Corinth Man Arrested for Animal Abuse

A Corinth man has been arrested for animal abuse after he kept two dogs in “unsanitary” conditions, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. 

Michael Schilling, 36, of Corinth, New York was arrested and charged with overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance — a class A misdemeanor. 

Schilling is accused of failing to provide two dogs with sustenance and keeping them in unsanitary conditions. According to the Sherriff’s Office, the animals were seized under court order and taken into the custody of the Saratoga County Animal Shelter. 

Schilling’s case represents the eighth incident of animal abuse this year in Saratoga County. These eight incidents have resulted in 10 arrests and over 200 charges against residents. 

Schilling’s arrest also comes less than a week after Saratoga County passed a bill that would create an animal abuse registry for those convicted of animal abuse in the county. The bill is set to take effect in mid-December and requires those convicted of animal abuse to register with the district attorney’s office within 10 days of conviction or release from incarceration.