These 70 Niagara County Animal Abusers Are Banned From Owning Pets

These 70 registered animal abusers in Niagara County are banned from owning pets or even watching an animal for other people. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office keeps a list of those convicted of abusing animals.

July is National Pet Hydration Awareness Month, which is part of one of the major forms of companion animal abuse. Pets are often forced to suffer from a lack of food and water, especially on hot days. According to the National Humane Education Society,

Failing to provide for an animal’s basic needs to the degree that the animal experiences intense suffering or death also qualifies as animal cruelty, regardless of the offender’s intent. For instance, continuous dog chaining, failure to supply an animal with necessary food, shelter, and veterinary care, confining an animal for long periods, leaving an animal in a hot car, and having more animals than be adequately cared for, all cause an animal intense suffering and death – even when the offender lacks to awareness to recognize it.

In 2015, the Niagara County Legislature created the Animal Abuser Registry. Anyone who gives an animal away or sells it must check the registry.

New York State laws identify various forms of abuse, including aggravated cruelty,

Aggravated cruelty to animals. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no justifiable purpose, he or she intentionally kills or intentionally causes serious physical injury to a companion animal with aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.

Other forms of animal abuse and cruelty include:

- Neglect
- Hoarding
- Fighting
- Beating
- Mutilation
- Burning

If you suspect animal abuse in Niagara Fall, you should report it to the Niagara County SPCA:

2100 Lockport Road
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
www.niagaraspca.org
716-731-4368

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Niagara County Registered Animal Abusers

1. Norma McGuire

2. Thomas Mayes

3. Heidi Anderson

4. Bernard J. Rogers Jr.

5. Kim Laskowski

6. Sarah J. Becker

7. Koenig, Michael

8. Olga Melkozerova

9. Iris Wieleba

10. Jamison Gaston

11. Brian Benjamin

12. John Rupert

13. Valerie Doxey

14. Sammy Medina Jr.

15. Terrance Davis

16. Kathleen Shelter

17. Gregory Slusser

18. Michael J. Freeman

19. Devon Kachelmeyer

20. Iselynn Johnson

21. Lee E. Berwick

22. Xavier Castillo

23. Sue McNaught

24. Bethany McNaught

25. Justin Hoffman

26. John Pichcuskie

27. Joseph Barwick

28. Dorothy Adama

29. Rosemary Messer

30. John Robert Feemster

31. Berten E. Garlic

32. Antwan Boykin

33. Henry M. Burg

34. Andrea C. Wozniak

35. Sherman S. Windom

36. Lydia J. Watson

37. Krestain Watson

38. Edward K. Vitaris

39. Shelby R. Tremblay

40. Anne E. Stamp

41. Latoya S. Scott

42. Ross Schul

43. Andrea L. Rice

44. Renee L. Pritchard

45. Timothy R. Neff

46. Cheryl K. Morgan

47. Kristy L. Licata

48. Jay T. Kenneth

49. Judy L. Keihl

50. Camillya L. Joseph

51. Samantha M. Jones

52. Jonathan Iveys

53. Robert J. Hamond

54. Lee Ann Gush

55. Deborah W. Graning

56. Ernest Ganshaw

57. Anthony L. Fusarelli

58. Danyel Freberg

59. Robyn L. Dawe

60. Maria L. Dawe

61. Dasha M. Davis

62. Steven J. Cuedek

63. Devin M. Conroy

64. Nicholas J. Certo

65. Dana D. Carr Jr.

66. Nicole Cain

67. Skyler Brooks

68. Alicia J. Bilby

69. Gordon Barrand

70. Lisa J. Achilli