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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