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Rewards Top $10K for Info on Swan, Turtle Abuse


Swan shot with arrow (Suffolk County SPCA)

The rewards for information leading to an arrest in the recent cases of a recently impaled swan and turtle have increased to more than $10,000 each.

Suffolk County SPCA officials said that public outrage over the two cases on the East End in the past month has sparked a spike in donations.


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A $12,500 reward is being offered for information on the case of a turtle found in Sag Harbor on July 5 with a 10 penny nail driven through it.

Turtle stabbed with nail (Suffolk County SPCA)

An $11,000 reward is being offered for information on the case of a swan found shot with an arrow near Indian Island Park in Riverhead last Friday.

Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk County SPCA called the acts of animal cruelty against wildlife disturbing.

Both animals were treated at Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays.

Anyone with information can contact the Suffolk County SPCA at 631-382-7722. All calls will be kept confidential.

 

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