No Jail Time For Bronx Woman Who Starved Dog To DeathCherika Alvarez (MySpace) Animal rights activists were outraged over the light sentence a Bronx woman received for allowing her pit bull to die of starvation. Cherika Alvarez, 30, was sentenced to 20 days of community service and barred from owning or handling pets for three years after Judge Robert... continue reading on Gothamist
