CLOSE 'Mya', a black lab, was held above beer keg and forced to drink from a tap, according to officials. Neeti Upadhye 
 
 This photo posted online led police to arrest two College at Brockport students, one accused of taking the photo and the other of holding the dog. (Photo: Photo provided by Brockport Police Department ) 
 
 Two College at Brockport students have been charged with torturing and injuring an animal after a photo was posted online of a dog being held upside down above a beer keg, appearing to drink from the tap. 
 
 Shane Oliver of Bergen and Robert Yates of West Seneca, both 20 were issued appearance tickets and will be back in Sweden Town Court at noon on April 2. 
 
 Brockport police said Oliver is the person pictured holding the dog, a black Labrador Retriever named Mya; Yates is the person who took the photo and posted it. 
 
 The event occurred off the Brockport campus. 
 
 "Through a joint investigation between the SUNY Brockport Police, the Brockport Police Department and the Sweden Dog Warden, it was learned that a dog was held upside down, and apparently forced to consume beer from a keg during a party that occurred on Saturday March 8, 2014 at a house located on Monroe Avenue in the village of Brockport," according to the news release. 
 
 School officials did confirm they have a student named Robert Yates and plan to have a conversation with him. Police confirmed Oliver is also a student. 
 
 Speculation that the people responsible for the photo were Brockport students began immediately because the person in the photo was wearing a college t-shirt and the photo was posted on a Twitter account called the SUNY Party Stories page. The photo spread quickly online, and by Monday afternoon was being featured on national news websites. 
 
 Mya's owner was not home when the photo was taken, police said. The dog has been taken by the local dog warden and is in good physical condition. 
 
 Oliver and Yates were each charged with a misdemeanor under Agriculture and Marketing Law for torturing/injuring an animal. 
 
 A spokesman for the college said school officials "were alarmed to see the photos and will investigate it and take appropriate action." 
 
 "But other than that it's pretty difficult to comment because the student privacy laws really tie our hands in terms of what we can say as it relates to specific student discipline," said spokesman John Follaco. 
 
 Instead, Follaco provided excerpts from the Student Code of Conduct which states "a student who is off campus and charged with a civil or criminal offense where there is a nexus to the College may be subject to College disciplinary action. The student conduct coordinator shall use discretion on whether the Code of Student Conduct shall be applied to conduct occurring off campus." 
 
 Follaco said school officials were meeting with students today to learn more. 
 
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 Read or Share this story: http://on.rocne.ws/1irFXSE ||||| A man has been arrested after a recent photo from a College at Brockport: State University of New York off-campus party went viral. 
 
 The picture showed a dog doing a keg stand, being held by an unidentified male with a SUNY Brockport sweatshirt on. It was shared on Twitter Sunday by @SUNYPartyStory with the caption "Keg stands n Bits!" 
 
 The account, unaffiliated with the State University of New York system, shares photos from recent parties at SUNY schools with its 68,000-plus followers. Recent posts show college students drinking alcohol, passed out, playing flip cup, dancing in various states of undress or simply vomiting. 
 
 But the image of a black Labrador Retriever, being held by its hind legs with the beer keg's nozzle in its mouth, prompted an investigation into concerns of animal abuse. 
 
 "We were alarmed to learn of this disturbing photo," the College at Brockport told Time Warner Cable News in a statement. "The College will investigate this matter and take appropriate action once the details surrounding the photo are learned." 
 
 Brockport Police arrested Robert Yates of Brockport over the incident, TWC News reported Monday. Yates was charged with torturing and injuring animals, and issued a ticket for an April 2 appearance in court. 
 
 It's unclear if Yates is a student and whether he was in the photo or affiliated with the SUNY Party Stories Twitter account. 
 
 Police told TWC News that the black lab is not owned by Yates, and appeared to have been stolen from its owner. The dog has been taken into protective custody and is said to be in good condition. 
 
 The original tweet depicting the photo has since been deleted, but it continues to be shared on social media with strong reactions. 
 
 "Don't get me wrong. I love the nightlife in Brockport, but making a dog do a keg stand is ridiculous," one SUNY Brockport student tweeted. 
 
 "The guy who runs @SUNYPartyStory and the jerk who submitted the picture of the dog doing a keg stand should be locked up for animal cruelty," another added on Twitter. 
 
 "It was a joke," student Allyson Delany said. "I know the puppy and the owner....they don't abuse him. They didn't actually give the dog beer." 
 
 "Stay classy Brockport for putting that picture of a dog doing a keg stand on @SUNYPartyStory. Makes me sad to say I go to college here," Sage Hallenbeck tweeted. 
 
