STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A dog fight between a rescue group and the ASPCA is looming over the care of Charlotte the puppy who was battered, stuffed in a plastic bag and tossed near the railroad tracks in Bay Terrace. Special Needs Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Northeast (SNARR) is bearing its fangs by hiring an attorney to fight the ASPCA for the custody of Charlotte the 15-week-old puppy who is being treated at an undisclosed medical facility. "SNARR met with an attorney yesterday and we are actively trying to get Charlotte back to our rescue for the remainder of her care, treatment and rehabilitation," said a post on the SNARR Facebook "Charlotte's Place--A Journey of Hope" page. Alsu Ivanchenko, 34, of the 3400 block of Hylan Boulevard is scheduled to appear at Stapleton Criminal Court on Monday in connection with the incident. SNAAR maintains that since the NYPD has collected evidence and arrested a suspect "there is no need for the city to continue retaining custody of Charlotte. Unfortunately, the city and the ASPCA do not share the same opinion." ASPCA employees brought the dog under their care just as doctors on Staten Island prepared for her transfer to SNARR's animal care facility based in White Plains, N.Y. Ms. Ivanchenko made her $3,500 bail on Thursday after being arraigned on Wednesday on one felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals and misdemeanor counts of torturing and injuring animals and abandonment. Charlotte has a fractured skull, a fractured femur and brain trauma resulting from blunt force impact because of her ordeal. According to allegations in court documents, Ms. Ivancheko told cops she couldn't afford medical treatment for the Maltese-Shih Tzu mix, who she named Snowflake, so she put the little dog in a bag and threw the injured animal from her car onto the side of the road in Bay Terrace on Sept. 12..