Jackson Heights woman violates court
order, charged again with animal cruelty
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custody for forensic
evaluation.
Katz said Grant is
banned from owning,
harboring or having possession
of any animals
per a court order that remains
in effect through
April 30, 2028, following
her conviction in 2018,
after officials found 55
cats, 12 dogs and two turtles
in her home in 2016.
“Pets are not inanimate
toys. They are living,
breathing members
of our households who,
at a bare minimum, deserve
to be cared for and
kept healthy,” Katz said.
“Instead, this defendant
is alleged to have kept
her pets in filth with unaddressed
diseases and
other ailments.”
Grant was ordered
to return to court on
March 2. If convicted,
she faces up to three
years in prison.
Reach reporter Bill
Parry by e-mail at
bparry@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at (718)
260–4538.
BY BILL PARRY
A serial animal abuser
from Jackson Heights
was charged with cruelty
to animals for alleged
negligence and criminal
contempt after violating
a court order, according
to Queens District
Attorney Melinda Katz.
Elizabeth Grant,
53, of 82nd Street was
arraigned on Dec. 22
before Queens Criminal
Court Judge David
Kirschner on a 54-count
complaint charging her
with animal cruelty
and contempt charges.
Grant was also charged
in a second 87-count
complaint and was arraigned
for failure to
provide food and drink
to impounded animals
and torturing and injuring
animals on Nov. 28
before Queens Criminal
Court Judge Toni
Cimino.
Officials who visited
the residence where
Grant and her elderly
mother live allegedly
observed more than
50 animals living in
unsanitary living conditions
with feces all
over the floors and an
overwhelming odor of
ammonia from urine.
According to the
charges, on Nov. 26, a
New York City Adult
Protective Services employee
went to the home
of the defendant to do
a wellness check on
Grant’s elderly mother.
While in the home, the
official allegedly observed
dogs, cats, turtles,
guinea pigs and a
rabbit in the home. The
employee also stated that
upon entering the home,
he was struck with the
heavy smell of ammonia
from urine and could see
feces all over the floor.
Katz said the employee
also observed the
animals were without
food or water, their coats
appeared to be matted
with dirt and feces and
discharge could be seen
on the animals’ noses
and eyes. Many of the
pets were emaciated and
one dog had bloodstains
around its mouth. Another
canine was seen
to have a rash under its
eye.
Katz said members
of Animal Care Centers
went to the home on Nov.
26 and rescued a total of
29 animals, but some of
the pets scurried away
and could not be captured.
On Dec. 22, officers
of the 115th Precinct
in Jackson Heights executed
a court-authorized
warrant to enter the
defendant’s 82nd Street
home where the other 23
cats were rescued along
with eight fish. Members
of the ASPCA were
present and removed
those animals and took
them into their care and
Police and animal protective service workers
returned to the 82nd Street home of Elizabeth Grant
and rescued dozens of animals living in a filthy
environment. Photo courtesy of NYPD
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