Abandoned Boxer

KERHONKSON – A man and woman have been charged with animal cruelty after two dogs and a cat were found at a Kerhonskon home Saturday severely emaciated.

The man, German Ruiz, 20, of 48 Samsonville Road in Kerkonson, was charged with two felonies of aggravated animal cruelty and two misdemeanor charges of abandonment of animals.

The woman, Cassandra Ronk, 18, of 62 Shivertown Road in New Paltz, was charged with one count of abandonment of animals, a cat.

The dogs, a boxer and a box-pit mix, were administered emergency care at the Ulster SPCA offices.

The couple claimed they were not able to get food for the dogs and instead of reaching out to community members, they chose to abandon them, said SPCA supervisor of Humane Law Glenn Daniels.