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Dead Husky Found In 2 NY Women's Vehicle Leads Officials To 2 Starving Cats Dead Husky Found In 2 NY Women's Vehicle Leads Officials To 2 Starving Cats
Dead Husky Found In 2 NY Women's Vehicle Leads Officials To 2 Starving Cats A dead dog found inside a vehicle has led to animal cruelty charges against two women in New York, authorities announced on Monday, June 8. Allison M. Fisher, 23, and Livia L.A. Boddie, 21, both of Halfmoon, were arrested following an animal complaint at a home on Tower Way in Halfmoon, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to 4 Tower Way at 10:56 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, where an investigation led to the charges, the sheriff's office said. Fisher and Boddie are accused of failing to provide proper sustenance to a husky mix and two cats, authorities said. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Worker Kills Goose With Bare Hands In NJ, Advocacy Group Alleges Worker Kills Goose With Bare Hands In NJ, Advocacy Group Alleges
Worker Kills Goose With Bare Hands In NJ, Advocacy Group Alleges An animal rescue group is calling for accountability after a goose was allegedly killed by a worker near Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City, according to a social media post shared Wednesday, May 6. Witnesses saw a marina worker kill the male goose near the Morris Canal, across from Liberty State Park, according to PAD PAWS Animal Rescue, which shared photos of the goose with its goslings as well as an image appearing to show the bird dead and bloodied “We are heartbroken to share a Liberty Harbor Marina worker murdered a male goose today with his bare hands,” the rescue wrote. The goose…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Aggressive Animal' Delays Firefighters Responding To Orange County Kitchen Blaze 'Aggressive Animal' Delays Firefighters Responding To Orange County Kitchen Blaze
'Aggressive Animal' Delays Firefighters Responding To Orange County Kitchen Blaze A response to a New Year's Day blaze at an Orange County home was complicated by an aggressive pet inside, firefighters said. The fire happened in Port Jervis on Thursday night, Jan. 1, when Port Jervis Fire Department companies, along with the Milford Fire Department, responded to a Franklin Street apartment where smoke could be seen coming from the windows, according to Port Jervis firefighters.  The firefighters' entry was at first delayed by an aggressive animal inside the apartment, the department said.  Once Port Jervis Police and Animal Control secured the scene, crews mad…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Trooper Shoots Dog During Investigation: NYSP Trooper Shoots Dog During Investigation: NYSP
Trooper Shoots Dog During Investigation: Nysp A New York State Trooper shot a dog that charged him during an investigation in Wurtsboro, New York State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 28. The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 12:21 p.m. while the trooper was conducting neighborhood interviews on Elm Road in the Town of Mamakating, according to the release. The trooper had rung the doorbell of a residence, then stepped down the front steps and stood behind a nearby vehicle. When the door opened, the dog bolted out “in an aggressive manner” and charged at him, police said. The trooper was “backed into a corner with no viabl…

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by Jillian Pikora
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DEC: Bear Killed In HV 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone (UPDATE) DEC: Bear Killed In HV 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone (UPDATE)
DEC: Bear Killed In HV 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone (Update) This story has been updated.  A black bear spotted wandering through a densely populated part of Westchester was humanely euthanized by police after it repeatedly entered backyards in a residential neighborhood, authorities said.  The incident began around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, June 2, when the Harrison Police Department and a uniformed officer from the New York State Environmental Conservation Police responded to Columbus Avenue and Madison Street in West Harrison following reports of a bear sighting, the department announced on Tuesday morning, June 3.  This was the second …

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by Ben Crnic
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Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules A heartbreaking case in Queens has taken a stunning turn after the city’s medical examiner determined that a 1-month-old baby girl was not killed by her family’s dog, as initially believed. Little Kiyanna Winfield was found unresponsive just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, inside her family’s Long Island City apartment on 12th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her parents told officers they had fallen asleep with Kiyanna between them. The child’s mother said she awoke to find the family’s 6-month-old German Shepherd–pit bull mix gna…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Loose German Shepherd, Pitbull Kill Small White Dog In New Jersey: Cops Loose German Shepherd, Pitbull Kill Small White Dog In New Jersey: Cops
Loose German Shepherd, Pitbull Kill Small White Dog In New Jersey: Cops New details have been released in a deadly Bergen County dog attack. A German Shepherd and Pitbull got loose from a Park Ridge home Wednesday evening, April 16, Montvale Police Capt. Alisha Foley confirmed.  The two larger dogs then attacked a Maltese being walked by a man on Raven Road in Montvale, killing the Maltese and leaving the walker with a laceration on his hand, according to Foley and Montvale Police Chief Doug McDowell. The dogs involved in the attack have been secured, and animal control is assisting in the investigation. Officials are working to determine how the dogs got…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle In Man’s Pants At Newark Airport Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle In Man’s Pants At Newark Airport
Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle In Man’s Pants At Newark Airport A Pennsylvania man was caught with a turtle concealed in his pants when a Transportation Security Administration body scanner triggered an alarm near his groin on Friday, March 7 at Newark Liberty International Airport, the TSA said in a release. A pat down by an officer revealed there was something concealed in the man’s groin, the TSA said. When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the man, a resident of East Stroudsburg, ,reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle that was wrapped in a small blue towel. The turtle was estimated to be about 5-inches in le…

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by Sam Barron