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Attorney: Manorville woman innocent of cruelty charge

Originally published: August 26, 2010 2:09 PM
Updated: August 26, 2010 9:35 PM
By CARL MACGOWAN AND JOHN VALENTI.  carl.macgowan@newsday.com,, john.valenti@newsday.com

Mona Kanciper, 48, was arrested and charged with

Photo credit: Suffolk County SPCA | Mona Kanciper, 48, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty for euthanizing dogs improperly and without a veterinarian's license, the Suffolk County SPCA said. (Aug. 26, 2010)

The head of a Manorville horse rescue operation illegally euthanized three dogs at the farm, killing at least one in the presence of two children, Suffolk authorities said Thursday.

Mona Kanciper, 48, choked one dog to death when she was unable to kill the animal with euthanasia drugs, said Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Kanciper...

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