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According to the charges, an eyewitness walking along 43rd Street near 34th Avenue saw something fall from above and land on the ground with a loud thud. It was Quezada’s mixed-breed Chihuahua.
By Forum Staff
A 21-year-old man will be spending the next year in prison after dropping his mixed-breed Chihuahua out of the window of his third floor apartment in Long Island City.
Dorian Quezada, of 43rd Street has been sentenced to a year in jail and will be forced to register with the City as an animal abuser after he is released.
Quezada pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty for dropping the dog from a window in August 2016. Despite suffering severe injuries, she survived the fall.
Describing the horrible abuse to the pet, DA Richard Brown said, “ It is hard to imagine that someone would do something so cruel to their pet. My office takes a strong stand against any and all animal cruelty and is committed to aggressively enforcing the laws that protect animals from harm. The defendant in this case will go to jail and will be barred from owning any animals for a lengthy period of time.”
In addition to his sentencing and post release mandatory registration with the New York City Department of Health as an animal abuser, he is banned from owning any animal for five years following his incarceration.
Anyone listed on the animal abuse registry is barred from adopting pets from shelters or rescue groups and from buying animals from pet stores.
The criminal complaint in the case stated that a man walking along 43rd Street saw something fall from above and land on the ground with a loud thud. The eyewitness looked upwards and saw the defendant walking away from an open window on the top floor of the building. The dog lay on the ground shrieking, blood oozing from his mouth. The adult female dog had a broken left front leg and dislocated ankle, but she survived and went on to make a full recovery. Last November she was adopted and authorities say she is flourishing in her new home.
