For the Love of Animals
April 2024 – Linda Hart (79) faces charges of animal cruelty after officials received a report and executed a search warrant of suspected animal abuse. According to the SCPA, a search found 49 animals at her residence in unsanitary and dangerous conditions. The Town labeled the residence as uninhabitable.
Date of Birth: October 22, 1949
May 2024 – In response to a report of animal cruelty, troopers found more than two dozen dead animals. They also found 107 neglected animals. These animals included horses, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, dogs, cats and a llama. Four people are facing a total of 210 charges, including felonies, over Agriculture & Markets Law violations….
September 2025 Maxwell pleaded guilty to a total of six counts, including aggravated cruelty to animals, fifth-degree arson, and tampering with physical evidence. He was held at the Albany County Jail ahead of his sentencing. Latisha Ellis, 33, previously accepted a plea deal; no jail time and five months probation. She is also not allowed…
February 2025. Brian J. Fleming (64) and Theresa E. Fleming (61) were both arrested at SP Richfield Springs after New York Police executed a search warrant. Police found eight dogs, thirteen cats and one turtle need of immediate medical care. They were all turned over to the Susquehanna SPCA. Each have been charged with: 11 counts of the Agriculture…
Convicted: July 21, 2024
October 2024 – Wattie Folk (55) was sentenced for locking seven dogs inside of an apartment that he set on fire, killing two of the dogs and severely injuring five. Folk was sentenced to prison time as well as a 10-year animal ownership ban, and registration on the New York City Animal Cruelty Registry. Fold…
DOB: 04/01/1946 Aug 2023 – Brian Edwards was charged with animal cruelty by Putnam County SPCA Detectives and was arraigned in Town of Patterson Justice Court for severely neglecting a nine-year-old mini- poodle. Detectives responded to a call in the Putnam Lake section and found a 13.8 lb mini-poodle with extremely matted fur. The dog…
Convicted: March 25, 2024
February 2024 – Convicted – Domingo pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge and received a sentence that included 15 days in jail and three years of probation. The judge also ordered Domingo not to be able to own, harbor or have custody of any animal for a period of five years. May 2023 – Philip…
November 2024 – Christopher DiGiovanna, 42, was charged with 11 counts of animal abuse, as well as neglect, when Suffolk County police and Town of Brookhaven Animal Control and Code Enforcement executed a search warrant in his Centereach home and found 11 malnourished pups. According to the SCSPCA, preliminary tests revealed that at least two of…
3/16/2021, Nassau County County SPCA seized 11 puppies from a locked, unattended puppy store in Baldwin. The store, Puppy 4 You, is not licensed in Nassau County or with New York State. It appeared the dogs were left inside alone for some time. The puppy store owner, Pecardy Delone (26), of Baldwin was charged under…
Convicted June 2024
Convicted 02/06/2023 within the City of Niagara Falls Court by the Niagara County DA’s Office
December 2024 – Patricia Crossman (73) was arrested by New York State Police and charged her with 21 counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals as well as failure to provide proper sustenance. According to investigators they found and removed 21 cats living in deplorable conditions in the house and surrounding buildings. Crossman was issued…
March 2026 – Davis (59) was arrested in Plattsburgh for allegedly violating her probation for allegedly having 17 dogs in her care, a violation of her probation. She also allegedly crossed state lines. January 2025 – Hillary Davis was sentenced to probation for five years after being convicted of abusing and neglecting 49 animals. According to the…
08/2023 – Michael Cornelious (33) was charged and convicted (11/21/2023) by the City of Niagara Falls Court for abandoning two dogs in a field. It was determined that one of the dogs had a chain embedded in the skin around its neck.
convicted of animal abuse and neglect crimes to the Rensselaer County Legislature.
Convicted of animal abuse and neglect – Rensselaer County Legislature
Convicted 04/13/2023 within the City of Niagara Falls Court by the Niagara County DA’s Office
Joy A. Bickert, 49, was arraigned in Orchard Park Town Court where she faces one count of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; one count of failure to provide proper sustenance; and one count of confinement of companion animals in vehicles: extreme temperatures.
Jan 2025 – The animal cruelty case against Penny Berk has been postponed. Her attorney requested a delay, which was granted. Nov. 2024 – Penny Berk was arrested on two additional counts of animal cruelty, bringing the total number of counts against her to seven. Berk has pleaded not guilty.10/2024 – The SPCA Westchester Humane…
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Feb 2025 – Dawn Cameron (42), and Dustin H. Bush (39) were charged with animal cruelty after authorities said they found 11 dogs living in a city home in “deplorable conditions.” A search warrant was secured to gain entry into the residence where authorities discovered 11 dogs, including one 4-year-old female pitbull, three female juvenile pitbulls…
Date of Birth: June 26, 1989
June 2025 – Malik Moore (46) was arrested after police officers responded to complaints of a dog owner picking up an adult female dog and slamming her onto the pavement. It was allegedly discovered that Moore had thrown the dog several times, causing her to sustain cuts and scabs on her head, and also injuring her…