SPCA Chief: Two Cats Were Tortured, Killed in East Patchogue

The Suffolk County SPCA and Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to identify the individual(s) responsible for brutally torturing and killing a 4-6 month-old kitten and an adult cat in a residential neighborhood in East Patchogue.

Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County SPCA, said Monday that the two feral cats were found on Saturday, Oct. 10 on the lawn of a home on Corbin Avenue.

“This is a vicious, heinous act of animal cruelty and how anyone could do this to these innocent cats is beyond reason,” Gross said. “ Studies have shown that acts of violence, such as this, toward animals can be a precursor to violence against humans.”

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. And the NYSHA is also pledging an additional $1,000 reward upon arrest and conviction.

Since cats are companion animals, the perpetrator(s) of this crime will face felony animal cruelty charges, Gross said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County SPCA at 631-382-7722.