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A Gabriels man was
arrested this week after police allegedly found numerous
malnourished animals on his property.
State Police in Ray
Brook, in conjunction with the Tri-Lakes Humane Society and the
Franklin County District Attorney’s Office, investigated a cruelty
to animals complaint on the Rainbow Lake Road in Gabriels on
Tuesday.
The Humane Society
removed one horse, eight chickens, four cats, a dog, two peacocks, a
cockatiel and one guinea pig due to what police described as their
malnourished condition, unsanitary living conditions and numerous
untreated injuries.
The owner of the
animals, 62 year-old John J. Guest, was arrested for misdemeanor
failure to provide proper care to an animal.
He was also charged
with one count of endangering the welfare of a child, also a
misdemeanor.
Police say the child
in question was taken into custody by Franklin County Child
Protective Services.
Guest was scheduled
to be arraigned on the charges and, police said, will face further
court action in the future.
The animals were
removed from his property and taken to the Tri-Lakes Humane Society
shelter in Saranac Lake.
Police said the
animals were being checked by a veterinarian and provided any
necessary medical care.
-Chris Knight, 6-4-09
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