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Official: Emaciated dog rescued from Coram home

Queenie, an emaciated mastiff rescued from a Coram

Photo credit: Courtesy of Guardians of Rescue | Queenie, an emaciated mastiff rescued from a Coram house, starts her long recovery at the Grady Animal Hospital in Sayville. (Feb. 25, 2013)

A dog named Queenie was found "beyond emaciated" in a bedroom of a Coram home, deprived of food and water for about three weeks, authorities estimated, even though an open bag of dog food was spotted in the kitchen.

The mastiff was lying on her side, unmoving, behind the closed door of an overheated bedroom Saturday, her nostrils clogged and sealed by crusty mucus, said Robert Misseri, president...

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