Public Statement on ASPCA–NYPD Partnership Report

In May 2025, the ASPCA released research analyzing animal cruelty cases in New York City between 2013 and 2022, highlighting its partnership with the NYPD and reporting that more than 5,700 animals were taken in during that period. According to the ASPCA’s published findings, 75% of these animals were either adopted, transferred to shelters, or returned to their owners, with the majority of cases involving alleged neglect.

While the report emphasizes positive outcomes, my own experience demonstrates a troubling contradiction. On July 29, 2022, the NYPD and the ASPCA conducted a seizure at my property, the Siberian Husky Camp of America (175 Van Duzer Street, Staten Island). This action resulted in the removal of 24 service and therapy dogs, animals that had been trained for years to provide essential support to children with special needs. Despite their documented ownership and purpose, the dogs were not returned. Instead, several of them were euthanized under the ASPCA’s custody.

These facts raise serious concerns:

  • Transparency: The ASPCA report cites adoption and return-to-owner rates, yet my service dogs were not returned despite clear ownership records.

  • Accountability: The deaths of some of these dogs contradict the public claim of successful placement and welfare improvement.

  • Oversight: The ASPCA’s collaboration with the NYPD was presented as a model program, but my case reveals gaps in oversight, fairness, and due process.

I have filed a federal lawsuit (Quinteros Marquina v. Husky House LLC et al., E.D.N.Y. Case No. 1:25-cv-03497-RER-CLP) and a Notice of Claim against the City of New York and the ASPCA. These filings document the unlawful seizure, the misrepresentation of my animals as neglected, and the subsequent euthanasia and wrongful adoption of my dogs.

I call on the ASPCA, the NYPD, and relevant oversight bodies to release the full records of the seized dogs from my facility and to address the inconsistencies between their public report and the documented outcomes of my case.

This is not simply a personal matter. The seizure and loss of my service animals demonstrate the urgent need for transparency, accountability, and reform in how animal cruelty cases are handled in New York City.



Photo: Meeka surfing in Staten Island.

She is the only surviving service dog of my original team, she is 13 years old and her guardian wants her back home were she belongs. 




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