ASPCA Arrests Queens Woman for Neglecting, Starving Yorkie

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 4:15pm
Starving Dog

Hershey, before receiving treatment at the ASPCA's Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital

Today the ASPCA arrested Queens resident Grimilda Amil for allegedly neglecting and starving her three-year-old male Yorkshire terrier, who has been recovering under our care for nearly two months.

Amil brought her Yorkie, Hershey, to an ASPCA Mobile/Spay Neuter Clinic on June 27. Alarmed at Hershey’s condition, Clinic staff called our Humane Law Enforcement Agents, who quickly responded.

Amil relinquished ownership of Hershey to the ASPCA, and Agents transported the tiny dog to Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital.

There, veterinarians determined Hershey— whom they found to be emaciated, anemic and suffering from pressure sores—had been starved. At that time, Hershey weighed just 5.2 pounds. Today he weighs in at 10.1 pounds, a 94% increase!

Hershey is completing his recovery in a caring ASPCA foster home. When he’s ready, he’ll be made available for adoption.

Amil, 55, was charged with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. She is due in Queens Criminal Court on October 4. 

If you suspect you’ve witnessed animal cruelty, please don’t hesitate to report it.

Tags: 
Animal Cruelty
Humane Law Enforcement
NYC

Comments

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 01:20 — MMM (Visitor)
We should not champion eye for an eye punishment, because while it may be satisfying, hopefully we are better than that. If we use torture to punish, how are we any better than the abuser? We need to make sure that the person is punished in a humane way as well as educated (and possibly medicated...?) so that it will never happen again. And monitoring that this person is never allowed to own animals again.

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 03:19 — James Burtnett (Visitor)
Put them all on a Animal Abuse List!

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 07:14 — angela eckert (Visitor)
Why did this woman do this? I hope she is charged with a felony and not be allowed to own any more animals!

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 08:51 — nancy c little (Visitor)
hey why write or call any of the idgits (politicans),,,they do enough damage 2 the world, so they would do nuttin 2 help our little animals except probably have them put 2 sleep.

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 09:47 — Lori Turnbow (Visitor)
Every time I see or hear about a animal being abused it just tears my heart out and makes me want to cry over the unjustice of what people do to these helpless victims. God put these animals under man to take care of them and to show kindness! To all that abuse animals God will have them answer too. Thank you Lori

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 09:54 — joann (Visitor)
I may be wrong but this could be a second time for this woman in Queens who starved her dog, can you check to see it this is not a secont time with another dog that died. I incourage all to attend the court hearing, not that long ago a Spanish Queens woman took her dog to a local vet because she keep breaking the dogs legs over and over again. Vets must call in the law in such cases maybe these sickos follow black magic to commit such devil posessing evil because it is practice in Queens this sicko should get the max and never be allowed to have another dog along with up dating our old outdated animal cruelty laws to making animal abuse from a missdametor to a felony and the present laws on the book like pit fighting must be inforced for what good are laws if not in forced?

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 09:54 — Jenny (Visitor)
Thank you ASPCA staff for reporting this to the authorities and for arresting this heartless woman! This "person" shall never be allowed to have any animal and she deserves the highest jail time! Very glad that the dog is out of harm's way! Thank you!

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 12:02 — Jaime Perez (Visitor)
It just makes me so sick to hear when someone abuses an animal. How can people be so callous and uncaring? These precious creatures depend on us to live. There is no punishment strong enough to right these kinds of abuses. I hope people like this woman burn in hell.

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 13:42 — Cherie A. (Visitor)
No greater judgement...than God's punishment

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 15:08 — Lance Young (Visitor)
I'm going to give Amil a "slight" break as she at least thought about having the Yorkie neutered. With that in mind, I believe the judge should give her a suspended sentance with requirements going to some type of classes hopefully provided by the ASPCA PLUS 730 hours of community service with the ASPCA....that averages 2 hours per day for one year to be done.

Sat, 08/25/2012 - 21:36 — Patricia (Visitor)
God bless the ASPCA and their loving employees for taking such quick action to get this poor baby dog away from this monster. She definitely needs to feel that same pain and more.

