Town of Islip shelter accused of wrongly refusing to return dog

Eto is a special imported Belgian Malinois dog that can be worth up to $40,000 and is the type of canine favored by the U.S. Secret Service. The man who says he is Eto’s owner, Clifton Benjamin, of Brentwood, wants to know why the Town of Islip gave the dog away to a retired NYPD police officer after the dog ended up in the local animal shelter. Benjamin and his attorney filed a $1 million lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Town of Islip, demanding it pay him damages and return 2-year-old Eto. Credit: Barry Sloan; Photo Credit: Clifton Benjamin