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Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized
Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized A New Jersey woman has been charged after investigators determined the wrong dog may have been surrendered and euthanized following a fatal pit bull attack that injured a local resident and killed her pet, authorities said. The case stems from an attack that happened near 91 Springfield Ave. in Summit at approximately 5:52 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2025, local police said. A 70-year-old woman was walking her small dog when two pit bulls broke free from their handler and launched an unprovoked attack, police said. The woman was knocked to the ground and suffered injuries to both upper thighs, her…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cruel Newark Breeder Posted Videos Of Dogs Killing Hawk, Antagonizing Cat: AG Cruel Newark Breeder Posted Videos Of Dogs Killing Hawk, Antagonizing Cat: AG
Cruel Newark Breeder Posted Videos Of Dogs Killing Hawk, Antagonizing Cat: AG A 38-year-old Newark man was recently arrested and charged with animal cruelty after he posted to social media videos of two of pit bulls killing a red-tail hawk and stray cat, authorities said. Ibn Lloyd was charged with violating the endangered and non-game species act and multiple counts of animal cruelty, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Lloyd was also found to be running a drug trafficking ring, Platkin said Last December, a Facebook account "SuccaFree Choppa" shared of a video of a juvenile red-tailed hawk being attacked by two pit bull type-dogs in a fenced-in enclosure in the …

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by Sam Barron
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Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor
Man, 30, Charged With Killing Dog In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Hunterdon County man was arrested and charged after he fatally shot a pit bull on Monday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 1:30 p.m., officers responded to Flemington Whitehouse Road in Readington Township on a report of a homeowner discharging a weapon, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office and Readington Township Police Department said. The owner of the property reported a pit bull began attacking another dog and the pit bull was being aggressive toward her, authorities said. Craig Cooke, who was with the woman, then shot the pit bull, resulting in the pit bull's death, auth…

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by Sam Barron