Twenty volunteers who have been helping take care of the five horses siezed in Central Islip on September 28, 2008 are being commended today by the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Here's the coverage from New York Newsday:
Neglected horse care-takers to be commended
By Nia-Malika Henderson
October 18 — A group of young people who are helping to nurse five neglected, starved horses back to health will be commended Sunday by the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, officials said.
About 20 young people have volunteered their time "to give the horses the care, love and affection" the animals need, according to a release Saturday from the SPCA.
The Suffolk SPCA seized the horses from a Central Islip barn last month. They were suffering from severe, long-term neglect, were grossly underweight and had hoof infections and other maladies.
On Sunday at Indian Head Ranch in Huntington, where the horses known as the "C.I. Five" are recuperating, SPCA officials will present the youths with certificates and letters to their schools commending them for community service.
The horses' owner, Salvatore Gandolfo, 55, of Aquebogue is charged with five counts of torturing and injuring animals.
Gandolfo, who has pleaded not guilty, subsequently relinquished ownership of the horses to the SPCA. He is scheduled to appear in Suffolk District Court on Oct. 28.
The SPCA still is seeking donations to help fund the animals' care, the organization said.
HONORS FOR HORSE HELPERS
By Nia-Malika Henderson
October 19, 2008 — HONORS FOR HORSE HELPERS. A group of young people who are helping to nurse five neglected, starved horses back to health will be commended today by the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, officials said. About 20 young people have volunteered their time "to give the horses the care, love and affection" the animals need, according to a release yesterday from the SPCA. The Suffolk SPCA seized the horses from a Central Islip barn last month. They were grossly underweight and had hoof infections and other maladies. Today at Indian Head Ranch in Huntington, where the horses are recuperating, SPCA officials will present the youths with certificates and letters to their schools commending them. The horses' former owner, Salvatore Gandolfo, 55, of Aquebogue, is charged with five counts of torturing and injuring animals. He is scheduled to appear in Suffolk District Court on Oct. 28
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