The Animal Cruelty Unit is responsible for the prosecution of all crimes committed against animals within Erie County. These crimes include abuse, neglect, hoarding and the fighting of dogs and other animals.
The prosecutor assigned to this unit works closely with SPCA Serving Erie County investigators, city and town animal control officers, forensically trained veterinarians and animal fighting experts.
Animal cruelty cases can be challenging to prosecute as the vast majority of these crimes must be proven entirely through circumstantial evidence as these most vulnerable victims, the animals, cannot speak for themselves.
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