May 19, 2014
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Horse owner faces more animal neglect charges
NEW WINDSOR – A Plattekill woman, who was charged in Orange County
with failure to provide proper sustenance for animals after malnourish
five horses were confiscated from a barn she rented in Hamptonburgh, she
has now been arrested on additional charges in Ulster County.
After the initial arrest of Constance Dirago, 58, in Orange County, three
horses died in a three-week period.
Dirago has now been charged with an additional 25 counts of animal neglect
after she moved her remaining horses to Modena.
The case has been investigated by the Hudson Valley SPCA Humane Law Enforcement,
Ulster County SPCA Humane Law Enforcement and the State Police.
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