Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Film festival founder an animal abuser

From the Times Ledger:

The founder and former operator of the Queens International Film Festival was charged with failing to provide sustenance to animals after she was arrested in upstate New York for allegedly keeping more than 40 dogs in cages without food or water, the executive director of the Ulster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said.

Marie Castaldo, 52, was arrested by SPCA investigators last Thursday in Kingston, N.Y., and charged with one count of failure to provide sustenance to animals under a state Department of Agriculture & Markets law.

But Brian Shapiro, the SPCA’s executive director, said an additional 46 counts are pending.

“These poor dogs came to us in such bad shape,” he said. “This is a classic case of hoarding. These animals had no quality of life whatsoever.”

Most of the dogs were confined to cages and covered in fecal matter and urine and many of them were in poor medical condition with no access to food or water, Shapiro said.

Castaldo’s arrest, which followed a year-long investigation by the SPCA, is just the latest twist in a strange chronicle that has stretched from Queens to California, Pennsylvania and upstate New York.

The defendant operated the Queens International Film Festival in Long Island City and Astoria every year since 2003. But last fall, a number of individuals and institutions involved in the distribution and screening of films had accused Castaldo, the QIFF’s founder and executive director, of failing to pay them thousands of dollars over a period of years.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

What is it with all the loser dog breeders in upstate and Long Island?
It's really out of control which you dont read about in other states this much at all. Theres a massive amount of dogs in shelters in NYC.

Can maybe all the people in Queens walking their dogs that have Chihuahuas, bulldogs, and pugs get your dogs fixed, which is real obvious they are not and your trying to make a buck, because again theres hundreds of dogs in shelters, even pure breeds.

georgetheatheist said...

Is this idiot still on the stage? Her 15 mins. of "fame" were up long ago. Get the hook already.

faster340 said...

How diverse the county of Queens is....

Babs said...

Horrific!

There has been a lot in the news lately about animal hoarding and how people start out with good intentions yada yada yada.

I wonder how this all came to light - this abuse had to be going on for quite some time. She certainly is no hermit considering her position in the art community.

This is so sickening.

(Also - please try and keep this particular thread about the animals and not about YOU Faster.)

faster340 said...

(Also - please try and keep this particular thread about the animals and not about YOU Faster.(Let's check all your posts about YOU)

WTF? I am always about the animals. More so than people in most cases because they never stick it to you. I can add you to that list now...

I have 2 of my own dogs. I rescue animals, foster etc. etc. etc.

Babs said...

Faster - you made a comment about the diversity of Queens - you should NOT therefore be so surprised by MY comment.

The thread is about animals and I believe it more beneficial to the cause of animal welfare to STICK to that topic.

cherokeesista said...

Oh my God!!!! What a sick EVIL BITCH!!!!! I have 2 Labs and I Could never imagine not feeding or giving them water hell they are my babies, both rescues:) Everyone on my block knows and Loves my dogs:) This just makes me sick!!!!!

Auntie Invasion said...

tell me she's an illegal immigrant!

Anonymous said...

What's with all the interest in these dogs. Do you all know that in some countries they EAT dogs. If we did this here there would be a lot less strays... and less hungry people...

Hannibal said...

We all know this stupid.

I wish we would be allowed to eat stupid people. Cannabilism is practiced in certain areas of the world. If we did this here there would be a lot less homeless... and less hungry people...

Let's meet for lunch one time.

cherokeesista said...

Anonymous said...
What's with all the interest in these dogs. Do you all know that in some countries they EAT dogs. If we did this here there would be a lot less strays... and less hungry people...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Well you need to take your NASTEY STANKING ASS and move to one of those FUCKED UP COUNTRIES IDIOT!!!!
WE DON'T EAT F*CKING DOGS OR CATS HERE!!!! Eyeball my dogs I'll Feed you to them!!! Freak!!!! I'd love to bitch slap you for that comment:( Your PATHETIC!!!!

gov. arnold schwarzenegger said...

Ach, zat vas a gut von!

Anonymous said...

Ah yes Arnold the immigrant who shouldn't be in U.S. politics that was a buddy of Ken Lay of Enron.

Hey inbred puppy mill idiots on Long Island and NY state, quit with your little fast schemes to make money with dogs and cats lives.

Anonymous said...

Get rid of all the illegal aliens, the animal abusers and the Republicans from New York.

Please.