BEEKMANTOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) – The owner of a New York animal shelter where nearly 50 dogs were seized last year will not face jail time.
“Just for the record. This is just a sad situation that I am sorry for,” said Hilary Davis, the owner of A Canine Gem in Beekmantown.
Davis faced dozens of charges but a plea agreement reduced them down to just five: four counts of animal cruelty torture and one count of forgery.
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Davis was sentenced on Wednesday. She will be on probation for five years and cannot own pets aside from companion animals for 10 years.
Rebecca Moss-Patnode, the executive director of the Elmore SPCA which took in the dogs, says she doesn’t believe Davis is sorry for what she did.
“Honestly, I really question whether or not she was in rescuing for the right reasons and I am hesitant to claim that she feels the remorse that she does,” Moss-Patnode said.
Most of the dogs taken from the shelter have new homes. Two had to be put down.
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