LI Woman Kept 10 Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions: SPCA

HAUPPAUGE, NY - A Hauppauge woman was charged on Tuesday with animal cruelty after keeping 10 dogs in "deplorable" conditions, according to the Suffolk SPCA.

Helen Mallazzo, 65, was arrested after detectives found the dogs, including 5 puppies, were kept in unsanitary conditions, the SPCA said.

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The animals were transported by the Islip Town Shelter.

One of the dogs, a three-week-old puppy, was rushed to an emergency hospital in critical condition, the SPCA said.

Photo courtesy of Suffolk SPCA

Mallazzo's house was deemed uninhabitable and condemned by Islandia Village Fire Marshal, according to the SPCA.

In 2015, she was also charged with animal cruelty by the Suffolk County SPCA for neglecting her emaciated horses, the SPCA.

She was convicted and is currently on the Suffolk County Animal Abuse Registry. Being in possession of animals is a probation violation.

Mallazzo's sentence did not include probation. She is due to appear in First District Court in Islip on June 24.