79-Year-Old Long Island Woman Charged with 49 Counts of Animal Cruelty
Authorities discovered nearly 50 pets living in squalid conditions inside the woman's condemned home, marking one of the region's worst animal abuse cases.
- Linda Hart, 79, faces 49 charges of animal cruelty after Suffolk County SPCA found her Ronkonkoma home filled with pets living in their own waste.
- The investigation began with a complaint about a few dogs but revealed a much graver situation, including dogs, cats, and parrots in deplorable conditions.
- Rescue operations involved multiple agencies, including a hazmat team, due to the unsanitary and hazardous environment inside the home.
- The home was declared uninhabitable, and the animals, severely neglected, are not yet ready for adoption.
- Hart is ordered to appear in court on April 22, facing up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine per charge.
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