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Police Find 9 Dead, 19 Starving Pigs On Morris County Farm Police Find 9 Dead, 19 Starving Pigs On Morris County Farm
Police Find 9 Dead, 19 Starving Pigs On Morris County Farm A 74-year-old man was arrested after authorities found nine pigs dead and 19 others severely malnourished on the Washington Township farm he had been renting, police said. Authorities on Jan. 17 investigated reports of animal abuse at the Fairview Avenue farm when they found 19 live pigs and carcasses of nine dead ones, Township Police Chief Jeffrey Almer said in a statement. Joseph Lentine of Monroe was arrested on charges of animal cruelty and abandoning a domesticated animal. He was issued a summons ahead of a Feb. 6 court date. The township's public works department, community members …

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by Cecilia Levine