GREENE – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Department has charged a Greene man with several counts of animal cruelty. On Sept. 11, deputies arrested Douglas A. Hasslett, 50, Jackson Hill Road, Greene. Hasslett is charged with 10 counts of failure to license a dog, nine counts of cruelty to animals and one felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly starving a dog to death.

Town of Greene Animal Control Officer Ann Olmstead led an investigation with the sheriff’s department regarding reports of a number of dogs not being cared for properly on Hasslett’s property.