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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Vernon Downs has announced that they will be resuming racing this weekend.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  A central New York racetrack is set to resume limited racing after being put under quarantine because of horses found to be infected with what can be a deadly virus.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  An outbreak of horse herpes has shut down racing temporarily at Vernon Downs in central New York.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A puppy, found with it's legs sawed off by an abuser, gets fitted for a prosthetic limb.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  After an abused pit bull was euthanized last weekend, Cuse Pit Crew quickly began a petition calling on Senator Valesky to help them strengthen animal abuse laws.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Animal activists are speaking out after a Syracuse pit bull was found so badly treated and malnourished she had to be euthanized.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Police say a New York City man kicked a seagull that later had to be euthanized.

Monday, June 06, 2011  Animal cruelty investigators continue looking into what they are calling one of the worst cases of animal neglect they've ever seen.

Thursday, March 10, 2011  Matt's Memo:  Matt Mulcahy blogs about the hope Angel brought to a community praying for her to survive the horrid care of her owner that dumped her on a country road.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  A North Country woman is facing felony charges for allegedly leaving a dog stuffed in a plastic bag on the side of the road.

Friday, February 11, 2011  Investigators in St. Lawrence County are investigating a horrific case of animal neglect. On Tuesday, a passerby found 1-year-old female Terrier mix tied inside a garbage bag on a snowbank along County Route 19 in the town of Hermon.

Friday, November 12, 2010  A family in Oneida Castle had quite a scare this week when an escaped Capuchin monkey ran into their yard.

Saturday, September 25, 2010  An Amish kennel owner was fined $300 after pleading guilty to 74 counts of inhumane destruction of dogs for using a makeshift gas chamber to euthanize animals with carbon monoxide.

Friday, August 27, 2010  New York agricultural officials say a horse in Central New York contracted the first confirmed case statewide this year of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare viral disease that can also strike humans.