Laura Incalcaterra

lincalca@lohud.com

NEW CITY – The owners of two dogs that attacked and killed a pair of pet goats face charges that they violated state law and Clarkstown town code.

Meanwhile, the owners have relocated the dogs to a private kennel.

The charges against Jason and Lauren Feldman were made public during an appearance Wednesday in Clarkstown Town Court. The case was adjourned until 11 a.m. Nov. 12.

The Feldmans face a violation under state Agriculture and Markets Law for having dangerous dogs and two town code violations — one for each dog — for having a dog at large.

Authorities say that on Sept. 23 the dogs broke out of their New City home, traveled nearly two miles across town to Fernwood Lane and mauled the Nigerian dwarf goats that belonged to 83-year-old Marie Harrow.

Harrow told The Journal News she watched as Sonny and Poppy were killed inside a 20-by-30-foot wire pen in her backyard around 3 a.m. She tried to fend off the dogs with a stick, she said, but had to go inside and call 911 when she couldn't save the goats.

Two years ago, on Thanksgiving morning, the same dogs came into her yard and killed another pair of her goats. The Feldmans were taken to Town Court and fined $300, according to court documents.

Two days after the latest attack, Jason Feldman issued a statement expressing his family's sadness and "sympathy" over the goats' deaths and also defending the dogs.

The Labrador mixes, named Ty and Pink, face the possibility of being put down. A judge will decide their ultimate fate.

Neighbors said the Feldmans had recently moved from their Oriole Road home to another home in New City, but didn't know the street. They also reported that the dogs occasionally escaped their backyard, which had a 6-foot-high wooden fence, and roamed off leash.

The Feldmans have moved the dogs to a kennel in Rockland, Clarkstown's Animal Control Officer Pat Coleman said. She declined to name the kennel, but said the owner felt it was a better alternative for the dogs.

The animals were previously housed at Hi Tor Animal Care Center in Ramapo, where they were taken after the attack on the goats.

Staff writers Alex Taylor and Steve Lieberman contributed to this report.

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