Sun, 08/26/2012 - 08:19 — Diane DeLisle (Visitor)
I am so GLAD that there are more people think like I do...eye for eye...and I agree, these people should be punished as if it was a person..as o mother of six(6) rescues, they all greet me at the door when i get home from work...it's SO REWARDING.. and they love me as much(if not more)as I love them.

Sun, 08/26/2012 - 14:15 — Sue (Visitor)
There is no excuse for starving a pet. Honestly, how much would it cost to properly feed a small Yorkie? Not very much! It's really puzzling as to why she would bother taking Hershey to the ASPCA clinic for neutering....but could not bother to feed him. Anyway, hope she gets the maximum punishment. I wish we had been shown the "after" picture of Hershey.

Sun, 08/26/2012 - 16:14 — Mary (Visitor)
We should definitely create a National Registry of Offenders to animals. The laws also need to change making the penalties greater for offenders. All of it makes me nauseous. I'll look into establishing a Registry.

Sun, 08/26/2012 - 16:17 — scott (Visitor)
SHORT BUT TO THE POINT...........WE ARE IN 2012 I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE LAWS OF TODAY ARE NOT STRICKTER TO PROTECT OUR FURRY BIG AND SMALL FAMILY FRIENDS..............I JUST DON'T GET THIS SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sun, 08/26/2012 - 16:49 — Ann Piskorowski (Visitor)
I feel terrible for Hershey too. My husband is an animal cruelity law enforcement officer in out county. He is extremely busy. One of the reasons is he believes in teaching the owners how to take care of their pets! And 9 times out of 10, it works! The times that it doesn't, he finds foster homes to care for them until they ready for adoption. I Hershey's owners defense, she did take him to the vets to start with. So.there has to be more to the story than what we already know. I'm glad he is doing so well.

Sun, 08/26/2012 - 19:51 — Patricia Johnson (Visitor)
This is why impulse buying of animals should be outlawed. In my opinion, no one should be able to buy so much as a goldfish on impulse. Anyone who desires a pet should have to endure a 7-10 day waiting period before getting approval to get a pet. This needs to include breeders, pet shops, etc. That's why shelters have the right idea...background checks, home checks, etc. I know retail stores would not like this, but if a law was in place, this yorkie never would have gone through such torture. The woman involved in this case never would have passed the background check!

Mon, 08/27/2012 - 09:42 — Susan Hewitt (Visitor)
People who abuse animals should never, ever be able to adopt an animal again! Furthermore we NEED to enforce heavier fines on animal cruelty. This has stop! Breaks my heart every time I read about an animal being abused.

Mon, 08/27/2012 - 11:44 — Charlene Terrana (Visitor)
I agree with the others about punishing her! The laws need to be changed so that these scum will get serious jail time instead of what amounts to a slap on the wrist. I'm SO glad Hershey is fine now and you just know people will be fighting over him. Wish I could have a dog where I live, as I would put in my bid right now! What a great ending to what could have been a horrible tragedy.

Mon, 08/27/2012 - 12:58 — natercia furtado (Visitor)
I just dont understand why this is a misdemeanor charge!!!! she`ll just get a slap on the wrist & do it over again. We need to make examples out of these ppl that this behavior is UNACCEPTABLE!!! This lady should be criminally charged because she willingly abused this poor animal! I just don`t get it !! WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!! HOW MANY MORE POOR ANIMALS NEED TO SUFFER ?????

Mon, 08/27/2012 - 15:52 — Carol Brock (Visitor)
I am sure she had no problem with her weight. Maybe she should be treated like that poor little dog. Put her in a cell and deny her food. I hipe he finds a loving home soon and never has to suffer again. If the people who mistreat animals were more severly punished they might think twice about how they treat their animals.

Mon, 08/27/2012 - 22:13 — Cindy (Visitor)
Good riddance to bad rubbish! Hope they send her to jail for more than a year though!

Tue, 08/28/2012 - 03:04 — Venus (Visitor)
VOTE FOR HERSHEY FOUND ONLINE TODAY AUGUST 22 2012 ASPCA site. The owner relinquished ownership of Hershey to ASPCA after she brought the 3 year old Yorkie to Mobile/Spay Neuter Clinic in Queens, NY on June 27 totally emaciated -- he regained weight over 2 months - currently up to 10 lbs. His weight doubled in two months. The owner's name sounds like a witch too (Grimilda). She goes to Court on my birthday. Oct 4th. Good riddance to Grimilda. You should never own a dog -- or any pet for that matter -- pets are God's children too you know. I couldn't have children and I have two little dogs, Morgan and Garcia.

