Neglect - 23 English Setters Bliss, NY (US) Date: May 28, 2003 County: Wyoming Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Sheila J. Stellrecht Lee Stellrecht

Case ID: 1515 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in NY (US) « Back to Search Results Login to Watch this Case

A school principal and her husband have been charged with animal cruelty following the removal of 23 starving English setters from their home.

Sheila Stellrecht, 40, and her husband, Lee Stellrecht, 57, each were charged Thursday with 23 counts of failure to provide sustenance, said Wyoming County sheriff�s deputies and officials at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The SPCA took custody two weeks ago.

Sheila Stellrecht is principal of Pavilion Middle School. She was ordered to appear in Town Court in June. Lee Stellrecht is to appear in July.

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