It’s now a crime for animal abusers to own pets in this LI county: ‘We’ve closed the loophole’

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It’s now a crime for animal abusers to own pets in this LI county: ‘We’ve closed the loophole’

Suffolk County animal abusers will now face jail time or steep fines if they continue to have pets, according to a new law signed last week — after a local cat house of horrors was uncovered.The county legislature voted to make pet-owning by convicted animal abusers a Class A misdemeanor, a crime that carries penalties of up to a year in jail or a $1,000 fine.“This bill will protect animals, and that’s why I’m signing it,” Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine told reporters at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge last week.“We have an obligation to care for our ..