Owner of abandoned dog with slit throat in Yonkers arrested: SPCA

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. (PIX11) — The owner of a young dog found abandoned with a slit throat near a cemetery in Yonkers in November has been arrested.

Anita Martin, 60, of Yonkers, was charged with aggravated animal cruelty and abandonment, SPCA Westchester announced on Thursday.

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The 1-year-old mixed-breed dog, now named Frankie, was found at 44 Saw Mill River Road in Yonkers near Oakland Cemetery on Nov. 21.

Surveillance video captured the tan dog walking beside someone near Oakland Cemetery in Yonkers. Moments later, that same person was seen abandoning and dumping him along Saw Mill River Road…

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