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Animal Neglect

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๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜: More Than 90 Dogs, Pups Removed From NJ Home, Couple Charged UPDATE: The ASPCA said on Wednesday that it helped remove more than 90 adult dogs and puppies from the Sussex County home of a self-described animal rescue couple who were charged with multiple cruelty-related counts. Two dogs were found dead during a 7 a.m. raid at a Vernon Township home led by the Sussex County Prosecutorโ€™s Office on Tuesday, Feb. 20, authorities reported. Both Gizela Juric, who founded the Angels for Animals Network in Cliffside Park before moving it to Sussex County, and her boyfriend, Ronald Colgan, were charged with six criminal animal cruelty accounts, the American Sโ€ฆ
Dozen Emaciated, Neglected Animals Rescued From Newark Home: Officials Dozen Emaciated, Neglected Animals Rescued From Newark Home: Officials
Dozen Emaciated, Neglected Animals Rescued From Newark Home: Officials Twelve dogs and other animals were rescued from dire conditions by American Human Societies and Newark Animal Control last month. AHS said it responded to the home after receiving a distress call and found the dogs, cats, turtles, a macaw, a bearded dragon and a ball python in "horrendous conditions." "All animals were in varying degrees of emaciation," AHS said. " Crates and cages [were] coated in waste." The dogs were frightened but friendly and were taken to the shelter's medical department and are undergoing essential care, including proper hydration and a structured feeding schedule, โ€ฆ
Dog Tethered In Below-Freezing Temps For Days Outside NJ Home Dog Tethered In Below-Freezing Temps For Days Outside NJ Home
Dog Tethered In Below-Freezing Temps For Days Outside NJ Home Over the Christmas holiday, a dog was tethered in below-freezing temperatures for days in Monmouth County, authorities said. The owners are facing animal cruelty charges, according to the Monmouth County SPCA. A sweet, senior Rottie named Coco suffered horrible neglect, they said. When the pipes at her former owner's home froze, they allegedly vacated and left Coco outside on a concrete pad, tethered on a short chain and with no food, water or protection from the elements. Coco spent three nights in below-freezing temperatures,  confused and alone. She was discovered by Neptune Townshโ€ฆ
Dog Ditched By Cruel Newark Owner At Iowa Airport: Reports Dog Ditched By Cruel Newark Owner At Iowa Airport: Reports
Dog Ditched By Cruel Newark Owner At Iowa Airport: Reports A 24-year-old Newark man who tied his 1-year-old dog up outside of an Iowa airport then boarded his flight home is facing charges of animal cruelty, according toย various news reports and rescue officials. Officials from the Animal Rescue League of Iowa responded to the call of a dog tied up outside of the Des Moines airport on Thursday, Dec. 29, where they found the pup they've since been calling Allie. The dog wasn't allowed on the cross-country flight apparently because her owner,ย Charles Bigsen, of Newark,ย didn't know he had to bring his own crate, WKBN says citing police. And so, Bigsโ€ฆ
Starved, Neglected Senior Dogs Dumped Along Garden State Parkway Starved, Neglected Senior Dogs Dumped Along Garden State Parkway
Starved, Neglected Senior Dogs Dumped Along Garden State Parkway A pair of starved, neglected older beagles were found dumped along the Garden State Parkway last week, authorities said. The Associated Humane Popcorn Park Shelter in Forked River said that on Wednesday, July 6, a motorist spotted a senior male beagle wandering the patch of woods at the entrance to the Parkway in Waretown. The shelter then learned there was a female beagle picked up near the same Parkway location that was at the county shelter. "The male beagle, who we have named Brian, is in desperately poor health. He's a senior that has suffered severe neglect for quite some time,โ€ฆ
NJ Woman Hoarding 44 Dog Carcasses Admits To Killing 6, Gets Prison Time: Prosecutor NJ Woman Hoarding 44 Dog Carcasses Admits To Killing 6, Gets Prison Time: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Hoarding 44 Dog Carcasses Admits To Killing 6, Gets Prison Time: Prosecutor A woman originally linked to dozens of dead dogs reached a plea-bargained agreement admitting to killing six dogs, authorities said. Donna Roberts' guilty plea calls for 90 days in Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Roberts, 68, of Shamong, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty for causing the death of six dogs that were being kept at her property by failing to provide them with proper care, Coffina said. Additionally, Roberts must serve five years of probation, during which time she cannot own, raise, or otherwise care for any โ€ฆ
NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says A 19-year-old Union County man is facing criminal charges of animal cruelty after severely neglecting three pets, two of who died, authorities said. Plainfield police were called to Rock Avenue on reports of a suspicious item dumped on the side of the road, where they found the body of a severely emaciated pit bull inside of a plastic bag on Nov. 3, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Patricia Cronin said. A subsequent investigation found that Aiden R. Turso, 19, had three pets that had suffered severe neglect, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Those pets includโ€ฆ
Dogs Abandoned Without Food Or Water Inside Foreclosed Newark Home: AHS Dogs Abandoned Without Food Or Water Inside Foreclosed Newark Home: AHS
Dogs Abandoned Without Food Or Water Inside Foreclosed Newark Home: AHS A pair of shih tzus were found caked in their own waste inside a locked crate that had been left in a Newark house, the Associated Humane Societies of Newark said.  The dogs, dubbed "Fred" and "Wilma," were found by a man hired to clean out the foreclosed house. The cleaner brought the pair to AHS in Newark, where staff were horrified by their condition. Fred and Wilma were not provided with food or water, AHS said.  "We can't imagine how long Fred and Wilma were locked in that crate when a man that was hired to clean out the foreclosed home in Newark, NJ, found them. The dogโ€ฆ