Hempstead, NY - December 29th, 2013 - The Nassau County SPCA is offering a $2,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for abandoning more than two dozen baby chicks in a box outside Petland Discounts on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead, NY on Friday.
"It's absolutely animal cruelty and abandonment," stated Det. Bob Sowers of the Nassau County SPCA, "People who have animals have an obligation to provide proper sustenance, a healthy, warm and safe environment."
Anyone with information on this act of animal cruelty is urged to call the Nassau County SPCA at 516-THE-SPCA. All calls will be kept confidential.
To Report Animal Cruelty call 516-THE-SPCA, email crueltystoppers@ncspca.us or use their online form.
About Nassau County SPCA
Located in Nassau County, New York, The Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a 501(c) (3), nonprofit organization originally designed to protect animals in the county from abuse and neglect, and to provide basic welfare. We hold special authority to enforce NYS Agriculture & Markets Law, and all other state and local humane laws. We are the only animal protection agency officially designated to operate within the county's borders.
The NCSPCA is a volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue, care and placement of needy animals. The Society is run entirely by unpaid volunteers and its operations have been historically funded through contributions solicited from the public and through corporate grants.
The NCSPCA receives no public funding, is in no way affiliated with, a subdivision of or funded by any other local, state or national organization and every contribution, large or small, helps to provide the critical care needed to help homeless, abused and neglected animals in Nassau County. The continued success of each program relies entirely on donations. No money given to any other spca organization aids or benefits the NCSPCA. Your generous contribution will help the NCSPCA in all of its efforts.