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ADOPT: Abused Franklin Lakes German Shepherds Need Homes ADOPT: Abused Franklin Lakes German Shepherds Need Homes
Adopt: Abused Franklin Lakes German Shepherds Need Homes The 14 German Shepherds abused by a Franklin Lakes woman are in need of forever homes.  The dogs, currently in Paramus, were surrendered by 65-year-old Danielle Weitz who "got to walk away with a slap on the wrist" after pleading guilty Thursday to a single count of animal cruelty for severely damaging the animals.  She kept them in an illegal kennel that she operated from her home, an animal control investigator said Thursday. Anyone interested in adopting can email Lisa Rose Rublack at lisarose.nj@gmail.com.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Justice? Franklin Lakes Owner Who Abused German Shepherds 'Walks Away,' Investigator Says Justice? Franklin Lakes Owner Who Abused German Shepherds 'Walks Away,' Investigator Says
Justice? Franklin Lakes Owner Who Abused German Shepherds 'Walks Away,' Investigator Says A 65-year-old Franklin Lakes woman with a history of similar offenses "got to walk away with a slap on the wrist" after authorities accused her of severely damaging 14 German Shepherds in an illegal kennel that she operated from her home, an animal control investigator said Thursday. Under a plea deal with prosecutors, 13 criminal charges of animal cruelty against Danielle Weitz were dropped "and the 14th [was] amended to a civil violation," said her attorney, Gregg D. Trautmann. Weitz was "found liable of a single civil violation of neglecting a single dog of the f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Franklin Lakes German Shepherd Owner Charged With 14 Animal Cruelty Counts Franklin Lakes German Shepherd Owner Charged With 14 Animal Cruelty Counts
Franklin Lakes German Shepherd Owner Charged With 14 Animal Cruelty Counts A 55-year-old Franklin Lakes woman with a history of similar trouble was served with a host of animal cruelty complaints after more than a dozen German Shepherds were removed from her home, authorities said. The 14 dog were in varying health and living conditions, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said, when animal control officers removed them from the Haddon Place home-turned-dog kennel of Danielle Weitz and her husband, Robert.  Borough officials also deemed the house uninhabitable. "I'm not interested in this call," Robert Weitz said Tuesday night before hanging up …

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by Cecilia Levine