Almost 50 Dogs Seized From New York Shelter
A New York animal shelter is in hot water after 49 dogs were seized from its facilities. The owner is facing multiple charges.
A New York animal shelter is under fire and the owner is allegedly responsible for neglect of almost 50 dogs. “A Canine Gem” in New York’s North Country was raided on Monday. Clinton County Sheriff David Favro says his deputies served a search warrant on the property, which is located at Ashley Road in Beekmantown, New York, Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said to WCAX,
Pets are supposed to bring joy and pleasure to all of us and to have them just boxed up and caged up and treated that way is just not acceptable. Most, if not all, were underfed, some severally underfed. There were a couple of them that couldn’t even stand up.
Deputies served a warrant at the location. They worked with the SPCA for more than 10 hours to remove the 49 dogs. The Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie says the owner, Hilary Davis, is facing multiple charges.
“I believe there are 25 counts of violation for the condition of the dogs and there are approximately 45 counts of charges for the facility itself.”
A Canine Gem is allegedly a repeat offender. Police claim that it is the same business located in Winooski, Vermont, that faced similar allegations in 2019.
Unfortunately, the SPCA cannot have anyone foster or adopt the dogs because they are considered evidence.
These Are All The Registered Animal Abusers In New York State [Photos]
New York State laws identify various forms of abuse, including aggravated cruelty,
Aggravated cruelty to animals. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no justifiable purpose, he or she intentionally kills or intentionally causes serious physical injury to a companion animal with aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
Other forms of animal abuse and cruelty include:
- Neglect
- Hoarding
- Fighting
- Beating
- Mutilation
- Burning
All of the counties below have animal abuse registries. Some counties have registries, but no offenders are listed. New York City has a registry, but you must be a registered user to view it.
Albany County
1. Tina Yerden
2. David Enberg
3. Ta'Von McCall
4. Desirae Fantroy
5. Maria Gudz
6. Lawrence Johnson
7. Deric Peterson
8. Sekou Smith
9. Dawn Bink
10. Robert Caserta
11. Linda Mellin
12. Brandon Reploeg
13. Alan Littlejohn
14. Gregg Solomon
15. John Gehrlein
16. Deron Richardson
17. Nancy Wright
18. Daniel Toress
19. Elijah Cooks
20. Larry Fuller
21. Howard Petersen
22. Rachel Fasnacht
23. Floyd Meggs
24. Mentor Demiraj
25. Anthony Walker
26. Corey Squires
27. Khadijah Hopkins
Not Pictured
28. Najee Collins-Coleman
29. Claudia Ricci
30. Chris Fournier
31. Fannie Hoestetler
32. Meli Lopez
33. Elliot Torres Jr.
Broome County
1. Tanisha L. Banks
2. John D. Elmer
3. Daniel L Martin
4. Kenny M Thomas
Dutchess County
1. Sam Brickell
2. Selina Brooks
3. Barbara Colao
4. Flavio Crespo
5. Dane Helmer
6. Holly Stanley
7. Alex Tor Thomassen
Nassau County
1. Hector Hernandez
2. Joseph Kemp
3. Anthony T. Reddick
4. Reginald V. Smith
5. Bing Jie Yang
6. Thomas C. Skuza
7. Marianne Manzitti
8. Peter Granath
9. Michael Gallagher
10. Christopher Koenig
11. Lee F. Hughes Jr
12. Shawanna Dearing
13. Tamara L. Copeland
14. Mian Q. Siddique
Oneida County
1. Brenda Kunze
2. Horst Kunze
Onondaga County
1. Richard M. Gerharz
2. Andrew D Coy Jr.
3. Jane M. Richards
4. Brian L. Person
5. Cheryl L. Bowens
6. Joanne Ruggireo
7. Scott Cooper
8. Howard Bethea
9. Rennie Rall
10. Anthony McCauliffe
11. Michele Piper
12. Laura Briggs
13. Yolanda Williams
14. Tyler T. Simon
15. Jennette Filicia
16. Trent L. McMillan
17. Nieisha Howington
18. Stephen Clemons Jr.
19. Cassandra Jones
20. Shon Barbee
21. Joann Osier
22. William Osier
23. Corey Hudson
24. Stacey Hand
25. David Fudge
26. Brandon LeMire
27. Wanda McKee
28. Cassandra Harris
29. Kelly Dunn
30. Jessica Gadson
31. Christina Tyler
32. Venus Godley
33. Antonia Wright
34. Michael Ryan
35. Jeremy Taylor
36. Justin O’Hara
37. Ivan Medina-Otero
38. Austin Dooley
39. Shenandoah Gilbert
40. Myra Edwards
41. Jermaine T. Scott
42. Joseph Judware Jr.
Orange County
1. Briant Carter
2. Deejay Atkins
3. Joselina Brucelis
4. Betsy Comacho-Morales
5. Paul Cox
6. Kevin Gould
7. Damarie Orfila
8. Jeanne Rogers
9. Jeanne Ryan
10. Jeffrey Scott
11. James Scott
12. Emiliano Zapata
Putnam County
1. Omer Fahim
2. Nuno Gouveia (AKA Nuno Afonso-Gouveia)
3. Caleb Shuk
4. Leslie V. Soto
5. Tammy Williams
Rensselaer County
1. Shaqkira K. Cole (No picture available)
Sullivan County
1. Jamie Coney
2. Ashley Young-Henderson
3. Francis Young-Henderson A/K/A Jeual Young
4. Anita Young
5. Kristy Young
6. William McKinzie
7. Gerard Kingeter
8. Rahiem J. Brown
9. Shameikc R. Sinclair
10. Anthony Nunnally
11. Natasha Nunnally
Ulster County
1. Michael Oramas
2. Eric Napoli
3. Gary Wayne Vogt
4. John Lewis Helmbold
5. Jessica Natalie
6. Ben Gary Treistman
7. Ramon L. Bruno
8. Nelson Ayala Diaz
9. Anthony Gonzalez (No picture available)
Westchester County
1. Joshua Burgo
2. Alex Thomassen
3. Alexander Cuevas
4. Michelle DiGennaro
5. Elton L. Skinner
6. Elizabeth A. Martin
7. Jaequann Gibbs
8. Alexander Petrov
Registered Animal Abusers In WNY
Gallery Credit: Yasmin Young
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