The Broome County Sheriff's office responded to 310 Beckwith Ave. on July 8, to check on the welfare of dogs in the basement of the home.
On Tuesday, deputies announced the arrest of 61-year old Gaetana Stamos, the dog owner. She was charged with 22 counts of failure to provide proper sustenance/cruelty to animals. She was arraigned at the Town of Union Court and remanded on $3,000 cash bail.
The Broome County Humane Society had to wear hazmat gear to get the dogs out of the home.
According to Sheriff's Office, the dogs were living in the basement of the residence, confined to a few small rooms. The dogs had been living in their own feces and urine with little or no food available; many had not been outside in 3 weeks or more.
Deputies said the dogs had a variety of health problems due to the lack of medical treatment and overall poor living conditions they were in.
The dogs suffered from urine scalding, eye infections, ear infections, fleas, malnutrition, scales and serious fecal matting.
Some dogs were determined to be blind and/or deaf. One dog was euthanized due to his extremely poor health and medical condition, according to officials.
The Humane Society worked with local veterinarians to obtain medical treatment for the dogs, as well as physical examinations. Local groomers also assisted with bringing the dogs back to good health.
Stamos relinquished ownership of the dogs to the Humane Society prior to her arrest. The Humane Society will continue to care for the dogs until they are ready to be adopted into a new home.
(WBNG - July 21, 2015)
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