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Jersey Shore Man Admits Killing Geese In Toms River, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Man Admits Killing Geese In Toms River, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Man Admits Killing Geese In Toms River, Prosecutor Says A 22-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to animal cruelty for intentionally running over geese with his car, authorities said. Quintin Alec-Manning, 22, of Brick Township, pleaded guilty on Monday to animal cruelty before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Manning is set to be sentenced on May 5. On May 29, 2019, officers from the Toms River Township Police Department were notified that a motor vehicle struck a family of five geese in the parking lot of the Indian Head Plaza in Toms River, causing t…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man, 19, Charged With Animal Cruelty After Starving Pets To Death, Prosecutor Says A 19-year-old Union County man is facing criminal charges of animal cruelty after severely neglecting three pets, two of who died, authorities said. Plainfield police were called to Rock Avenue on reports of a suspicious item dumped on the side of the road, where they found the body of a severely emaciated pit bull inside of a plastic bag on Nov. 3, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Patricia Cronin said. A subsequent investigation found that Aiden R. Turso, 19, had three pets that had suffered severe neglect, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Those pets includ…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dead Livestock, Filthy Conditions: NJ Farmer Charged With Animal Cruelty For Slew Of Violations Dead Livestock, Filthy Conditions: NJ Farmer Charged With Animal Cruelty For Slew Of Violations
Dead Livestock, Filthy Conditions: NJ Farmer Charged With Animal Cruelty For Slew Of Violations Dozens of animals without access to pasture. A dead calf and chickens found among livestock. Metal objects on the ground where animals walk. These are only some of the horrifying conditions that state officials discovered at one Mansfield man's farm, authorities said. Carlos Rocha, a 55-year-old farmer, was facing numerous animal cruelty charges stemming from an investigation by the local humane law enforcement officer and New Jersey's Department of Agriculture, Mansfield police said. Officials took note of the following violations during a Jan. 26 inspection, authorities said: Heifers a…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Man Known As 'Wild Willie' Sentenced For Shooting Neighbor's Dog In Head NJ Man Known As 'Wild Willie' Sentenced For Shooting Neighbor's Dog In Head
NJ Man Known As 'Wild Willie' Sentenced For Shooting Neighbor's Dog In Head A 65-year-old New Jersey man known as "Wild Willie" was sentenced to five years in state prison for shooting his neighbor's poodle in the head, ultimately killing the animal, authorities said. William D. Stroemel had his sentence handed down by Superior Court Judge Gerard H. Breland as the result of a negotiated plea deal, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Stroemel, a heavy equipment operator, in April pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and animal cruelty. The investigation began in September 2019, when the owners of a 9-year-old Pom…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$1,000 REWARD: Who Dumped Crated Dog In NJ Woods Near Gun Club? $1,000 REWARD: Who Dumped Crated Dog In NJ Woods Near Gun Club?
$1,000 Reward: Who Dumped Crated Dog In NJ Woods Near Gun Club? A $1,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for dumping a crated dog in a wooded New Jersey area. The Associated Humane Societies/Popcorn Park ACO Maria Cymanski responded to a  call for an abandoned dog near 1450 West Bay Ave., in Barnegat on Monday, Dec. 28. There, she found a young, female Siberian Husky mix left in a crate in a wooded area near a gun club, initially spotted by a man leaving the gun club who went over to investigate. The dog -- who had a pink collar and was …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: NJ Couple Left Emaciated Dog Chained To Backyard Fence For Days After Moving Away Authorities: NJ Couple Left Emaciated Dog Chained To Backyard Fence For Days After Moving Away
Authorities: NJ Couple Left Emaciated Dog Chained To Backyard Fence For Days After Moving Away A Union County couple who left their dog tied to a backyard fence for days after moving to Georgia has been charged with animal cruelty, authorities said Thursday. Curtis Swan and Aaleyah Clay's male Husky was found emaciated and bleeding with infected wounds in the backyard of a Roselle home on Nov. 20, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes jointly announced Thursday. Swan, 27, and Clay, 29, were both charged with third-degree causing serious bodily injury to a domesticated animal via neglect, as well as abandonment of a domesticated animal, a di…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Freehold Man Faces 5 Years In State Prison For Killing Stolen Puppies Prosecutor: Freehold Man Faces 5 Years In State Prison For Killing Stolen Puppies
Prosecutor: Freehold Man Faces 5 Years In State Prison For Killing Stolen Puppies A man from Monmouth County has admitted to causing the deaths of four stolen German Shepherd puppies, authorities said. Daniel McDonald, 26, of Freehold, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four counts of animal cruelty before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Vincent N. Falcetano, Jr., according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. A co-defendant from Howell, Tricia Jaccoma, 24, was caught by U.S. Marshals after evading law enforcement as a fugitive for nearly three months as reported here on Sept.. 5 The puppies were found dead in May on a property where …

