Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022
Between September 2013 and 2022, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) received 2783 suspected animal cruelty cases involving 5745 animals through a partnership with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). These cases involved dogs (2271/2783, 82%), cats (408/2783...
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| description | Between September 2013 and 2022, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) received 2783 suspected animal cruelty cases involving 5745 animals through a partnership with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). These cases involved dogs (2271/2783, 82%), cats (408/2783, 15%), and other species (104/2783, 4%). Dogs were most likely to be presented for suspected neglect (1424/2271, 63%), and cats for suspected non-accidental injury (233/408, 58%). Animals were most often presented by law enforcement (1018/2783, 37%), municipal shelters (383/2783, 14%), and veterinarians (311/2783, 11%). These findings contribute to understanding neglect as a commonly reported type of animal cruelty. Cruelty toward cats appears less well understood and may be under-reported or more severe, requiring further research and attention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca0b1205f35e43fb9edddfcc2b7c3efb2025-03-12T13:52:14ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152025-02-0115566210.3390/ani15050662Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022Shiny Caldwell0Emily Patterson-Kane1Elizabeth Brandler2Maya Gupta3Randall Lockwood4American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY 10018, USAAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY 10018, USAAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY 10018, USAAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY 10018, USAAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY 10018, USABetween September 2013 and 2022, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) received 2783 suspected animal cruelty cases involving 5745 animals through a partnership with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). These cases involved dogs (2271/2783, 82%), cats (408/2783, 15%), and other species (104/2783, 4%). Dogs were most likely to be presented for suspected neglect (1424/2271, 63%), and cats for suspected non-accidental injury (233/408, 58%). Animals were most often presented by law enforcement (1018/2783, 37%), municipal shelters (383/2783, 14%), and veterinarians (311/2783, 11%). These findings contribute to understanding neglect as a commonly reported type of animal cruelty. Cruelty toward cats appears less well understood and may be under-reported or more severe, requiring further research and attention.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/5/662animal crueltycompanion animalsNew York City |
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| title | Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022 |
| title_full | Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022 |
| title_fullStr | Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022 |
| title_short | Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022 |
| title_sort | animal cruelty in new york city cruelty cases presented to the aspca in partnership with the nypd 2013 2022 |
| topic | animal cruelty companion animals New York City |
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