The poor pets owned by June Wiggins, in Crown Heights, were once again stuck outside Sunday night, with temperatures in the 30s and snow still piled up from the monster snow storm, a neighbor told the Daily News.
“The dogs were out all night, they were whimpering,” said Evelyn Costa, who filmed a viral video of one dog crying in the cold Saturday night.
“The nightmare continues. Blizzard or no blizzard, those dogs have been abused for years.”
Cops came to Wiggins’ home on President St. Saturday, after a call from a neighbor, then returned Sunday to follow up. Wiggins was issued a C summons, which could lead to 15 days in jail after another infraction, and told she would lose her pets if she didn’t bring them inside, police said.
She let the dogs — 14-year-old Prince, who is blind, and 15-year-old Egypt — into the house, only to cast them out again hours later.
The ASPCA said the dogs' living conditions are not "ideal," but still "do not meet the definition of animal cruelty as defined by the law, making seizure by the police impossible."
Instead, the animal care group said it will work with Wiggins to "improve conditions for the dog," although specific plans are unknown.
Costa said the nasty neighbor, who usually keeps to herself, has been inflicting harm on her two dogs for most of their lives. When pressed about her pet cruelty, Wiggins usually says she needs to pooches for protection, Costa said.
“She’s using them like fire alarms, not like pets,” she said.
“She says they’re there for protection? That’s a joke.”
Wiggins did not return calls for comment.
(New York Daily News - Jan 25, 2016)
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