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Remains Of Four Canines Discovered In Dog Food Bags: NJSP Remains Of Four Canines Discovered In Dog Food Bags: NJSP
Remains Of Four Canines Discovered In Dog Food Bags: Njsp The remains of four pit bulls were found on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 27 in Monmouth County, authorities said. At 11 a.m., troopers responded to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s Telegraph Hill Maintenance Yard after maintenance workers had recovered four large “Retriever” brand dog food bags on the Garden State Parkway South in Aberdeen Township, containing the remains of four deceased brown dogs, New Jersey State Police said. Further investigation revealed that the four canines were pit bull mixes and had injuries consistent with dog fighting, police said. Anyone with inf…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Pair Staged Dog Fights, Shared Vids On Telegram Of 'Underperformers' Being Hanged: Feds NJ Pair Staged Dog Fights, Shared Vids On Telegram Of 'Underperformers' Being Hanged: Feds
NJ Pair Staged Dog Fights, Shared Vids On Telegram Of 'Underperformers' Being Hanged: Feds Two South Jersey men were charged by federal authorities with participating in a depraved multi-state dog-fighting collective. Tommy J. Watson of Clayton and others used the “DMV Board” on the Telegram app to share videos of live dog fights, dogs being trained to fight and "the killing of underperforming fighting dogs, including by hanging,” U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Monday, Dec. 11. They also posted bloodline information on the dog fighting website “Peds Online” from an operation they called “From Da Bottom Kennels,” the U.S. attorney said. Federal authoriti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mangled Bait Dog In NJ Fighting Ring Dies As Another Fights For Her Life, Rescue Says Mangled Bait Dog In NJ Fighting Ring Dies As Another Fights For Her Life, Rescue Says
Mangled Bait Dog In NJ Fighting Ring Dies As Another Fights For Her Life, Rescue Says One pit bull believed to be a bait dog in a New Jersey dog fighting ring died days after being discovered, while another remains fighting for her life. Peaches was the first dog to be found in the case about a week before Thanksgiving. She was discovered in Vineland in "horrific condition," Jersey Pits said. ‼️PLEASE SHARE URGENT RESCUE IN PROGRESS FOR PEACHES‼️ We were alerted of a Pittie named Peaches and she is in horrific... Posted by Jersey Pits Rescue on Saturday, November 20, 2021 {warning: graphic images} Percy remains hospitalized receiving round the clock care. He is fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DISTURBING: Paterson Dogs Lit On Fire With Blowtorch, Oakland Rescue Says DISTURBING: Paterson Dogs Lit On Fire With Blowtorch, Oakland Rescue Says
Disturbing: Paterson Dogs Lit On Fire With Blowtorch, Oakland Rescue Says Animal rescue officials are working with authorities in Paterson to help find one of two dogs lit on fire with a blow torch, while the other dog recovers in Bergen County. Puppy Tyler, a 3-month-old pit bull mix, was found bleeding and burned about a week ago by a Good Samaritan, Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Inc. (RBARI) said on Facebook. The Samaritan took him to Oradell Animal Hospital as his condition began deteriorating.  "This one has disturbed me to my core," RBARI's executive director Megan Brinster said. Doctors cut away dead skin to treat his wounds and a plasma tra…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jurors Convict 4 In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To New Mexico Jurors Convict 4 In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To New Mexico
Jurors Convict 4 In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To New Mexico Federal jurors needed six hours of deliberations to convict four men for their roles in a multi-state dog-fighting ring that stretched from New Jersey to New Mexico -- with various states in-between. The quartet conspired to “sponsor and exhibit dogs in animal fighting ventures and to buy, sell, possess, train, transport, deliver and receive dogs for purposes of having the dogs participate in animal fighting ventures,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Wednesday. “Dog fighting is vicious and cruel,” Carpenito said. “And beyond the needless suffering it inflicts on animals, it exacts a toll…

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by Jerry DeMarco