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Case ID: 18713

Classification: Shooting, Neglect / Abandonment

Animal: cat

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Cat shot, duct taped in box with kittens, tossed in dumpster
Nassau, NY (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Oct 10, 2011
County: Rensselaer

Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Alleged
Case Images: 1 files available

Alleged: Ryan A. Dorr

State Police in Schodack have arrested a man for animal cruelty after a cat and her kittens were found in a box that was taped shut, and thrown in a dumpster.

43-year-old Ryan Dorr, of Nassau, has been charged with four counts of Abandoning an Injured Animal, all misdeanors. He plead not guilty in court on Thursday night.

Authorities said the mother cat and her three newborn kittens were found inside a dumpster near 3 Malden Street in Nassau, in a box duct taped closed. The mother cat had also been shot in the back with a pellet gun.

A resident of an apartment complex on Malden Street found the cats and called police.

While police say Dorr admitted to throwing the animals in the dumpster, they believe someone else shot the cat. That investigation is still ongoing.

Police say Dorr's girlfriend owned the cats.

In court, Dorr told the judge he thought the cat was dead.

"It's shocking," said Lisa Kennedy, Dorr's neighbor, and the person who found the cats.

Kennedy said she can't believe Dorr was behind the act. "It's someone that everyone knows, and knows as a wonderful person," she said.

At a nearby Cumberland Farms, Paul Dupier, a cashier started a collection to help pay for the cats medical bills. "She's paralyzed and she needs all the help she can get. And I love animals," Dupier said.

Dorr's bail is set at $2,500. If convicted, he could face up to one year in prison.

If you have any information on this case, call the New York State Police Schodack Bureau of Criminal Investigation at (518) 732-4644.

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