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Lloyd Harbor horse breeder convicted in abuse case

Quick ReadErnest Paragallo was declared guilty Wednesday of 33 of 34 misdemeanor animal-cruelty counts by an upstate judge after a nonjury trial.

Thoroughbred breeder Ernie Paragallo, right, stands in court

Photo credit: AP Photo | Thoroughbred breeder Ernie Paragallo, right, stands in court with his attorney Michael Howard on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Catskill, N.Y. A judge convicted Paragallo on 33 of 34 misdemeanor animal cruelty counts in a nonjury trial in Greene County.

CATSKILL - A Lloyd Harbor thoroughbred breeder and owner was convicted Wednesday of mistreating dozens of malnourished horses on his Hudson Valley farm.

A judge convicted Ernie Paragallo on 33 of 34 misdemeanor animal-cruelty counts in a nonjury trial in Greene County.

Paragallo, 52, was charged after State Police and animal welfare investigators raided his farm in Coxsackie in April...

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