07/01/2025
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Update: Reward $5,000
JUSTICE FOR THIS INNOCENT PUPPY
The Suffolk County SPCA is committed to finding justice for this deceased puppy found in a backpack. Someone out there knows something and we need your help to bring the person responsible to justice.
On November 14, 2024, the Suffolk County SPCA was notified of a tragic discovery: a backpack containing the severely emaciated remains of a deceased French or English bulldog, estimated to be between six months and one year old. The backpack was found on Miller Place-Yaphank Road, north of Whiskey Road in the woods in Miller Place.
The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for this heinous act of animal cruelty. SPCA Detectives are actively canvassing the area for witnesses or information related to this crime.
The New York State Humane Association has pledged an additional $1.000 to the reward for information leading to the the arrest and conviction of the person or or persons responsible for the abandonment of a deceased and emaciated, young French/English Bulldog found in a backpack in the woods on Miller Place-Yaphank Road.
An anonymous donor has generously added $1,000 to the reward increasing the the total to $5,000.
If you have any information, please contact the Suffolk County SPCA at 631-382-7722.
Chief Gross emphasized that animal cruelty will not be tolerated in Suffolk County:
“If you witness any act of animal cruelty or neglect, please report it immediately to the Suffolk County SPCA. Together, we can ensure justice for these innocent animals.”
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