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Man Hit Dog With Metal Pipe In South Jersey: Police Man Hit Dog With Metal Pipe In South Jersey: Police
Man Hit Dog With Metal Pipe In South Jersey: Police A 44-year-old man from Atlantic City has been charged with animal cruelty after police found he struck his pit bull with a metal pipe, authorities said. Troy Hollis also was charged with weapons offenses and failing to provide veterinary care, according to Atlantic City police. On Thursday, Nov. 30, police received a message on tip411, the department’s anonymous messaging service, that stated Hollis had struck his pit bull multiple times with a metal pipe, police said. An undated video of the abuse was also provided. It could not be immediately determined that the man in the video was Holl…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
‘It’s Too Late,’ NJ Rescue Dog Owner Gets Told By Vet After Overpaying By Thousands: Report ‘It’s Too Late,’ NJ Rescue Dog Owner Gets Told By Vet After Overpaying By Thousands: Report
‘It’s Too Late,’ NJ Rescue Dog Owner Gets Told By Vet After Overpaying By Thousands: Report Buyer beware. That's the word from ABC 6 Action News Troubleshooters when it comes to veterinary care. Action News price-shopped an eye procedure for a Cherry Hill rescue dog owner. The range of estimates to carry out the procedure was wide, from $1,450 to $2,571, the outlet said. But it was nowhere near the “crazy” price of $4,298.64 that Jacqueline Canter was charged as she rushed to her local vet last month and was told that it would be for the best for her 14-year-old dog, Ernie, to have his left eye removed. After hurriedly signing the estimate, Canter realized she may have been take…

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by Jon Craig