 Brockport is located near Rochester, approximately 100 miles west of Syracuse. ||||| I'M JENNIFER BAUER, CHANNEL 2 NEWS. AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU AT 5:00 TODAY. THIS IS VIDEO THAT HAS GONE VIRAL AND HAS HOUSTON AND THE ENTIRE NATION TALKING TONIGHT. IMAGES OF ALLEGED DOG ABUSE. SOME ARE OUTRAGED THAT NOBODY IS BEING CHARGED WITH A CRIME. NEW TONIGHT WE'RE HEARING FROM A WOMAN WHO LIVES IN THIS HOME WHERE THIS DOG WAS BEING KEPT. CHANNEL 2'S KEITH GARVIN LIVE TONIGHT WITH NEW DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY. KEITH? Reporter: DOMINIQUE, WE'RE OUTSIDE THE D.A.'S OFFICE AND THIS IS A STORY THAT HAS TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF ANIMAL LOVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT HAS THE HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SPEAKING OUT AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE HEARING FROM THE WOMAN WHO HEADS THE HOME WHERE THE DOG WAS STAYING. OTHER THAN MY NEIGHBOR, NOBODY ELSE ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR, ASK ABOUT THE DOG, INQUIRE ABOUT THE DOG, ONR ANY OF THE ABOVE. Reporter: SHE DOESN'T WANT HER FACE SHOWN BUT SHE WANTS TO TELL HER SIDE AFTER BEING CAUGHT UP IN A SWIRL OF CONTROVERSY INVOLVING THE PUBLICKY THAT'S BECOME KNOWN AS THE PORCH POOCH. THE STORE WENT VIRAL AFTER ONE NOBODY POSTED VIDEOS ONLINE SHOWING THE DOG IN ABUSESIVE CONDITIONS. -- ABUSIVE CONDITIONS. PEOPLE WERE UPSET ABOUT THE DOG HAVING A STRING AROUND HUR MOUTH AND THE DIAPER. THE DIAPER WAS DUE TO THE DOG HAVING LOOSE STOOLS. Reporter: SHE IS JUNE. THE PUPPY SEEN IN THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO WHO BUCKMAN SAYS IS A 6 MONTH LAB/GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX. SHE SAYS JUNE BELONGS TO HER SON'S FRIEND. IT'S LED THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO SPEAK OUT. THE SPCA DID CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. Reporter: IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS, HER OFFICE FAILED TO PROTECT THE DOG, ANDERSON DEFENDED HERSELF ON THE COUNTY'S FACEBOOK PAGE. AS THE OWNER OF A BEAUTIFUL DOG NAMED ELLIE, I DO NOT CONDONE HOW THIS DOG WAS TREATED. BUT UNDER TEXAS LAW, THERE IS NO PROBABLE CAUSE TO WARRANT CRIMINAL CHARGES. Reporter: AND BUCKMAN ALSO TALK ABOUT THAT STRING AROUND THE DOG'S MUZZLE. SHE SAYS IT WAS NOT A WIRE BUT A SHOESTRING AND SHE SAYS THAT THE OWNER OF THE DOG HAS ADMITTED THAT THAT WAS THE WRONG THING TO DO. 
 
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 A story involving a dog known as the "porch pooch" has gone viral and continues to have legs. 
 
 The story made headlines after one of Karress Buckman's neighbors posted video and pictures online of the dog allegedly being held on a balcony in abusive conditions at a condo in north Houston. 
 
 People were most upset about the dog having a string around its mouth and wearing a diaper. 
 
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 "The diaper was due to the dog having loose stool," Buckman said. "We didn't want it to drip down on the neighbor below because she had urinated." 
 
 "She" is June, the puppy seen in the infamous photos and videos that Buckman said is a 6-month-old Lab-German shepherd mix. Buckman said June belongs to a friend of her son's who was staying with the family for about a week. 
 
 "Other than my neighbor below, nobody else attempted to knock on the door, ask about the dog, inquire about the dog or any of the above," Buckman said. 
 
 The controversy has even led Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson to speak out. In response to allegations, her office failed to protect the dog Anderson defended herself on the D.A. Office's Facebook page. 
 
 "As the owner of a beautiful dog named Ellie, I do not condone how this dog was treated," Anderson said in the recorded message. "But under Texas law, there is no probable cause to warrant criminal charges." 
 
 Buckman's neighbor, Amber Cammack, is the neighbor who posted the photos and video. Cammack was arrested after Harris County Sheriff's deputies said residents complained that Cammack posted their private information online. 
 
 "I was not asking anyone to harass them. I was asking for somebody to call the S.P.C.A. if they knew anyone there, animal control, anyone who could help us," she said. 
 
 The Sheriff's Office confirms Cammack talked to supervisors and even the sheriff himself who warned her she could be arrested. The Sheriff's Office said the district attorney's office accepted misdemeanor charges of repeated electronic harassment. 
 
 Cammack said she spent 14 hours in jail. 
 
 "I was treated like a hardcore murderer, felon," she said. 
 
 The district attorney said a veterinarian checked the dog Monday and an investigator checked the dog Tuesday. Anderson said the examinations found no open wounds or marks and the dog was not dehydrated or malnourished. The district attorney chose not to file charges against Cammack and Cammack was released from jail. 
 
 Anderson said the dog is back with her owner. 
 
 Thursday, Kim Ogg, a crime victims' advocate, appeared at a press conference held by Cammack's attorney, Randall Kallinan, to ask the DA to fully investigate Cammack's original animal abuse report. 
 
 "Since disbanding the Animal Cruelty Unit of the HCDAO, this district attorney has done nothing to protect animals from senseless cruelty. So few criminal cases have been filed since Anderson took office in 2013, it affirms nothing will be done to stop abusers and leaves the impression that animal cruelty is acceptable," Ogg said. "Reports of animal abuse must be responded to immediately. Delayed response kills animals. No response insures that even more abuse will occur. Putting a complaint form on your website and then failing to follow up on the complaints is worse than doing nothing." 
 
 In response to Ogg's claims, the Harris County District Attorney Office said they do in fact have an animal cruelty division that consists of six people including, three prosecutors, two administrators and one investigator.
– A Twitter photo of a dog held upside-down over a beer keg has a pair of college students in Western New York facing animal cruelty charges. The young Labrador retriever, Mya, was apparently being forced to drink, officials say (though another Twitter user says the dog didn't actually have any beer). Shane Oliver and Robert Yates, both 20-year-olds at SUNY Brockport, have been charged with torturing and injuring an animal. Oliver held the dog while Yates took and posted the picture, police say, per the Democrat and Chronicle. The picture, which featured a person wearing a college T-shirt, was posted on a Twitter account called SUNYPartyStories before making the rounds online. It was captioned "Keg stands n Bits," Syracuse.com reports. Mya, whose owner wasn't home during the incident, is in good condition with the local dog warden.