a Long Island park. The Suffolk County SPCA said Crystal Cahill, age 39, of Amityville, and Catherine Gropper, age 32, of Massapequa, in Nassau County, trapped cats in East Islip under the pretense of neutering and returning the cats, but instead left three adult cats in Tanner Park in Copiague. The pair was charged with three counts each of animal abandonment and once count of conspiracy to commit a crime, both misdemeanors. Cahill and Gropper are scheduled to appear in First District Court in Central Islip on Thursd…
Emaciated Chihuahua Brought To Malden Police, ARL Getting Life-Saving Help Emaciated Chihuahua Brought To Malden Police, ARL Getting Life-Saving Help
Emaciated Chihuahua Brought To Malden Police, ARL Getting Life-Saving Help A two-pound, emaciated and ill Chihuahua is getting some long-awaited care after they abandoned near the Malden Police Department last week.   Bailey was found huddling in some bushes along the East Coast Greenway bike trail in the area of Deli and Branch Streets on Monday, July 25, the Animal Rescue League (ARL) said. A Good Samaritan scooped up the one-year-old puppy in a blanket and brought him to the police station.   Bailey was later treated at an animal hospital in Charlestown then transferred to the ARL's Boston center. Caretakers determined Bailey was severely underweight, sufferin…
Huntington Station Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat Outside Of Closed Animal Hospital Huntington Station Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat Outside Of Closed Animal Hospital
Huntington Station Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat Outside Of Closed Animal Hospital A 60-year-old woman is charged with animal abandonment for allegedly leaving her 9-year-old cat at a closed Long Island animal hospital. Darcy Beard, of Huntington Station, is charged with the misdemeanor for driving up to Dix Hills Animal Hospital while it was closed and abandoning her cat, named Lavender Rose, in a cat carrier at the location, according to the Suffolk County SPCA. Beard surrendered to SPCA detectives on Wednesday, July 6, the SPCA said.  She is set to appear in court on Tuesday, July 26, according to the announcement. The Suffolk County SPCA asked anyone who witnes…
Who Dumped Pitbull On North Bergen Street? Who Dumped Pitbull On North Bergen Street?
Who Dumped Pitbull On North Bergen Street? Authorities are working to determine who dumped a pitbull on a street in North Bergen. The neutered, male dog was dumped by a person in a Black GMC truck on 1505-52nd street North Bergen, the New Jersey Humane Society said. Anyone with information is urged to call Detective J Vangelokos at 201-392-2100. All calls will be kept confidential.
VIDEO: Bergen Animal Shelter Worker Seen Abandoning Kitten VIDEO: Bergen Animal Shelter Worker Seen Abandoning Kitten
Video: Bergen Animal Shelter Worker Seen Abandoning Kitten Authorities are investigating the actions of an animal shelter caretaker caught on home security video abandoning a kitten on a Bergen County street. Ring video (see below) shows the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center volunteer pulling up in an SUV and leaving the kitten on a snow-shoveled sidewalk on Diamond Way in Moonachie shortly before 2:30 p.m. this past Sunday. There apparently is a colony of strays up the street, which may explain why the woman dropped the cat in that neighborhood. The homeowner, Barbara Morales, said she scooped up the kitten, returned her to the sh…
100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities 100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities
100 MPH Central PA Police Pursuit Involved Stolen Cars, Abandoned Dog: Authorities A central Pennsylvania woman stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog and sent police on an over 100 mph chasing, according to a release by Pennsylvania State police. Chontelle Melissa Shirk, 40, of Dauphin, was arrested following the incident which started in a Target Parking lot in South Middleton Township at approximately 2:34 p.m., according to the release by Pennsylvania state police. Shirk threatened the friend while the pair were in a Nissan Versa together before forcing her friend out of the vehi…
Northern Westchester Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat At Veterinarian Northern Westchester Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat At Veterinarian
Northern Westchester Woman Accused Of Abandoning Cat At Veterinarian Law enforcement officials in Putnam County had to intervene after a Northern Westchester woman abandoned her cat at an area veterinarian, the SPCA announced. It is alleged that Peekskill resident Alaina Sessions, age 38, abandoned Cheesecake, her pet cat, at the Guardian Veterinary Specialists 24 Hour Emergency Hospital in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County without ever returning to pick it up. According to the Putnam County SPCA, the cat was initially brought into the hospital for possibly ingesting rat poison. One phone conversation was made after dropping the cat off, where the hos…
Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat In Area Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat In Area
Man Accused Of Trapping Neighbor's Cat In Area A serial animal abandoner from Dutchess County is facing charges after being busted by the Putnam County SPCA for allegedly trapping and leaving a neighbor’s cat in the woods, authorities announced. Daniel Anastasia, a 62-year-old resident of Birchwood Park Mobile Homes on Route 9 in the Town of Wappinger has been accused of allegedly trapping one of his neighbors’ cats on his property and transporting it to a wooded section of Reservoir Road in the Town of Southeast. According to the SPCA, despite searching daily, the cat’s owners have been unable to locate their pet. Anastasia allegedly…
