Oct 2022 – — Joelier A. Santiago was arraigned in Buffalo City Court on two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and two counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance when a 10-month-old female puppy died from her injuries. Another 2-month-old male puppy was unresponsive when he was taken to a vet clinic before being transferred to a critical care unit and a veterinarian determined he suffered severe bruising caused by excessive force and non-accidental injury.  Santiago is scheduled to return for a felony hearing and he was released on his own recognizance as the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail. The judge issued a temporary order that prevents him from owning or caring for any animals while his criminal case remains pending.