"It is one of the most-disturbing animal-welfare cases that we have ever encountered," Animal Care Centers of NYC said.

Investigators, who did not identify the teenager, now 18, said they believed she had been sexually abused by her stepfather.

A Queens man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after at least 40 dogs were found crammed inside an apartment, according ...

Isaak Yadgarov, 37, was hit with 48 counts of cruelty to animals and 48 charges of neglecting an impounded animal — one for ...

Three dogs were rescued and their owners arrested after deputies found the animals living in distressing conditions during an ...

A woman has been arrested for allegedly placing a malnourished dog in a trash bag and abandoning it in a dumpster outside an ...

Three Shih Tzus were seized from a local home after sheriffs noticed they had severely matted fur and were covered in feces, ...

When they arrived at the seventh floor apartment, they found 48 dogs and ... bad,' one neighbour told the New York Post. 'We all assumed there were two or three dogs in there, we would never ...

According to the NYPD, 37-year-old Isaak Yadgarov was taken into custody Tuesday morning for allegedly hoarding 48 Belgian Malinois and German Shepherd dogs in an apartment on 62nd Road and ...