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Mass Woman Guilty In Shocking Animal Abuse Case; 162 Animals Seized From Home: DA Mass Woman Guilty In Shocking Animal Abuse Case; 162 Animals Seized From Home: DA
Mass Woman Guilty In Shocking Animal Abuse Case; 162 Animals Seized From 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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Beagle Left Nearly Dead On Western Mass Roadside; Police Looking For Truck That Abandoned Her Beagle Left Nearly Dead On Western Mass Roadside; Police Looking For Truck That Abandoned Her
Beagle Left Nearly Dead On Western Mass Roadside; Police Looking For Truck That Abandoned Her A beagle nicknamed Bagel was abandoned on a Hampshire County roadside last month, suffering from a battery of severe health problems and covered in feces. Police are now asking for the public's help to find the person who left her there.  Bagel was dropped off near a Tractor Supply Company in Belchertown on July 2. The 2-year-old was covered in excrement, had mange, a double ear inflection, cheery eyes, and infections in her paws. She had also had puppies at some point. Police took Bagel to a vet for treatment.  Surveillance footage shows a dark-colored GMC or Chevrolet pick-up tr…

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by Josh Lanier