Rocky, a 1 year old Pit Bull mix. (Courtesy Suffolk County SPCA)
BABYLON, NY – A Suffolk County man faces animal cruelty charges after his dog ends up in a shelter with serious injuries.
The Babylon Animal Shelter contacted the Suffolk County SPCA on Aug. 12 to report that a stray dog in their care was apparently molested, according to Roy Gross, Suffolk County’s SPCA chief. The 1 year old pit bull mix had a broken leg.
SPCA detectives opened an investigation that checked the footage by security cameras and spoke to potential witnesses, officials said.
Video from a surveillance camera showed a Wyandanch man lifting the dog over his head and knocking it to the ground, causing the dog to suffer a broken leg, Suffolk County SPCA said.
Investigators accused the man of cruelty to animals and of making a false testimony.
Suffolk County’s SPCA shared a photo of the recovering dog named Rocky, showing him with his right hind leg in a purple and white cast.
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