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.

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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

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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

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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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