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$5K Reward Offered After Dog Found With Bone-Deep Injury Outside CT Home Depot $5K Reward Offered After Dog Found With Bone-Deep Injury Outside CT Home Depot
$5K Reward Offered After Dog Found With Bone-Deep Injury Outside CT Home Depot A Connecticut animal rights group is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who severely abused an animal found outside a busy store. Desmond’s Army is offering a reward after Paddy, a dog found outside a Home Depot in East Haven, suffered a severe leg injury. Veterinarians said they will have to remove the animal's leg because of a severe mattering issue.  The wound went through the skin and muscle, reaching the bone, the group said.  “This severe case of matting does not happen overnight, and we are not sure how long this poor boy has …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
100+ Dogs Rescued From Home Begin Healing After Years Trapped In 'Unimaginable Filth' 100+ Dogs Rescued From Home Begin Healing After Years Trapped In 'Unimaginable Filth'
100+ Dogs Rescued From Home Begin Healing After Years Trapped In 'Unimaginable Filth' More than 100 dogs were rescued this month from the squalid conditions inside a New York home, surrounded by trash and their owner's body, are now on the road to recovery.  Police learned of the dogs' plight after a woman inside the home called 911 last week to report that her 73-year-old sister, Eileen Horn, had died, ABC7 New York reported. Officers entered the Mill Basin home on East 66th Street and found dozens of small dogs packed inside amid mountains of trash and piles of feces, authorities said. The initial count was 80 animals, but the total climbed past 100 as officers removed de…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy CT Job Site Had To Be Euthanized Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy CT Job Site Had To Be Euthanized
Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy CT Job Site Had To Be Euthanized A dog with multiple broken bones who was found in excruciating pain after being abandoned at a Shelton construction site was humanely euthanized, authorities said. Workers at the Bridgeport Avenue job site found the dog inside a cage around 5 a.m. earlier this week. It was soaking wet and shivering in the freezing cold. Construction crews wrapped the dog in their jackets and rushed it to Shelton Animal Control, which then took the injured pup to VCA Shoreline Veterinary Emergency Center. There, veterinarians delivered heartbreaking news.  The dog had multiple pelvic fractures, along wi…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
'He Is A Hero': Worldwide Grief Over Death Of NY's 'Cat Man' In Fire Garners Over $500K 'He Is A Hero': Worldwide Grief Over Death Of NY's 'Cat Man' In Fire Garners Over $500K
'He Is A Hero': Worldwide Grief Over Death Of NY's 'Cat Man' In Fire Garners Over $500K Support is flooding in from around the world following a devastating fire that killed the owner of a Long Island cat sanctuary, along with dozens of his precious felines. A GoFundMe established for the family of Chris Arsenault had collected over $524,000 as of Wednesday, April 2. Arsenault, 65, was found dead shortly after firefighters arrived to find his Medford home–dubbed the Happy Cat Sanctuary–engulfed in flames early Monday, March 31, as Daily Voice reported. Known affectionately as "the cat man" for devoting the past two decades to rescuing abandoned and abused cats, Arsenault…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
'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
Lifestyle
PETA Proposes Groundhog Day ‘Weather Reveal’ Cake To Retire Punxsutawney Phil, Club Responds PETA Proposes Groundhog Day ‘Weather Reveal’ Cake To Retire Punxsutawney Phil, Club Responds
PETA Proposes Groundhog Day ‘Weather Reveal’ Cake To Retire Punxsutawney Phil, Club Responds Punxsutawney Phil may soon be out of a job—if PETA has its way. The animal rights organization sent a letter on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, urging the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to retire its famed groundhog to a sanctuary and replace him with a vegan “Weather Reveal” cake. The cake would reveal either blue or pink filling, signifying six more weeks of winter or an early spring, respectively, PETA suggested. PETA President Ingrid Newkirk stated, “Groundhogs are shy prey animals who avoid humans, yet Phil is annually subjected to flashing lights, loud crowds, and captivity that goes against all …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pregnant Dog, 6 Pups Die Abandoned In CT Parking Lot; Group Offers $5K Reward For Answers Pregnant Dog, 6 Pups Die Abandoned In CT Parking Lot; Group Offers $5K Reward For Answers
Pregnant Dog, 6 Pups Die Abandoned In CT Parking Lot; Group Offers $5K Reward For Answers A pregnant dog found abandoned, nearly dead, and in labor died before she could be rescued along with her six unborn puppies, and now the community wants answers. The French bulldog mix was discovered on Dec. 19 at 8 Turtle Creek Lane in East Hartford, East Hartford Animal Control reported. She was in active labor and struggling to breathe. She and her puppies died on the way to an emergency veterinary clinic shortly after being found. Officials believe she was unable to deliver the puppies normally, which led to her death.  Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Ea…

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by Josh Lanier
News
CT Community Rallies After Coyote Attack Leaves Family Dog Fighting For Its Life CT Community Rallies After Coyote Attack Leaves Family Dog Fighting For Its Life
CT Community Rallies After Coyote Attack Leaves Family Dog Fighting For Its Life A routine evening for a Connecticut family turned into a nightmare when their beloved dog, Piper, was attacked by a pack of coyotes, nearly killing the four-year-old Cairn Terrier and saddling her owners with thousands in veterinary bills. But a fundraiser has the community chipping in to help Piper recover.  Maggie Bourgoin, of West Hartford, said she let the family dog out to use the bathroom as usual around 7:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Nothing seemed amiss until the phone rang. "I got a call from my neighbor across the street asking if Piper was outside because they heard crying nois…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
'Deplorable Conditions': 103 Animals Rescued From CT Home, Owner Charged With Cruelty 'Deplorable Conditions': 103 Animals Rescued From CT Home, Owner Charged With Cruelty
'Deplorable Conditions': 103 Animals Rescued From CT Home, Owner Charged With Cruelty A Connecticut home was described as a house of horrors for the more than 100 animals that were trapped inside and with limited access to food, water, and clean air, authorities said. The conditions were so bad that veterinarians had to euthanize four of the dogs that were rescued because they were so sick.  Windham County resident Tracy Donovan, age 59, of Woodstock, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and charged with 103 counts of animal cruelty, Connecticut State Police said. According to court records, she was being held on a $150,000 bond.  Investigators were first alerted to…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Dog Bitten By Snake Rescued From CT State Park Dog Bitten By Snake Rescued From CT State Park
Dog Bitten By Snake Rescued From CT State Park A dog rescued from a Connecticut state park had been bitten by a copperhead snake. The dog was rescued in New Haven County from Sleeping Giant State Park by Hamden County Animal Control employees and Hamden County Fire Department members on Wednesday, June 12. Animal control officials and the dog's owner initially thought he had twisted his leg while hiking in treacherous terrain. Hamden Animal Control The dog was carried out in the park by firefighters Mike Onofrio and J.P. Christini, Animal Control Officers Barbara Godejohn, Sarah Roberts, the dog owner, and a Good Samaritan, Brian Sc…

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by Kathy Reakes