Emaciated, Sick Dog Left Outside With No Water, Shelter: SPCA

MASTIC, NY — A Mastic man was charged with animal cruelty after he left his dog outside without water or shelter, the Suffolk County SPCA said.

The dog appeared to be ill, the SPCA said.

According to Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County SPCA, said that SPCA officers responded to complaints in June and found that Tyrell D. Kearse, 31, of 87 Wood Avenue in Mastic, was keeping his 6-year old white female pit bull Tempest outside and that she needed veterinary care.

Kearse was given a warning and was given time to take Tempest to a veterinarian and to provide an outside shelter for her, Gross said. When an investigator visited the location on Tuesday, he found Tempest outside with no shelter or water, Gross said.

The dog also was found to be so thin that her ribs and hind bones were visible; she also had untreated sores on her tail, Gross said.

Tempest was seized by SPCA officers and taken to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter, Gross said.

Kearse was charged with violating Section 353 of NYS Agriculture & Markets Law: failure to provide proper sustenance, a misdemeanor; he is scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip on August 10, the SPCA said.