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by Jon Craig
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13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty 13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty
13 Asbury Park Dogs Found Famished, Infested, Dehydrated: Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty A 25-year-old man from Asbury Park has been charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty for neglecting 13 dogs including a puppy that died, authorities said. Derek Bussey was charged with one count of third-degree animal cruelty and 12 counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty after the death of one puppy and the neglect of three adult dogs and nine other puppies, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. The neglected animals were found on a property in Asbury Park on July 26, based on tips from police. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty …

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN ANYTHING? Monmouth SPCA Looks For Woman Who Ditched 20 Cats Without Food, Water SEEN ANYTHING? Monmouth SPCA Looks For Woman Who Ditched 20 Cats Without Food, Water
Seen Anything? Monmouth SPCA Looks For Woman Who Ditched 20 Cats Without Food, Water The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seeks the public's help in locating a woman who dropped 20 cats outside its Monmouth County shelter on Saturday. "All 20 of the cats were stuffed into 2 crates without food or water & a note that said their caretaker had passed away," the Monmouth County SPCA said on Facebook. The cats were safely brought inside the SPCA's building on Wall Street in Eatontown.  "We understand that this individual was trying to do the right thing," the SPCA said in its post. "However it is totally inappropriate and unsafe to abandon animals outsi…

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by Jon Craig
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U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies
U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies A 24-year-old Howell woman wanted in the deaths of four stolen farm puppies was taken into custody after nearly three months at large on Friday with help from U.S. Marshals agents, authorities said. Tricia Jaccoma and Daniel McDonald, 25, were charged with animal cruelty in June after four German Shepherd puppies  were found dead on a Howell campsite, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. The dogs were approximately three weeks old and being raised at a Somerset County farm -- where McDonald and Jaccoma were also staying -- when they went missing mi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic County Man Charged With Shooting Dog Passaic County Man Charged With Shooting Dog
Passaic County Man Charged With Shooting Dog A dog who was at first believed injured by fireworks had actually been shot, said authorities who charged a Passaic County man with animal cruelty. Wanaque police responding to DuPont and Makemoney avenues in Haskell around 10 p.m. found the dog, who was taken to the Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital in Westwood, authorities said. “It was determined that the dog sustained injuries by a small caliber bullet,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wanaque Police Chief Robert C. Kronyak, Jr. said Tuesday in a joint announcement. Charged in a complaint on Monday, they said, was T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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60 Dogs Rescued In Central Jersey Need Care, Foster Homes 60 Dogs Rescued In Central Jersey Need Care, Foster Homes
60 Dogs Rescued In Central Jersey Need Care, Foster Homes More than 60 small dogs were rescued from a home in Central Jersey on Monday, authorities said. Many of the dogs and newborn pups need grooming, medical care and foster homes, the MCSPCA said in a statement and on its Facebook page. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) saved the  dogs from from living in “horrific conditions.” at a home in the Belford section of Middletown, the MCSPCA said. Several pregnant dogs were recovered, along with newborn puppies that were hours old, the MCSPCA said. “Many of these poor animals were so matted in t…

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by Jon Craig