ASPCA cops make arrest in case of abandoned puppy dog


Posted on Aug 4, 2008
By Julia Szabo

As reported in the New York Post, the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement division - the famous cops of Animal Planet's "Animal Precinct" - have an arrest in the case of an abandoned puppy left to die on a New York City sidewalk.  

On July 25, HLE arrested Russell H. Hobbs of the Bronx for the crime of abandoning his Pit Bull puppy. Earlier in the month, on July 3, Hobbs brought Lucy to the ASPCA Bergh Memorial Hospital, where the dog was diagnosed with canine parvovirus. The disease is fatal if untreated.  

Unable to afford veterinary care for the dog, Hobbs was advised to complete an application for financial support, but he declined. Despite being warned that his dog would die, he took her, tied her to a nearby basement doorknob, and left the scene. After four days of treatment in the intensive care unit of the ASPCA's hospital, Lucy died.

Hobbs had two earlier felony convictions for armed robbery and grand larceny. He was found guilty the first time and pleaded guilty the second time, when he was also charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child. 
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