Officials: NY Woman Had 20 Dogs Buried In Yard
Woman Faces Misdemeanor Animal Cruelty Charges
POSTED: 6:17 am PST November 9,
2009
UPDATED: 6:29 am PST November 9,
2009
SELDEN, N.Y. -- Authorities in New York say a woman who had about 20 dead dogs buried in her backyard on Long Island faces a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge. Suffolk County SPCA official Roy Gross says five dogs were found in small cages without food or water at the Selden, N.Y. home. A cat also was rescued. The rescued dogs are a shepherd mix, a beagle mix, an Italian greyhound, a cocker spaniel mix and a pug.
The greyhound has been adopted; homes were being sought for the other animals. The defendant is a widowed mother of seven. She has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court Tuesday in Central Islip She could go to prison if convicted of animal cruelty. ___ On the Net: www.suffolkspca.org/
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