A Long Island dog owner whose two pups fatally burned in a blaze allegedly set by her neighbor is calling for charges to be upgraded to attempted murder — with one state lawmaker looking to throw the book at pet killers.
Ariana Belfort, 38, stood outside Nassau County Court Monday barking for justice for Jameson and Jack, her two dogs brutally murdered in an arson allegedly started by her downstairs neighbor, Jahan Kia.
Belfort was joined by friends, animal rights activists and state Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz, with many adorning signs and t-shirts that read “Justice for Jameson and Jack.”
Ariana Belfort, 38, stood outside Nassau County Court Monday barking for justice for Jameson and Jack. Dennis A. Clark
The lawmaker not only backed Belfort’s calls to add attempted murder and two animal cruelty charges to Kia’s rap sheet, but announced he would be introducing a statewide bill that would