Saturday, December 2, 2017

New York: Marcos Perez, 27, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Police Say He Abandoned His Pit Bull Locked Inside A Shed In Freezing Temperatures

NEW YORK -- An investigation by the Ontario County Humane Society has resulted in charges against a 27 year old Farmington man.

The Humane Society received a complaint about a dog that was locked inside of a shed on Third Street and could be heard barking by neighbors.


It was determined a 4 year old Pit bull belonging to Marcos F. Perez was locked inside of a 37 degree shed without food or water for two days.

The dog, named Blade, was found inside a wire metal cage without any bottom, bedding or insulation that was filled with feces.

Perez was charged with failure to provide sustenance to a confined animal and cruelty to an animal.

The Humane Society is providing care to Blade.




(Finger Lakes Daily News - December 01, 2017)