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'Heartless': Severely Neglected Dog Found Wandering CT City Street; $6K Reward Offered For Info 'Heartless': Severely Neglected Dog Found Wandering CT City Street; $6K Reward Offered For Info
'Heartless': Severely Neglected Dog Found Wandering CT City Street; $6K Reward Offered For Info A tiny Yorkshire Terrier,  now named Johnny Mac, was found severely malnourished, seriously injured, and near death last month. Now, a local aid group is offering $6,000 to someone who can help investigators track down who did this to the dog.  Johnny Mac was found wandering on Thorpe Avenue in Meriden on Wednesday, Feb. 26. He had no collar and no microchip but a host of medical issues. The Good Samaritan who found him rushed the dog to Meriden Animal Control, according to a Facebook post from Desmond's Army, an animal advocacy group. All four of his legs were completely encased …

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Charged In Deaths Of Dogs In Fairfield County Has Month To Take Plea Deal Or Face Jury Woman Charged In Deaths Of Dogs In Fairfield County Has Month To Take Plea Deal Or Face Jury
Woman Charged In Deaths Of Dogs In Fairfield County Has Month To Take Plea Deal Or Face Jury A Fairfield County woman who was arrested in connection with the deaths of five dogs left in her care was given a month to decide if she will take a plea deal or go to trial. Heidi Lueders, 31, of New Canaan, was first arrested for the crimes following the discovery of five dead dogs in crates at a rented Fairfield home in November 2018 by Fairfield Police. But due to pressure from animal rights groups, prosecutors upgraded the charges to felonies on Wednesday, Feb. 13. In court on Monday, Sept. 9, Lueders, the former president of the animal rescue group Bully Breed, was given until Oct. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rewards Offered After Dog Is Intentionally Burned To Death At Sandy Point Beach Rewards Offered After Dog Is Intentionally Burned To Death At Sandy Point Beach
Rewards Offered After Dog Is Intentionally Burned To Death At Sandy Point Beach A miniature schnauzer might have died horribly when he was burned to death, but a lot of love is coming from the public in the form of donations to help find the person or people who committed the crime. The dog was found around 10 a.m., Friday, July 5, when the West Haven Police responded to the area of Beach Street near Third Avenue/Second Avenue for a report of an uncontained fire in the Sandy Point Beach parking lot, said West Haven Police Sgt. Charles Young. The fire was extinguished and the initial investigation found a small dead dog, possibly a 1-year-old “mini Schnauzer” with cropp…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Canaan Woman’s Animal Cruelty Charges Upgraded To Felonies New Canaan Woman’s Animal Cruelty Charges Upgraded To Felonies
New Canaan Woman’s Animal Cruelty Charges Upgraded To Felonies The past president of a New Canaan dog rescue group charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty following the discovery of five dead dogs in her home had the charges upgraded to felonies during a hearing in Superior Court this week. Heidi Lueders, 31, of New Canaan, was first arrested for the crimes following the discovery of five dead dogs in crates at a Fairfield home in November 2018 by Fairfield Police. But due to pressure from animal rights groups, prosecutors upgraded the charges to felonies on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Lueders, who headed Bully Breed Rescue, Inc., was said to be in the c…

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by Kathy Reakes