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NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Probation, Community Service NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Probation, Community Service
NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Probation, Community Service A Morris County woman will spend a little under six months in jail followed by five years probation after admitting Thursday that she drowned a 10-week-old puppy in a lake. Under her plea deal with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Tonya Fea, 50, also can no longer own a dog and must continue counseling while completing 100 days of community service. Fea took the deal, pleading guilty to third-degree animal cruelty in Superior Court in Paterson on Thursday, rather than face trial. Fea “admitted under oath that on April 30, 2019, she submerged her golden retriever puppy in a pond loca…

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#JusticeForJenny: Woman Charged With Dumping 10-Week-Old Puppy In West Milford Lake #JusticeForJenny: Woman Charged With Dumping 10-Week-Old Puppy In West Milford Lake
#JusticeForJenny: Woman Charged With Dumping 10-Week-Old Puppy In West Milford Lake UPDATE: A Morris County woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with drowning a caged 10-week-old Golden Retriever puppy in a West Milford lake. Tonya Fea, 47, of Jefferson Township "reportedly confessed," The Last Resort Animal Rescue announced Tuesday. "But, much to our horror, our worst fears were confirmed: The official [necropsy] report confirms that drowning was the cause of death," officials with the non-profit organization wrote. The dog "was intentionally drowned," they said. The Last Resort, which named the dog Jenny, had posted a reward that quickly ballooned to $12,000, thanks…

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by Jerry DeMarco