MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman in Moreau for allegedly intentionally harming her dog, causing an infection and burn wounds. 57-year-old Vanessa French, of Gansevoort was arrested for aggravated cruelty to animals on Tuesday.
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The Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call on May 20, at about 9:16 a.m. on Saratoga Road. Following an investigation, French is accused of intentionally causing serious physical injury to her companion dog by scalding it with an unknown chemical or substance on several occasions.
This resulted in her dog developing an infection and burn wounds. Furthermore, she allegedly intended to cause the dog extreme physical pain.
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Following French’s arrest, the dog was seized by Corinth animal control and brought to the Saratoga County Animal Shelter for evaluation and treatment. Two cats were also seized by the sheriff’s office by virtue of a court order and turned over to the same animal shelter.
French was arraigned in Moreau Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Jail pending further proceedings…