Crime & Safety
Suffolk Man Left 4 Dogs Out In Below-Freezing Temperature: SPCA
The man was also arrested last summer in connection with leaving his four dogs outside during a 90-degree day, the SPCA says.
MELVILLE, NY — A Melville man was arrested on Monday in connection with leaving his four dogs outside in sub-freezing temperatures during the recent cold spell, the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced.
Michael Kaplow, 79, of Melville, was accused of keeping his dogs penned in a fenced-off area of the yard without any access to an indoor or heated facility, Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk SPCA, said. An officer had responded to the home and found the dogs outside in the 26-degree weather, the SPCA said.
Kaplow was charged with one count of violating section 299-51 of the Suffolk County Code, which is an unclassified misdemeanor. He is due to appear in First District Court in Central Islip on Jan. 28.
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Kaplow was arrested in July 2020, when he was accused of leaving his four dogs outside for more than six hours while he wasn't home during a 90-degree day, the SPCA said.
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