On April 14, Special Agent Paul Lai arrested 39-year-old Bryan Smith for animal cruelty after his basset hound, Archie, was found with a deep head wound.
Allegedly the dog was hit with a beer bottle when Smith was fighting with another person who lived in the apartment on 59th St. in Queens.
Although authorities believe the other person hit the dog, Smith was arrested for failing to get the pooch medical attention, said ASPCA Special Agent Joseph Pentangelo. The investigation into the person who allegedly hit Archie continues.
Archie was brought to the ASPCA hospital, where he is recovering after receiving eight stitches in his head.
Pentangelo said they are hoping to help the dog, who has a sweet disposition, find a new home. Case UpdatesArchie, the 3 1/2-year-old basset hound that substained injuries from a beer bottle, has been adopted into a loving home. | Source: ASPCA - April 14, 2006 Update posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 6:55PM |
A Queens woman was busted yesterday for allegedly smashing a beer bottle on the head of a helpless basset hound.
Maureen Himmel, 37, of 59th St., Queens, was charged with felony aggravated animal cruelty as she left Rikers Island, where she had been held on an unrelated drug charge. The dog, Archie, received eight stitches and is recovering | Source: NY Daily News - April 29, 2006 Update posted on May 1, 2006 - 6:14PM |
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