The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals filed 90 charges of animal cruelty and neglect yesterday against the former director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter, claiming impounded animals lived in squalor under his care last year.
Former Director Robert Nesoff, who also is a member of the Bergen County chapter of the SPCA, was charged in 60 disorderly persons complaints and 30 civil complaints with failing to properly care for cats and dogs at the Teterboro facility he headed last year.
The state SPCA claims dogs and cats were deprived of adequate water, food was contaminated, conditions were constantly unsanitary, feces were allowed to accumulate next to feeding areas and the animals were forced to live in general squalor.
State SPCA Lt. Steve Shatkin and Capt. Frank Rizzo served the summonses upon Nesoff in Mahwah (Bergen County), New Jersey. The charges carry a maximum penalty of $90,000 in fines and more than eight years in jail if convicted.
Case Updates| Posted on Dec 13, 2005 - 1:33PM | According to an article posted in The Record Online, December, 2, 2004, Nesoff's title is now president of the Bergen County SPCA:
Bob Nesoff, president of the Bergen County SPCA, suggested a different method.
"I think requiring the prosecutors to keep a record of every dog bite in the county is somewhat overkill," he said. "A better way of doing it might be to require that there be a centralized reporting system through the local animal control officer or through the local police department." | | Source: The Record Online - December 2, 2004 |
| Posted on Dec 13, 2005 - 1:22PM | After a nine month search, county officials have selected Vivian A. Kiggins as director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter located in Teterboro.
Ms. Kiggins has a degree in zoology where she majored in mammalogy. She is a Ringwood resident and a coordinator of a non-profit animal assistance program.
After working for more than 22 years for animal welfare agencies, she will be paid $75,000 per year.
Since 2003, the shelter has had two directors. Bob Nesoff, a Democratic operative and animal cruelty officer, was appointed in February 2003 and was transferred to another county department after complaints by volunteers and employees and a failed state health inspection.
He was replaced by veterinarian Marianne Gallagher who was the first veterinarian ever to run this shelter. Dr. Gallagher resigned after three months in February 2004 after a fire in her Pennsylvania home that killed 48 animals that she kept there. A search committee was formed in February 2004 to find a new director.
In September 2003, the shelter failed a surprise inspection by the State Health Dept.which found animals living in filthy cages, poor ventilation and without enough water. | | Source: Teterboro Online - December 31, 2004 |
| Posted on Dec 13, 2005 - 1:14PM |
The director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter will be transferred to another county job, officials announced, three months after the shelter failed a state health inspection because of filthy conditions. Robert Nesoff will be transferred to an open position at the county Police and Fire Academy in Mahwah and will keep his $60,000-a-year salary, county officials said | | Source: The Record - December 4, 2003 |
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