Appalling. I would imagine that the violence against the pets in his "care", plus the falsification of documents, will result in a severe punishment. This man should be banned from any contact with animals, in addition to any punishment and withdrawal of licence.
Footnote to non-American members and visitors: "upstate" as mentioned in the article means "the northern part of a state" or in this particular case "situated or occurring in the northern part of a state, especially the northern part of New York State as contrasted with New York City." (Source: https://www.lexico.com/definition/upstate).
Footnote to non-American members and visitors: "upstate" as mentioned in the article means "the northern part of a state" or in this particular case "situated or occurring in the northern part of a state, especially the northern part of New York State as contrasted with New York City." (Source: https://www.lexico.com/definition/upstate).