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Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor
Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and charged after he fatally shot a pit bull on Monday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 1:30 p.m., officers responded to Flemington Whitehouse Road in Readington Township on a report of a homeowner discharging a weapon, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office and Readington Township Police Department said. The owner of the property reported a pit bull began attacking another dog and the pit bull was being aggressive toward her, authorities said. Craig Cooke, who was with the woman, then shot the pit bull, resulting in the pit bull's death, auth…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Police: Bichon Frisé Breaks Loose, Killed By Pit Bull On Glen Rock Street Police: Bichon Frisé Breaks Loose, Killed By Pit Bull On Glen Rock Street
Police: Bichon Frisé Breaks Loose, Killed By Pit Bull On Glen Rock Street A pit bull killed a Bichon Frisé who’d broken loose while being walked on a Glen Rock street, authorities said. The plume-tailed toy dog slipped his harness while being walked by a young boy on Dean Street, Police Chief Dean Ackermann. As the boy ran home to get his help, a pit bull being walked by a 69-year-old man coming from the opposite direction grabbed hold of the other dog, the chief said. Responding officers found the Bichon Frisé dead, Ackermann said. The man, who’d been bitten on his hand as he tried to pull the dogs apart, refused medical attention, he added. TYCO Animal Cont…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog 2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog
2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog Two Newark children were attacked by their pet dog Wednesday evening, authorities said. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. at a 16th Street home. The dog was turned over to animal control and the incident was under investigation as of 9:40 p.m., according to Catherine Adams, a spokeswoman for the Newark Police Department. Initial and unconfirmed reports said the dog was a pit bull.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
VIDEO: Driver Dumps Pit Bull Before Attack On Carlstadt Street VIDEO: Driver Dumps Pit Bull Before Attack On Carlstadt Street
Video: Driver Dumps Pit Bull Before Attack On Carlstadt Street A pit bull seen on video being dumped on a Carlstadt street attacked a dog being walked by his owner moments later, witnesses said. Home surveillance video (see above) shows the driver of a dark late-model Nissan Maxima dumping the pit bull and then taking off this past Monday. A neighbor who found the abandoned dog was waiting for police at 8th and Broad streets when the pit bull spotted the other dog and bolted across the street after him, local mom Andrea Petto Recanati wrote in a Facebook post. "My neighbor's dog needed antibiotics, pain meds, and stitches for puncture wounds,&quo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Homeless Bergen Pittie Gets To Be Dog Again; Now All She Needs Is A Family Homeless Bergen Pittie Gets To Be Dog Again; Now All She Needs Is A Family
Homeless Bergen Pittie Gets To Be Dog Again; Now All She Needs Is A Family A Bergen County Animal Shelter pit bull that spent her first years on city streets with her homeless owner finally has the golden ticket to her best life. All she needs is a home. At two years old, Asia was surrendered by her owner to a local humane society before being transferred to the Teterboro shelter. She is sweet and goofy -- especially with her toys -- and will form a strong bond with anyone who she notices takes time to train her and play with her. Asia needs moderate exercise daily but is happy to lounge on the couch, too. CLICK HERE TO APPLY.

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by Cecilia Levine