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Woman Guilty In Shocking Animal Abuse Case; 162 Animals Seized From Ayers Home: DA Woman Guilty In Shocking Animal Abuse Case; 162 Animals Seized From Ayers Home: DA
Woman Guilty In Shocking Animal Abuse Case; 162 Animals Seized From Ayers Home: DA A Massachusetts woman has been convicted on 30 counts of animal cruelty after officers found dead and neglected animals across her home and barn, authorities said.  Ruth Maxant-Schulz, 78, of Ayer, received a one-and-a-half-year jail sentence that was suspended for two years as long as she has no pets, does not farm, and completes a mental health evaluation, the Middlesex District Attorney said. She must also serve two years of probation.  Maxant-Schulz was found guilty following a five-day trial, the prosecutor said.  The case began when Ayer Police went to her Taft St…

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by Josh Lanier
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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
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Quincy Man Jailed for Burning Caged Raccoon Alive in Shocking Act of Animal Cruelty: DA Quincy Man Jailed for Burning Caged Raccoon Alive in Shocking Act of Animal Cruelty: DA
Quincy Man Jailed for Burning Caged Raccoon Alive in Shocking Act of Animal Cruelty: DA A Quincy man will spend six months in jail and two years on probation after pleading guilty to a disturbing case of animal cruelty that left neighbors horrified and local veterinarians shaken. Andrew Chieu, 64, admitted in Norfolk Superior Court to placing a live, caged raccoon on top of a burning fire in a metal can in January 2024. A neighbor caught part of the act on video before stepping in and calling police, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey. The raccoon suffered severe burns and was taken by Quincy Animal Control to local emergency animal hospitals, where ve…

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by Josh Lanier