Pit Bulls Rescued from N.Y. Home with ‘Noxious Air and Odor of Feces, Urine and Rot’ So Bad Detectives Gagged

Mar. 15, 2025

Pit Bulls rescued from N.Y. Home on Feb. 19, 2025.Photo:Suffolk County SPCA

Suffolk County SPCA

Two pit bulls were rescued from their allegedly neglectful owner and her uninhabitable home on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to a Sunday, Feb. 23 Suffolk County SPCAnews release.

Their owner, Stacy Zimmer, 48, was arrested in Brentwood, N.Y., on Feb. 19. She was charged with animal cruelty, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The two dogs, named Princess and Koda, were allegedly found inside in “filthy areas of garbage and feces.” There were hundreds of dead flies and buckets of urine, and the garbage was “strewn about the interior of the residence.” The ammonia odor was so “overwhelming” and “foul” that it made “investigators cough and gag while indoors.”

Pit Bull rescued from N.Y. Home on Feb. 19, 2025.Suffolk County SPCA

Zimmer was booked and released from the Suffolk County Police Department’s 3rd Precinct. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Friday, March 7 at First District Court in Central Islip.

Pit Bulls rescued from N.Y. Home on Feb. 19, 2025.Suffolk County SPCA

Princess and Koda will be available for adoption at theIslip Animal Shelter.

An Islip Animal Shelter representative said that the pit bulls were not malnourished and only in need of grooming, perNews 12.

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A representative for the Suffolk County Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Monday.

source: people.com