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Pig Succumbs To Injuries From Fair Lawn Fire Pig Succumbs To Injuries From Fair Lawn Fire
Pig Succumbs To Injuries From Fair Lawn Fire A pig had to be euthanized following a pen fire in Fair Lawn, authorities said. A neighbor doused the flames that broke out behind a Saddle River Road home around 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The Bergen County SPCA arranged for Van Saun Park Zoo personnel to take the pig to the Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital, he said. The Fair Lawn Fire Prevention Bureau was investigating the cause of the fire.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic
Authorities Probe Alarming Discovery Of German Shepherds Abandoned Throughout Bergen, Passaic Authorities have launched a major investigation into the alarming discovery of no fewer than nine apparently related German Shepherds abandoned in various areas of North Jersey this past week. “Something foul has happened,” Deborah Yankow, the director of the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, said Friday. “What that is we don’t yet know.” “German Shepherds, like any other breed, come in all sizes, shapes and colors,” Yankow said. “But going from the two we have at the shelter and the pictures I’ve looked at, they all look identical, like siblings.” Five of the young adult …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Animal Control Forced To Euthanize New Milford Raccoons Who Were Stabbed, Burned Animal Control Forced To Euthanize New Milford Raccoons Who Were Stabbed, Burned
Animal Control Forced To Euthanize New Milford Raccoons Who Were Stabbed, Burned UPDATE: Two raccoons who police said a New Milford man stabbed and poured bleach on had to be euthanized, animal control authorities said Thursday. "It was horrible," said Carol Tyler, the owner/operator of Tyco Animal Control, which serves 25 Bergen County municipalities. "It's pretty disturbing." Tyler didn't describe the raccoons' condition. However, responders said they had hair burned off their faces and paws, as well as blistered skin and stab wounds. Officers responding to a cruelty report on Canterbury Lane were met by Patrick Biondo, 54, who brought them to a cage on his deck wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Deaf, Blind Dog Dumped In Bergen Industrial Area Last Year Dies Deaf, Blind Dog Dumped In Bergen Industrial Area Last Year Dies
Deaf, Blind Dog Dumped In Bergen Industrial Area Last Year Dies UPDATE: A deaf and blind senior dog who authorities said was dumped from a car in Teterboro last summer by her Fort Lee owner died Tuesday. Someone in another car saw Bruna, 16, being dumped on Industrial Avenue on Sept. 1 and gave authorities the license plate number and a description of the vehicle, Bergen County SPCA officials said at the time. A Good Samaritan found the black and white Boston Terrier during a search and brought her to the Bergen County Animal Shelter. Investigators from Bergen County SPCA’s Law Enforcement Division issued a complaint against 59-year-old Tania Connelly…

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by Jerry DeMarco