Dog Attack At Park In Stony Brook Registered With SPCA: Chief

STONY BROOK, NY — The attack by two unleashed dogs that bit a 74-year-old woman on the legs at a park in Stony Brook has been registered with the Suffolk Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Chief Roy Gross said.

It unfolded at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Strathmore Park, and the woman was taken by Setauket Rescue to Stony Brook University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Suffolk police.

The county's Department of Health Services was notified of the incident, a spokeswoman said.

An employee contacted the person responsible for the dogs, and it was determined that both dogs had current rabies vaccinations, she said.

"After 10 days, DHS staff will follow up to ensure that the animals are still healthy to rule out the risk of rabies and the need for preventive rabies treatment for the person who was bitten," she added.

A report of the incident and records for the dogs, which are owned by a Stony Brook resident, were sent to the Town of Brookhaven, police said.

Patch has reached out for more information.