City and federal park officials are increasing resources near Jamaica Bay in Queens following revelations by The Post last week. Animal sacrifice In the area.
The National Park Service has promised to install a pair of mobile lights near the Addabbo Bridge in the federally managed Spring Creek Park to deter people from torturing and killing animals under the cover of darkness, said Councilwoman Joan Arriola (R-Queens) announced the,
NPS spokeswoman Daphne Yaun said the agency will also provide extra park police patrols in the area, where animal rescuers said at least eight animals have been found dead or maimed since late July.
These included five injured pigs, a dead baby mouse stuffed in a bag filled with chicken bones, and the corpse of a dog with its neck broken.
The city's parks department also has pledged to increase night patrols at Sunset Cove Park in Broad Channel, where gruesome animal remains have also been found, Arriola's office said.
“I've contacted my colleagues at both the federal and city levels, and we're going to bring a new level of enforcement to this area and really crack down on this disgusting behavior,” Arriola told the Post. “Animals should not be tortured and mutilated for any reason. This has to end now.”
Sloane Queally, president of Zion Mission Animal Rescue, called the additional enforcement resources “a great first step” but called for more patrols.
“Until then, we will be walking on the beach from 12 am to 6 am to see what is happening,” he said.
