N.Y. Thoroughbred Breeder arrested for 35 counts of Animal Cruelty
Update: Nussinow's Animal Cruelty case has been transferred from the Town Of Clermont, Columbia County N.Y. to the Town Of Ghent, Columbia County, New York reportedly because the local Judge recused himself from the case. The entire case should be removed from Columbia County, New York due to the ongoing mishandling of this case since 2014, dozens of complaints by the public, 2 arrests for animal cruelty 2017 and 2020 by the New York State Troopers involving 78 animals, 46 counts of injuring, torturing, and starving the animals; failing to provide sustenance and medical care, 12 known dead animals, 1 botched Grand Jury 2017, and still no prosecution by Paul Czajka, District Attorney of Columbia County, New York !
The transfer of this animal cruelty case to the Town of Ghent, New York gives the appearance of "Judge shopping" by the prosecution so the New York Thoroughbred Breeder is not prosecuted again, or perhaps given a token slap on the wrist.
Instead of transferring this serious animal cruelty case involving multiple Thoroughbred horses, including the subsequent death of a Thoroughbred broodmare, and permanent injury to several other horses to another local jurisdiction in Columbia County with strong ties to the Thoroughbred Industry, the entire case should be transferred out of Columbia County, New York due to the significant conflicts of interest present. These obvious conflicts of interest exist in the County of Columbia's District Attorney's Office, Columbia Greene Humane Society, and in the Town of Ghent, New York.
The accused Animal Abuser/NY Thoroughbred Breeder in Columbia County already has new horses in her custody, and has not been prosecuted for the most recent arrest in 2020 for Animal Cruelty violations despite 12 dead animals and 35 counts of animal cruelty.
The New York State Troopers made an arrest on 3/17/20 charged with 35 counts of Animal Cruelty, 12 dead animals, including a Thoroughbred Broodmare, but no prosecution by the District Attorney's Office...again.
Clermont, New York – On March 17, 2020, the New York State Police in conjunction with the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office arrested Andrea Nussinow, age 57, of Clermont, for thirty-five counts of Agriculture and Markets Law section 353 the Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, or failure to provide proper sustenance, an unclassified misdemeanor.
On December 2, 2019, the State Police in Livingston received a complaint of possible animal neglect on Nevis Road in the town of Clermont. Investigation led to the endorsement of three search warrants for the property which were all executed in the month of January 2020. Twenty horses, six sheep, two goats, two cows, one donkey, and seven cats were seized from the property as a result. All animals were taken in by Godspeed Horse Rescue to be cared for in Dutchess County, New York.
Continued investigation with the help of local and State veterinary professionals along with the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office led to the subsequent arrest of Andrea Nussinow on March 17, 2020.
Andrea Nussinow was arraigned before the Columbia County Court and released on her own recognizance.
https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-arrest-clermont-woman-for-animal-neglect.htm
Columbia County continues failing to protect the animals, as the taxpayers pick up the growing tab for legal fees, all out of pocket expenses to care for the neglected animals were paid for Godspeed Horse Hostel, a 501c3 non profit and several Volunteers, and still there has been no prosecution by the Columbia County District Attorney's Office, and the Offender has not been held accountable.
In Columbia County, as Federal and State laws against Animal Cruelty are routinely not enforced by the designated local authorities, the animals are not being protected as required under the law, and the Offenders are not being prosecuted.
55,003 Supporters of "STOP the Animal Neglect in Columbia County, New York" demand justice for the animals allegedly injured, tortured, starved, and killed, and do not want these heinous animal cruelty cases brushed under the rug by the District Attorney's Office in Columbia County, N.Y. any longer.