I love animals. I have always had dogs and/or cats as pets. Our pets provide companionship, comfort and affection - a two-way street!

Yet some animals are treated cruelly.

Over the course of my long friendship with Manny Nneji I have too often been horrified when I learned of animal cruelty, such as in the cases that he prosecuted as an attorney in the Ulster County District Attorney’s office. At least our region’s four-legged residents have a champion in Manny. He believes they are owed compassion and protection. And that abusers deserve consequences!

Manny, chief assistant DA and candidate for Ulster County district attorney, frequently partners with the Ulster County SPCA on animal protection issues. The Ulster County District Attorney’s office even has an Animal Abuse Unit!

Throughout his 32-year career Manny has been deeply committed to justice with compassion, protecting the safety of all Ulster County residents, pets and other animals. He has won many of convictions for crimes against animals. Here are a few cases he has championed and won:

People v. Matthew Miller: Defendant was watching a friend's dog while she was away. He shot the dog and lied about the circumstances of the dog’s death. Manny got a felony conviction.
People v. Eric Napoli: Defendant shot his girlfriend’s dog. Manny proved the animal’s suffering and got a jury conviction.
People v. Michael Oramas: Defendant beat his girlfriend's dog to death while she was out. Served jail time for aggravated cruelty to animals. Manny is the candidate with a clear record of convictions.

Manny is tough on animal abuse and cruelty, and we animal lovers are lucky to have him! For more on these and other classes, see https://mannyforda.com/cases

Stephen Busch

Rochester