BRIARCLIFF MANOR – The SPCA of Westchester
has arrested a North White Plains woman on a charge that she dumped a
severely neglected dog at the Valhalla Animal Hospital on the evening
of June 18.
According to SPCA Humane Law Enforcement Unit Director Ernest Lungaro,
Jean Regan, 58, was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and abandonment
of an animal.
The dog, Roxy, was seen by Valhalla Animal Hospital veterinarian John
Credaroli, who described the dog’s condition as one of the worst
examples of neglect he has ever seen. The dog’s coat was matted
and saturated in urine and feces to the extent that she suffered burns
on her feet and peri-anal area from the urine. She had to be sedated so
that a groomer could remove the matting.
The seven-year-old dog also suffered from inflamed gums and rotten teeth
as well as overgrown nails that were growing into the pads of her paws.
Due to the amount of hair grown around her ears, it is believed Roxy was
unable to hear.
The dog has already been adopted, said Lungaro.
