Dozen Emaciated, Neglected Animals Rescued From Newark Home: Officials

Twelve dogs and other animals were rescued from dire conditions by American Human Societies and Newark Animal Control last month.

More than a dozen animals in various states of emaciation were rescued from a Newark home, officials said.
Photo Credit: *The Associated Humane Societies - Newark*

Sam Barron

01/03/2024 11:04 a.m.

AHS said it responded to the home after receiving a distress call and found the dogs, cats, turtles, a macaw, a bearded dragon and a ball python in "horrendous conditions."

"All animals were in varying degrees of emaciation," AHS said. " Crates and cages [were] coated in waste."

The dogs were frightened but friendly and were taken to the shelter's medical department and are undergoing essential care, including proper hydration and a structured feeding schedule, the AHS said.

The dogs had a "sense of relief knowing they were finally going to receive the care they deserved," AHS said.

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