Friday, January 31, 2014

Former animal control officer charged with animal neglect

NEW YORK -- A Brant Lake man who formerly served as Horicon’s town justice and animal control officer was charged Monday night with neglecting a dog, police said.

Joseph B. Dooris, 54, of Pease Hill Road was charged with misdemeanor neglect of an animal and a non-criminal count of failure to provide appropriate shelter for dogs, according to the State Police public information website.

The charges stem from complaints that Dooris left two mixed breed dogs outside for days at a time in inadequate plastic shelters and without fresh food or water. Food and water found with the animals had been frozen for as long as five days, authorities said.

State Police received a complaint about the dogs’ situation on Jan. 23, and troopers worked with Queensbury Animal Control Officer Jim Fitzgerald.

Dooris surrendered the dogs to Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald said the dogs have some medical problems but are expected to recover. They were being treated at Glens Falls Animal Hospital.

Dooris was arraigned Monday night and released pending prosecution in Horicon Town Court.

Dooris served as Horicon’s animal control officer for a period of years in the 1990s, and was town justice between 1990 and 1996.

He also was a Horicon town councilman for several years, until he lost a bid for re-election in 2011.
Dooris could not be reached for comment Tuesday. No listed phone number could be found for him.

(Post Star - January 28, 2014)

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