Holtsville, NY - January 19, 2017 - The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for dumping a black, male pit bull out of a vehicle on the corner of Elmhurst St. and Washington Ave. in Holtsville. Suffolk County SPCA Detectives are investigating this blatant act of animal cruelty.
Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk County SPCA, said that on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at approximately 8:30 pm a good samaritan contacted Suffolk Police Dept. who was able to secure the dog and transport the dog to an animal hospital. The dog was covered with dried blood and suffered a laceration. Witnesses say the dog was thrown from a silver 4 door vehicle.
We can use the public's help. We urge anyone with information to contact the Suffolk County SPCA so that we are able to bring the individual(s) responsible for this blatant act of animal cruelty to justice.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Suffolk County SPCA at 631-382-7722. All calls will be kept confidential.