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 18:22 — Martha Kellogg (Visitor)
Amil. You starved your yorkie Hershey. For what? I can't believe you were only fined. I hope you rot and someone keeps food from you and let's see how you feel. This is a shameful situation ASPCA. We need to do more people. Let's stand up and get these idiots who abuse animals put in jail.

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 18:23 — Martha Kellogg (Visitor)
Amil. You starved your yorkie Hershey. For what? I can't believe you were only fined. I hope you rot and someone keeps food from you and let's see how you feel. This is a shameful situation ASPCA. We need to do more people. Let's stand up and get these idiots who abuse animals put in jail.

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 19:29 — Allen (Visitor)
I hope he's put up for adoption soon! I would love to have him. I already have one and I love him dearly!

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 20:38 — Lori Groshens (Visitor)
They should make her go hungry for awhile.I have a yorkie and would never do that to him.

Thu, 08/30/2012 - 10:29 — Dee (Visitor)
Queens resident Grimilda Amil - she shouldn't be too hard to find! It is at the point where we citiznes have to start taking matters in our own hands. The simple solution to all this crap is - to put a moratorium on breeding - tens years - or jail time. The stray homeless population will decrease so fast. Too hard to enforce and regulate you say? COP OUT - then we see more of this crap - we need to elect officials that will stand up for animals.

Thu, 08/30/2012 - 13:01 — Gail Peterson (Visitor)
I would like to take people like that and see them put away for a long time. Being cruel to animals is terrible. I would love to adopt a dog like this and show him or her the love that they didnot get.

Fri, 08/31/2012 - 04:43 — Michelle Martin (Visitor)
Despicable woman. I hope she is hit with the full force of the law - she should be made to pay a hefty fine, get a prison sentence and be banned from keeping animals for life. Examples need to be set to show these people that if they mistreat an animal they will be prosecuted to the maximum.

Fri, 08/31/2012 - 10:16 — Cherie (Visitor)
I cannot even comprehend doing anything abusive to any animal. But i sure can comprehend and have no problem carrying it out to the people who do. And I'm not a violent person, but let me catch someone in the act! I have a yorkie, rescued, and she's the best thing ever. But so is our cocker. :) and they love each other too. nothing better than waking up in a puppy pile with kisses and coming home to it too. I just don't understand those people. They should all suffer the same as the animals they abused did. period, end of story, no re-dos.....

Sat, 09/01/2012 - 16:02 — Christine Kraeger (Visitor)
The owner should be starved like that poor dog was. How can anyone be so cruel!

Sat, 09/08/2012 - 21:35 — Celeste (Visitor)
I am more than willing and able to provide a safe and loving home for this adorable yorkie. I would I've and cherish him

Tue, 09/11/2012 - 00:03 — Brenda L Thomas (Visitor)
Has anyone come forward to adopt this puppy? If not, I would like to find out how I can adopt it.

Sun, 10/07/2012 - 14:21 — Ariane (Visitor)
What a beautiful dog. People who are cruel to animals deserved to be punished in the same way that they would had they mistreated a human.

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Sat, 11/03/2012 - 12:34 — Lisa Harris (Visitor)
So very sad that anyone could even consider not feeding an animal. They are so helpless and dependent on us ,yet they provide unconditional love without fail 24-7 .

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Wed, 11/07/2012 - 12:21 — Donna Garrett (Visitor)
Love you Hershey. Hope you find a loving home where you'll never be abused ever again.

Wed, 11/07/2012 - 12:35 — Donna (Visitor)
My husband and I have a Lhasa Apso, two cats and two fish whom we love very much. Never been abused.They are all fed ona normal basis, and weigh the normal weight where they should be. We have to control their portions of they will overeat. the dog is at his normal weight.We catch him in the laundry room eating the cat food so we have to leave the door open only to a certain space big enough to where the cats cnn get in and eat.

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