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Asbury Park Teen Admits To Raping, Torturing, Killing His Pet Cat: Prosecutors
An Asbury Park teen admitted to raping, torturing, and killing his pet cat, authorities said.
Bani Mezquititla, 19, pleaded guilty to third-degree animal cruelty by tormenting, torturing, or unnecessarily or cruelly abusing a living animal resulting in its death, and third-degree animal cruelty by using or causing or procuring the use of an animal or creature in any kind of sexual manner. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the guilty plea in a news release on Wednesday, Apr. 10.
Asbury Park police began investigating after someone brought a d…
20 Cats Rescued From Bug-Infested Jersey Shore Apartment: Officials
Twenty cats — some with eye ulcers and respiratory problems — were rescued from a bug-infested apartment in Monmouth County, authorities said.
Monmouth County SPCA Humane Law Enforcement received an anonymous tip on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The apartment in Neptune had two adults, and two children, ages 6 and 3 also living there.
Many of the cats were found to have had upper respiratory infections, eye ulcers, some with dental disease, and were all very scared upon intake, but generally in fair health, the SPCA said on Facebook.
While wearing full protection gear, and after several hours o…
Starved Puppy Dumped On Roadside Of Jersey Shore Town
An emaciated puppy dumped on the side of the road of a Jersey Shore town will get a second chance at life.
The 8-week-old puppy, now called Matilda, was found "skin and bones" with labored breathing, and unable to lift her own head near Myrtle Avenue in Neptune on Sunday night, May 7, the Monmouth County SPCA said.
🚨 Seeking information on starved puppy left dying on the street 🚨
Late Sunday night, our Animal Control Division... Posted by Monmouth County SPCA on Tuesday, May 9, 2023
"On the brink of death," the puppy was rushed to the SPCA shelter for urgent medical care, shaking and…
Jersey Shore Man Kills GF's Poodle, Abandons Another During Fight: Prosecutor
An Asbury Park man accused of killing one of his girlfriend’s Toy Poodles and abandoning the other has been criminally charged, authorities said.
Nicholas C. Winter, 35, is charged with animal cruelty resulting in death and abandoning a domestic animal, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.
Shortly before 4 a.m. on June 4, Asbury Park police responded to a residence on Locust Drive and located the deceased dog, a 12-year-old male named “Bentley.” The victim’s other dog, a 14-year-old female named “Sophia,” was reported missing, but …
