A New York man has been arrested by SPCA Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit (HLE) after disturbing and graphic video evidence showed him violently abusing two dogs.
Roger Andrews of Yonkers, New York, was arrested on November 18 in collaboration with Yonkers Police Officers Fagan and Sousa. Andrews has since been charged with two counts of animal cruelty.
It is estimated that, every year, 10 million animals die from abuse in just the United States alone. Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)+ and analyzed by the team at Onevet.ai found that Texas reported the highest number of animal abuse offenses in 2021, followed by Delaware and Virginia.
The SPCA’s HLE Unit, led by Director Ernest Lungaro, initiated the investigation after receiving the security camera footage that captured shocking acts of abuse.The video showed the man “severely beating” a male puppy named Champ, with the dog being whipped …