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Shelter In 'Desperate Need' After Rescuing 20 Pets From Suspected Hoarding In South Jersey Shelter In 'Desperate Need' After Rescuing 20 Pets From Suspected Hoarding In South Jersey
Shelter In 'Desperate Need' After Rescuing 20 Pets From Suspected Hoarding In South Jersey An animal shelter in Egg Harbor City is looking for new homes for many cats and dogs after three dozen were rescued from a suspected hoarding situation. Kimmy's Safe Haven Rescue said it's in "desperate need" of adopters and fosters of the pets found in a Galloway Township home on Monday, July 1. Nancy Santos, 57, was charged with 43 counts of animal neglect. Galloway police said officers rescued 29 cats and seven dogs from the Cresson Avenue home. They also discovered four kittens, two adult dogs, and an adult cat dead, with the cat and dogs discovered in a freezer. Kimmy's…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Dog Tethered In Below-Freezing Temps For Days Outside NJ Home Dog Tethered In Below-Freezing Temps For Days Outside NJ Home
Dog Tethered In Below-Freezing Temps For Days Outside NJ Home Over the Christmas holiday, a dog was tethered in below-freezing temperatures for days in Monmouth County, authorities said. The owners are facing animal cruelty charges, according to the Monmouth County SPCA. A sweet, senior Rottie named Coco suffered horrible neglect, they said. When the pipes at her former owner's home froze, they allegedly vacated and left Coco outside on a concrete pad, tethered on a short chain and with no food, water or protection from the elements. Coco spent three nights in below-freezing temperatures,  confused and alone. She was discovered by Neptune Townsh…

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by Jon Craig
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Dog Ditched By Cruel Newark Owner At Iowa Airport: Reports Dog Ditched By Cruel Newark Owner At Iowa Airport: Reports
Dog Ditched By Cruel Newark Owner At Iowa Airport: Reports A 24-year-old Newark man who tied his 1-year-old dog up outside of an Iowa airport then boarded his flight home is facing charges of animal cruelty, according to various news reports and rescue officials. Officials from the Animal Rescue League of Iowa responded to the call of a dog tied up outside of the Des Moines airport on Thursday, Dec. 29, where they found the pup they've since been calling Allie. The dog wasn't allowed on the cross-country flight apparently because her owner, Charles Bigsen, of Newark, didn't know he had to bring his own crate, WKBN says citing police. And so, Bigs…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats, Rabbits New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats, Rabbits
New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats, Rabbits In an effort to end the "puppy mill pipeline," New York has banned pet stores from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits.  The legislation, which was signed into law on Thursday, Dec. 15, will prohibit the sale of these animals in pet stores across the state and instead encourage them to make space available to show pets up for adoption, according to Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, a Democrat who represents District 67 in Manhattan.  The ban comes as many pet stores across the nation have stopped selling live animals and have instead turned to selling items that pet owners need …

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by Ben Crnic
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Abused, Neglected 'Lucky' Rescued By Local Police, Animal Welfare Center In NJ Abused, Neglected 'Lucky' Rescued By Local Police, Animal Welfare Center In NJ
Abused, Neglected 'Lucky' Rescued By Local Police, Animal Welfare Center In NJ An abused and neglected dog found by police investigating a crime on Christmas Eve is fortunate to be alive. So his adoptive name makes perfect sense. Officers from Irvington found the dog they named Lucky so severely injured that a leg had to be amputated. He also was covered in maggots and had dense tangles and knots so severe that "they couldn't even tell what breed he is," said Samantha Miller, the media relations manager for the Humane Rescue Alliance. St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison took it from there. “Our team was heartbroken to see how much Lucky had suffered," sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Family's Adopted Dog From Middle East Tests Positive For Rabies PA Family's Adopted Dog From Middle East Tests Positive For Rabies
PA Family's Adopted Dog From Middle East Tests Positive For Rabies The CDC has initiated a multi-state investigation after a Chester County family adopted a dog from the Middle East that was later determined to have a previously eradicated variant of rabies, reports say. The dog was one of 34 animals that were flown from Azerbaijan to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport by an animal rescue group on June 10, CBS reports. The animal had been acting oddly after being placed with its new family in East Whiteland Township and later tested positive for the variant, according to ABC. The 6-month-old mixed breed dog possibly exposed the virus variant —which pr…

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by Valerie Musson
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2nd Chances: Hero Dog Adopted From North Jersey Shelter Saves Owner Having Stroke 2nd Chances: Hero Dog Adopted From North Jersey Shelter Saves Owner Having Stroke
2nd Chances: Hero Dog Adopted From North Jersey Shelter Saves Owner Having Stroke A 6-year-old German Shepherd given a second chance at life by a North Jersey man gave him the same in return last week Hero Sadie was home alone with her new owner Brian last week when he had a stroke. The dog licked her owner's face to keep him awake and then dragged him to his phone to call for help. Brian says he has Sadie to thank for his life. Sadie was surrendered to Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, and was seemingly confused, having lost the one family she knew, the shelter said. "Sadie is a loyal dog, but nervous and protective with new people, making her a more difficult placement," …

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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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Monmouth SPCA Rescues 30 More Stranded Cats From Vacant Home, Absolutely Deplorable Conditions Monmouth SPCA Rescues 30 More Stranded Cats From Vacant Home, Absolutely Deplorable Conditions
Monmouth SPCA Rescues 30 More Stranded Cats From Vacant Home, Absolutely Deplorable Conditions Following up on an earlier case, where 20 cats were left outside its Monmouth County shelter, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has rescued another 30 neglected cats, SPCA authorities said. "We followed the leads we were given and were finally able to track down the person who left the cats outside our doors," the SPCA announced on its website.  "The general feedback was that these cats were in a better place, which we agree with, but what stuck out to us is that if there are intact-male cats somewhere, there are intact-female cats too," the SPCA wrote. All of the c…

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by Jon Craig