CARLO SILVA accused of repeatedly inflicting senseless and brutal abuse on his puppy

- New York, USA -

~ Update: June 27, 2025

The ASPCA has issued the following statement:

"The ASPCA is providing medical and behavioral care for 8-month-old Poodle, Olivia, after she experienced abusive treatment at the hands of her owner. The surveillance footage of her abuse is incredibly difficult to watch, and we are grateful to our partners at the New York City Police Department for mobilizing quickly to get Olivia the care she needs. Animal cruelty is prevalent across New York City’s five boroughs, and only through collaboration with local law enforcement and animal welfare agencies can we prevent and address animal cruelty issues citywide. No dog deserves to suffer — and we’re committed to assisting the NYPD and Queens District Attorney’s Office with the investigation into Olivia’s abuse to help ensure she does not encounter mistreatment like this again."

~ Original story:

On the early afternoon of Monday, June 2, 2025, officers with NYPD 114th Precinct responded to an apartment building in Astoria to investigate an animal cruelty report.

An officer reviewed video footage from a camera located inside the building. The one minute and forty-five second video showed 40-year-old CARLO SILVA callously abusing his 8-month-old female Poodle puppy named Olivia.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a press release that SILVA could be seen yanking Olivia “by the leash, throwing her down the stairs and dragging her back up the stairs as her body thrashed and rolled against the steps.” According to the press release, this abusive sequence was repeated twelve times. The incident took place on May 31, 2025.

But that was NOT an isolated incident! In fact, as reported by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, “The same behavior was observed on surveillance footage from approximately 2:55 a.m., 3:00 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. on June 1 and approximately 2 a.m. on June 2.”

After reviewing the appalling footage, SILVA was placed under arrest.

Olivia was taken to the ASPCA where she was evaluated by veterinarians, and she then underwent a forensic veterinary examination. Evidence showed that Oliva “suffered extensive skin contusions over multiple areas of her body, scabbed wounds on the top of her head and right front leg, a chipped incisor tooth and skin scars along her lower right back.” Additionally, X-ray images revealed “a recent fracture of Olivia’s right rib as well as soft tissue swelling of the bone of the front leg”.

As stated in the press release, “The injuries were found to be the result of recent blunt force trauma and caused the dog to experience significant physical pain.”

On June 18, 2025, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that SILVA was arraigned on five counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance.

Criminal Court Judge Sharifa Nasser-Cuellar ordered SILVA to return to court on August 13, 2025.

District Attorney Katz said: “The senseless brutality depicted on the surveillance video in this case is sickening.”

And yet, if convicted, SILVA faces ONLY up to two years in prison.

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Olivia’s picture via ASPCA

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