Fair 56°
Tag:

Carlos Rocha

News
REPORT: NJ Farm Owner Hit With Animal Cruelty Charges Says His 'Dream' Turned Into Nightmare REPORT: NJ Farm Owner Hit With Animal Cruelty Charges Says His 'Dream' Turned Into Nightmare
Report: NJ Farm Owner Hit With Animal Cruelty Charges Says His 'Dream' Turned Into Nightmare A North Jersey farm owner arrested on a slew of animal cruelty violations last month says he loved the animals and cared deeply for them, according to a new report. Carlos Rocha, 54, was charged Jan. 26 after an inspection at his farm on Jackson Valley Road in Mansfield Township revealed filthy living spaces, animals with untreated injuries, cows with no food access, several dead calves and many other horrifying conditions. Rocha, of Union Township in Union County, had previously been warned about the conditions but failed to address them, causing them to worsen, police said. However, Roch…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
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…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson