The SPCA says it received an anonymous tip about a person breeding cats inside the home.
Investigators say the stores packaged some of the narcotics as name-brand candy bars and advertised the drugs near the front door where children could see them.
Authorities say 55-year-old Robert Porter was sitting in an abandoned vehicle at approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday when officers observed him in possession of cocaine.
The cat, identified by the Strong Island Animal Rescue League as a lynx, was captured at Hawthorne Avenue and Adams Road.
Officials on Long Island are searching for a wild cat -- possibly a bobcat -- that's loose in the area.
West Islip Beach in West Islip and Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore were both found to have excess bacteria in the water.