05.25.2017 Outdoors SPCA seeks public’s help to locate newborn fawns The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is seeking the public’s help in locating one or two newborn fawns.
07.10.2015 Police Decapitated chickens found on Riverhead railroad tracks A Town of Riverhead employee found plastic bags containing three mutilated chickens on the railroad tracks near Hubbard Avenue Thursday morning.
05.03.2014 Environment Suffolk’s first ‘amnesty day’ for exotic pet owners May 10 Perhaps hoping to curb a recent trend of abandoning alligators on Long Island, authorities announced this week a first-ever “amnesty day” in Suffolk County for those who illegally own...
10.03.2013 Police SPCA: Kittens found with throats slashed downtown The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever slashed the throats of four kittens and threw them over...
12.31.2012 Police Amityville woman charged after puppies dumped in Riverhead Update: An Amityville woman is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly dumping two mange-ravaged puppies in Riverhead on Dec. 18, Suffolk County SPCA officials announced Sunday. One of the...
12.25.2012 Police Two pit bulls, one near death, dumped at Riverhead Animal Hospital The hunt is on for the person responsible for dumping two pit bulls in a window well at the Riverhead Animal Hospital overnight Dec. 18. The Suffolk County SPCA...
11.11.2012 News A ninth alligator has been found in Suffolk County Another alligator has been found in Suffolk County, the Suffolk County SPCA announced Sunday morning. This time, the reptile was found in a window well of a home on...
09.16.2011 Uncategorized Horse rescued from Calverton farm now ‘spry and alert’ Four months ago, Chester, a horse rescued from Abess Farm in Calverton, was so emaciated his ribs were visible and his hair was falling out in clumps, officials said....