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Two Animal Cruelty Incidents Lead To Arrests
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 10, 2011
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According to the ASPCA, two Queens women have been arrested and hit with animal cruelty charges in two separate, but equally disturbing, cases. Cherie Fillmore, of Jamaica, was caught after the carcass of her puppy pit bull was found chained to a metal railing outside her house. "The dog was starved, emaciated. All the fat and muscle had been exhausted. It would take weeks to get debilitated to that point," said ASPCA Asst. Director Joe Pentangelo.
The other woman, Desiree Powell, was arrested for allegedly battering her Yorkshire terrier puppy Chibi; she had put Chibi up for adoption in November, but veterinarians saw signs of abuse. They eventually discovered that the dog had sustained three leg fractures, two broken ribs and a hemorrhage to his right eye in just six months. Both women face animal cruelty misdemeanor charges, including up to a year in jail or a $1000 fine.
At the beginning of the month, Mayor Bloomberg signed two new pet-friendly bills into law, one of which bars pet owners from tethering their animals outside for longer than three hours in a continuous 12-hour period. You can track stories of pet abuse or report pet abuse in your area on pet-abuse.com.
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