Animal Abuser Shoves Probation Officer Who Found Starving Pets

EAST ELMHURST, QUEENS – A woman barred from keeping pets shoved a probation officer down a flight of stairs during a surprise visit which uncovered a home full of malnourished animals.

Elizabeth Grant was discovered with 16 animals, including cats, dogs, rabbits,guinea pigs and fish, in her feces-littered home despite being banned from keeping animals after an earlier conviction on animal cruelty charges, Acting Queens District Attorney Jogn M. Ryan said Friday

The find was made when the probation officer made an early morning unannounced visit to the East Elmhurst home of Grant, 51, to verify her address in August 2018.

Grant yelled obscentities at the officer before shoving her as she walked downstairs. The officer slipped down several steps, injuring her back, Ryan said.

Grant was convicted of assault, harassment, 16 counts of criminal contempt and 16 counts of failing to provide proper food and drink to an impounded animal. She faces up to seven years in prison when she's sentenced in September.

Ryan said, "These animals were living in deplorable conditions. To be clear, no animal should be subjected to these kinds of inhumane conditions."

Grant had been convicted of animal cruelty in April 2018 and placed on probation for 10 years.