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ASPCA Announces Arrest of Queens Man for Neglecting Dog

Starved female pit bull found dead in 90-degree heat

August 06,2010

ASPCA Media Contact

NEW YORK—Humane Law Enforcement agents of the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) arrested Far Rockaway Queens resident Adalberto Fuentes yesterday for neglecting his 10- to 12-month-old female pit bull.
 
The dog was found dead in a Queens backyard by ASPCA Special Agent Debbie Ryan on July 7.  Veterinary reports indicate the dog had a skeletal appearance and was starved.  Neglect, coupled with extreme heat, which reached the upper 90s that day, were the apparent causes of death.

Fuentes, 23, was charged with one count of cruelty to animals and faces up to a year in prison if convicted.
 

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Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animal welfare. One million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501 [c] [3] not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. The ASPCA, which is headquartered in New York City, offers a wide range of programs, including a mobile clinic outreach initiative, its own humane law enforcement team, and a groundbreaking veterinary forensics team and mobile animal CSI unit. For more information, please visit www.aspca.org.

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