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Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says
Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says A horse that died while pulling a carriage of tourists in Cape May was likely killed by cardiac arrest or a blood clot, according to a necropsy. An 18-year-old Percheron gelding named Ice died suddenly "in a very public setting" on Thursday, June 27, the Cape May Carriage Company said in a Facebook post. The company offers tours showcasing Victorian architecture in Cape May's historic district. The company said Ice was the first horse to die while pulling a carriage since the business began in 1983. "It would have happened no matter where our boy had been," the company posted on Faceb…

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Asbury Park Teen Sentenced For Deadly Rape, Torture Of Pet Cat: Prosecutors Asbury Park Teen Sentenced For Deadly Rape, Torture Of Pet Cat: Prosecutors
Asbury Park Teen Sentenced For Deadly Rape, Torture Of Pet Cat: Prosecutors An Asbury Park teen will spend several years in prison after admitting to raping, torturing, and killing his pet cat, authorities said. Bani Mezquititla, 19, was sentenced on Thursday, June 13 to five years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. He pleaded guilty to two third-degree animal cruelty charges in April. Investigators said Mezquititla seriously injured the cat named Ellie after performing "sexual acts" on it, then killed it after restraining and torturing it. "It is virtually impossible to conceive of an inst…

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by Chris Spiker