The day Denise Buffa announced her lawsuit against Con Ed and New York City she was overcome by grief at the site where Mushy was shocked in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem.

Denise Buffa grieves uncontrollably over the senseless stray-voltage death of her mastiff, Mushy. -- June 8, 2008.

Denise Buffa stands at the spot where Mushy was electrocuted a year after the tragedy. -- June 8, 2008