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Squatter Bred 19 Dogs Who Tried Escaping Feces-Covered NJ Mansion, Officials Say Squatter Bred 19 Dogs Who Tried Escaping Feces-Covered NJ Mansion, Officials Say
Squatter Bred 19 Dogs Who Tried Escaping Feces-Covered NJ Mansion, Officials Say Nineteen dogs used for breeding were rescued from the basement of a once-shining mansion in New Jersey, rescue officials said. The 16 German Shepherds and three Dobermans were found weak and malnourished being kept in cramped cages of the feces-covered home in Paterson, officials from RBARI said. Evidence on the cages shows that the dogs tried to escape, said the rescue that worked alongside Second Chance Pet Adoption League. One dog tried digging through the basement floor in an effort to get out, NorthJersey.com reports. The dogs may be connected to the German Shepherds rescued in the l…

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by Cecilia Levine
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K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers
K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers The names of three fallen Port Authority police officers live on in a trio of two-year-old German Shepherds who became the latest additions to the PAPD. Cirri, Vinny and Penny will assist in searching for explosives at the agency’s facilities as part of the Port Authority’s counter-terrorism efforts, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The three K9 teams went through 14 weeks of explosives detection training and now join the PAPD K9 Unit, which protects the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. “These K9 teams will perform their…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic
Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities have launched a major investigation into the alarming discovery of no fewer than nine apparently related German Shepherds abandoned in various areas of North Jersey this past week. “Something foul has happened,” Deborah Yankow, the director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, said Friday. “What that is we don’t yet know.” “German Shepherds, like any other breed, come in all sizes, shapes and colors,” Yankow said. “But going from the two we have at the shelter and the pictures I’ve looked at, they all look identical, like siblings.” Five of the young adult …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic
Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities have launched a major investigation into the alarming discovery of no fewer than nine apparently related German Shepherds abandoned in various areas of North Jersey this past week. “Something foul has happened,” Deborah Yankow, the director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, said Friday. “What that is we don’t yet know.” “German Shepherds, like any other breed, come in all sizes, shapes and colors,” Yankow said. “But going from the two we have at the shelter and the pictures I’ve looked at, they all look identical, like siblings.” Five of the young adult …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RECOGNIZE THEM? Twin Shepherds Abandoned On Palisades Interstate Parkway RECOGNIZE THEM? Twin Shepherds Abandoned On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Recognize Them? Twin Shepherds Abandoned On Palisades Interstate Parkway Abandoned twin German Shepherds were found on successive nights in the same area of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, and police suspect both may be related to a third who turned up in nearby Closter. “Neither had a collar or identification tags and they weren’t micro-chipped,” PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said of the two pooches found walking on the PIP, one on Saturday, the other on Sunday. “It appears that they may have been abandoned along the highway since it’s extremely rural there and both were found in the same area,” Watler said. The dogs found in …

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by Jerry DeMarco