Reward Offered By SPCA After Rooster Found Abandoned On Long Island Reward Offered By SPCA After Rooster Found Abandoned On Long Island
Reward Offered By SPCA After Rooster Found Abandoned On Long Island The SPCA is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a person who abandoned a malnourished rooster on Long Island. The Suffolk County SPCA located an abandoned rooster on Thursday, Oct. 14 that had been left along the side of the roadway at the intersection of Whiskey Road and Creekside Drive in Middle Island. According to SPCA investigators, the young rooster was found to be thirsty and hungry and most likely recently abandoned with no food or water available. In response, the SPCA has offered a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever abandon…
Video Shows Pet Owner Leaving Guinea Pig For Dead In NJ Video Shows Pet Owner Leaving Guinea Pig For Dead In NJ
Video Shows Pet Owner Leaving Guinea Pig For Dead In NJ The Hopatcong Animal Shelter is attempting to track down the person who was caught on surveillance footage before dawn Tuesday abandoning a guinea pig outside a local home without food or water. The animal was left in front of a home on Larson Trail in Hopatcong just after 4:40 a.m., according to a post on the shelter’s official Facebook page: 📣Looking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual in this video. At approximately 4:41am on September... Posted by Hopatcong Animal Shelter on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 The guinea pig was left without food or water, along with…
Reward Offered BY Suffolk County SPCA After Rabbits Found Abandoned At Area Park Reward Offered BY Suffolk County SPCA After Rabbits Found Abandoned At Area Park
Reward Offered BY Suffolk County SPCA After Rabbits Found Abandoned At Area Park A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of a person who abandoned five rabbits at a Long Island park. The Suffolk County SPCA issued a $2,000 reward as they seek information regarding a complaint of five domestic rabbits that were abandoned in Greentree Park on the corner of Atrium and Radburn Lane, Farmingville. Officials said that the rabbits were left in a diaper box while noting that “domestic rabbits cannot survive in the wild.” The investigation into the abandoned rabbits is ongoing and Suffolk County SPCA detectives are currently canvassing the area for …
Long Island Woman Charged With Abandoning More Than A Dozen Cats, SPCA Says Long Island Woman Charged With Abandoning More Than A Dozen Cats, SPCA Says
Long Island Woman Charged With Abandoning More Than A Dozen Cats, SPCA Says A Long Island woman with a history of animal cruelty was arrested and is facing charges for allegedly abandoning more than a dozen cats, authorities announced. Suffolk County SPCA detectives arrested a Mastic woman on Monday, Aug. 3, and charged her with animal abandonment, the organization announced on Wednesday, Aug. 11. Roy Gross the Chief of the Suffolk County SPCA said that after an investigation by SPCA officers, it was determined that Donna Spall, age 59, had left her cats without care for two weeks. Spall was charged with 13 counts of animal abandonment. Gross noted tha…
Long Island Couple Nabbed For Abandoning 30 Rabbits, SPCA Says Long Island Couple Nabbed For Abandoning 30 Rabbits, SPCA Says
Long Island Couple Nabbed For Abandoning 30 Rabbits, SPCA Says A red flag that was raised by an animal rescue group on Long Island led to the arrest of an area couple who allegedly abandoned more than two dozen rabbits, many of which were found dead, authorities announced. Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross announced that on Sunday, July 11, a couple from Ridge was arrested and charged for violations of Agriculture and Markets law. Specifically, Kathi Willi, age 59, and William Melton, age 52, of Woodlot Road, were charged with 30 misdemeanor counts of animal abandonment. Gross said that on Monday, July 5, the SPCA was contacted by an animal rescue …
Police: Lancaster County Couple Falsely Reported Animals Missing That They Abandoned Police: Lancaster County Couple Falsely Reported Animals Missing That They Abandoned
Police: Lancaster County Couple Falsely Reported Animals Missing That They Abandoned A couple has been charged with willfully abandoning dogs in East Petersburg, according to local police. Oscar David Ortolaza, 30, and Samantha Johnna Coppe, 28, both of the 6400 block of Hollow Drive were charged on Monday based on findings of an investigation starting in June. The investigation stemmed from two incidences in June where Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department took custody, housed and transported a total of three dogs. Both times the animals were recovered, they were housed at 860 Durlach Rd in Stevens Pennsylvania before eventually being transported by NLCRPD…
Long Island Woman Accused Of Abandoning Dog Long Island Woman Accused Of Abandoning Dog
Long Island Woman Accused Of Abandoning Dog A Long Island woman is facing charges for allegedly abusing and abandoning a 1-year-old dog, according to SPCA officials. Kings Park resident Alana Piotrowski, 23, was arrested this week and charged with misdemeanor counts of animal abandonment, making a false statement, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after leaving behind her dog on the side of the road. Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk County SPCA said that on Monday, June 7, the SPCA was contacted by Smithtown Animal Control regarding a 1-year-old pit bull that had been discovered abandoned on Hilden Street in King…
Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic
Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities have launched a major investigation into the alarming discovery of no fewer than nine apparently related German Shepherds abandoned in various areas of North Jersey this past week. “Something foul has happened,” Deborah Yankow, the director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, said Friday. “What that is we don’t yet know.” “German Shepherds, like any other breed, come in all sizes, shapes and colors,” Yankow said. “But going from the two we have at the shelter and the pictures I’ve looked at, they all look identical, like siblings.” Five of the young adult …
Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic
Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities have launched a major investigation into the alarming discovery of no fewer than nine apparently related German Shepherds abandoned in various areas of North Jersey this past week. “Something foul has happened,” Deborah Yankow, the director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, said Friday. “What that is we don’t yet know.” “German Shepherds, like any other breed, come in all sizes, shapes and colors,” Yankow said. “But going from the two we have at the shelter and the pictures I’ve looked at, they all look identical, like siblings.” Five of the young adult …
KNOW HIM? Phillipsburg Animal Control Seeks ID For Man Who Abandoned Cat Outside Gov. Building KNOW HIM? Phillipsburg Animal Control Seeks ID For Man Who Abandoned Cat Outside Gov. Building
Know HIM? Phillipsburg Animal Control Seeks ID For Man Who Abandoned Cat Outside Gov. Building The Phillipsburg Animal Control office is seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say abandoned a cat outside the city’s municipal building Thursday night. The man pictured above was caught on surveillance footage leaving the cat outside the municipal building just after 8:45 p.m., according to a Facebook post from the animal control office: Animal Control is looking for information on a cat that was abandoned outside the municipal building by this gentleman... Posted by Phillipsburg Animal Control on Friday, May 14, 2021 Anyone who knows the man’s identity or can provide othe…
Know Her? Abandoned Beagle Seen Being Pushed Out Of Jeep In Area Know Her? Abandoned Beagle Seen Being Pushed Out Of Jeep In Area
Know Her? Abandoned Beagle Seen Being Pushed Out Of Jeep In Area The Putnam County SPCA is seeking information regarding the abandonment of an adult female beagle.  On Tuesday, Dec. 1, around 1 p.m., a delivery driver observed an individual push the dog out of an older model, Black Jeep Wrangler onto the side of Route 301, in the Town of Carmel, said the SPCA. The vehicle then sped off as the dog attempted to follow it.  The witness was able to catch the dog and brought it to the Putnam Humane shelter.  The Putnam County SPCA is asking for anyone that might have information on this incident to please contact the Putnam County SPCA Humane Law Enforceme…
Investigation Under Way After 10 Guinea Pigs Found Abandoned In Area Investigation Under Way After 10 Guinea Pigs Found Abandoned In Area
Investigation Under Way After 10 Guinea Pigs Found Abandoned In Area Authorities are seeking information after 10 abandoned guinea pigs were found in the area. The six females and four males were discovered in a small plastic tub on a walkway near a residence on Putnam Avenue in the Village of Brewster, the Putnam County SPCA said on Thursday, Sept. 17. The guinea pigs were taken by a Good Samaritan and handed over to My Hopes in You Small Animal Rescue. Several of the female guinea pigs were pregnant, while all of the guinea pigs showed signs of neglect...all were underweight with long nails, urine-soaked and covered in feces. The …
Newborn Kittens Found Abandoned In Calvin Klein Shoebox, New Canaan Police Say Newborn Kittens Found Abandoned In Calvin Klein Shoebox, New Canaan Police Say
Newborn Kittens Found Abandoned In Calvin Klein Shoebox, New Canaan Police Say Police officers made a rescue of a feline kind after three newborn kittens were found abandoned at a Fairfield County post office. The rescue took place around 6:45 a.m., Saturday, July 11, when New Canaan Police officers responded to the New Canaan Post Office for a report of a suspicious box on the landing dock. But instead of a dangerous item, responding officers found the new kittens in a Calvin Klein shoebox, said New Canaan  Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. The area where the box of kittens was found.New Canaan Police Department Due to the intense care required by newborn kittens, the l…
Woman Arrested In Animal Cruelty Case After Three Dogs Found Emaciated, Abandoned In Putnam Woman Arrested In Animal Cruelty Case After Three Dogs Found Emaciated, Abandoned In Putnam
Woman Arrested In Animal Cruelty Case After Three Dogs Found Emaciated, Abandoned In Putnam A Carmel woman has been charged with animal cruelty and animal abandonment in connection with three severely emaciated dogs found abandoned. Tammy Williams was arrested on Tuesday, April 14, after the three pit bulls were found severely emaciated on Tinker Hill Road in Putnam Valley on March 2, said the Putnam County SPCA. Over the past month, officers of the Putnam County SPCA conducted numerous interviews with associates of Williams which led to her arrest. The dogs, all mid-aged to older, were brought to the Carmel Animal Hospital where they were examined and determined t…