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Kitten Found Covered In Burns In Boston Recovering After Surgery; MSPCA Looking For Owner Kitten Found Covered In Burns In Boston Recovering After Surgery; MSPCA Looking For Owner
Kitten Found Covered In Burns In Boston Recovering After Surgery; Mspca Looking For Owner Boston animal welfare authorities are asking for the public's help to identify the owner of an 11-month-old kitten who was found in the Roslindale area covered in burns.  The cat, whom the MSPCA has nicknamed Dusty, was found on Feb. 11 in a parking lot and was rushed to Angell Animal Medical Center’s 24/7 emergency facility in Jamaica Plain for treatment.  “We don’t know how Dusty was injured,” explained Dr. Rebecca Fellman, who is part of the team treating Dusty at the MSPCA’s Boston Adoption Center clinic. “When it’s cold out, cats on the street often climb in wheel wells …

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by Josh Lanier
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Dog Near Death Rescued 'Not A Moment Too Soon' In Brookline; Authorities Searching For Owner Dog Near Death Rescued 'Not A Moment Too Soon' In Brookline; Authorities Searching For Owner
Dog Near Death Rescued 'Not A Moment Too Soon' In Brookline; Authorities Searching For Owner A 3-year-old golden retriever mix — emaciated and in dire need of help — was found wandering the streets in Brookline last week. Now, animal welfare authorities are looking for who allowed the dog to become so ill.  Rescuers found the dog, who they are calling Brooke, near the intersection of Newton and Clyde streets in Brookline on Wednesday, Jan. 24, MSPCA officials said Monday. The rescue came "not a second too soon" as Brooke was near death from starvation.  “This dog was in bad shape when she came to us,” said Mike Keiley, vice president of the MSPCA-Angell’s Animal Prot…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death Boston Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death
Boston Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death A Boston woman was arraigned in court on an animal cruelty charge stemming from the death of her dog earlier this dog, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Natividad Pizzaro, age 37, was ordered to not own or work with animals after her dog, named Beauty, died in February and from frostbite and severe emaciation, the office reports.  A veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center told law enforcement that an owner, later identified as Pizzaro, had brought in her dead six-year-old female Pit Bull-type dog on Feb. 2, the office reports.  The dog, late…

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by David Cifarelli