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ASPCA Announces Arrest of Staten Island Man Involved in Automobile Accident with 5-Month-Old Puppy

December 31,2008

ASPCA Media Contact

NEW YORK, December 31, 2008 - Last Friday, December 27, Humane Law Enforcement agents of the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) arrested Rafael Lauda in front of 78 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island on multiple charges stemming from an automobile accident.

On December 3, the suspect was driving an automobile which struck and injured a five-month-old dog being walked by its owner. The suspect left the scene of the accident and did not provide any information to the pet’s owner.

Lauda, 22, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury to animal and driving with a suspended license.

The dog died soon after the accident at a nearby animal hospital.

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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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