Witnesses said he kicked and struck the puppy, dragged the animal by its leash, and lifted the animal into the air by its leash.
The dogs were confined inside a house without food, water, or fresh air and covered in their own feces and urine, according to police.
The secret menagerie included a wallaby, starling, raccoon, goat, snake, hermit crab, tarantula, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, peacocks & degus.
The organization is one of 10 in the state to get grants from the New York Companion Animal Capital Fund.
Thanks to the patience of a staff member at the Dutchess County SPCA and a microchip scanner the cat and his family are back together again.