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PA Man Cut Off Puppies' Ears With Scissors, 34 Dogs Seized:
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A Pennsylvania man who cut off the ears of puppies with scissors without giving the animals any anesthesia has admitted to the abuse, according to the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals. Steven Alston, 40, of Lebanon, entered open guilty pleas for 16 animal cruelty charges, including 14 felonies, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, according to a release by PSPCA. One of the rescued puppies with it's ear cut off by scissors.PSPCA Alston had previously been investigated after an anonymous tip lead to the search and seizure of 34 dogs from Alston’s property in October 2020, …
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Happy Birthday, You're Under Arrest: Man Left Starving Puppy In PA Hotel, Report Says
A man was arrested on a warrant for abandoning an 8-week-old puppy -- despite a "no pets allowed" rule -- without food or water in a central Pennsylvania hotel for 14 hours, according to a report by PennLive citing police and court documents. William J. Minnick, of Marietta in Lancaster County, spent his 50th birthday in prison after being charged with animal cruelty in connection with the Dec. 29 incident at the Hershey Travel Lodge, according to his court docket and the outlet's report citing an affidavit of probable cause filed by Derry Township police. Hotel staff reported the inci…
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PA Man Killed GF's Cat With BB Gun During Fight: Police
A central Pennsylvania man faces animal cruelty charges after he killed his girlfriend's cat, authorities said. Officers were called around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to a home on the first block of South Spring Garden Street in Carlisle on a report of a domestic disturbance, local police said. They learned Steven Robinson, 36, fatally shot his girlfriend's cat during a fight, according to Carlisle police. He also threatened to hurt the woman if she contacted police, authorities said. Robinson was taken into custody and charged with animal cruelty, aggravated animal cruelty, intimidation of a vict…
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Police: Paramus Woman, New BF Break Into Ex's Fort Lee Condo, Brutally Stab Dog
A Paramus woman who’d threatened to kill a former lover broke into his Fort Lee condo with her new boyfriend and stabbed the man's dog, authorities said. The owner told police he fled the Cumbermeade Road condominium after the couple called and threatened to shoot him just after midnight Tuesday, Capt. Edward Young said. Officers who found the front door ajar were later shown Ring video by the victim showing Leena Radwan, 34, and Joseph Valenti, 32, of Kearny breaking in and stabbing his German Shepherd, Young said. Rushed to a local animal hospital with a deep gash that bled profusely, th…
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Family's Dogs Shot Dead In PA Woods: Report
A Pennsylvania family is searching for answers after their dogs were shot dead near their home. Caralina McElfresh Zimmerman's dogs, Aspen and Hagrid were found shot and lifeless in a field behind Calvary Baptist Church in Hunker, Westmoreland County, reported WPXI citing Pennsylvania state police. “Aspen had two; she was shot under the armpit … and then she was shot again above the neck, and Hagrid was shot right in the face,” McElfresh Zimmerman told WPXI. “I think knowing it was most likely malicious, it makes it a little harder to deal and cope,” McElfresh Zimmerman said to the outlet…
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: Driver From Poconos Shot By NJ Troopers After He Shoots Dog
A country music song plays on the car stereo as a Pennsylvania driver who'd just crashed his car into a ditch off Route 80 shoots his dog and is then shot and killed by New Jersey State Police troopers, video released Monday shows. Dashboard and body cameras captured clear and disturbing video of the 1:30 a.m. Nov. 7 encounter on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. The collection of videos released by state Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck show the two troopers approaching the disabled vehicle from either side on Starlite Hill Road in the Columbia section of Knowlton in Warren Count…
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: NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Community Service
UPDATE: A Morris County woman was formally sentenced Tuesday to 180 days in jail followed by five years probation for deliberately drowning a 10-week-old puppy in a West Milford lake. Superior Court Judge Marilyn C. Clark, sitting in Paterson, approved the terms of a plea deal under which Tonya Fea, 49, must complete 100 days of community service following her release. She also can no longer own a dog, under agreement with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Fea, of Boonton, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Paterson to third-degree animal cruelty two months ago, admitting u…
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NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Probation, Community Service
A Morris County woman will spend a little under six months in jail followed by five years probation after admitting Thursday that she drowned a 10-week-old puppy in a lake. Under her plea deal with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Tonya Fea, 50, also can no longer own a dog and must continue counseling while completing 100 days of community service. Fea took the deal, pleading guilty to third-degree animal cruelty in Superior Court in Paterson on Thursday, rather than face trial. Fea “admitted under oath that on April 30, 2019, she submerged her golden retriever puppy in a pond loca…
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Family Of Serial Animal Abusers Face 25 Charges For Cruelty, Say PA
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Serial animal abusers in Philadelphia have been charged and the pets have been rescued, according to the Pennsylvania Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals. Daniel Esh was found guilty of previous animal cruelty charges-- not only prohibiting him from owning animals, but granting PA SPCA unannounced inspection rights of his property. Two dogs rescued from the Esh's home in Philadelphia.PASPCA When officers went to the property on June 4, they found numerous dogs with matted fur, ear infections, overgrown nails, conjunctivitis, severe dental disease and inflammation of the skin of the p…
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State Police: More Than 400 Animals With 'Decaying Bodies' Rescued From PA Farm
Pennsylvania State Police rescued more than 400 animals in “deplorable” conditions over the weekend, leading to felony aggravated animal cruelty charges for a Cumberland County man. Farm owner Barry Lee Orndorff, 64, of Sandbank Road in Southampton Township is accused of failing to properly care for 40 sheep, 20 goats, 40 ducklings, 40 assorted birds, 10 rabbits and a horse in his care, PA State Police said June 4. Orndorff “failed to provide necessary sustenance, potable water, clean and sanitary shelter that offers protection from the weather, and necessary veterinary care” for the anima…
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Adams County Man Beheads Sister's Kitten With Sword
An Adams County Man is facing animal cruelty charges after he decapitated his sister's kitten using a sword on Saturday, according to Pennsylania State Police. Police responded to an animal cruelty report in the 300 block of South Hickory Lane on Sunday just before 5 p.m. Upon arrival police found the beheaded kitten saying, "the eviscerated [kitten] had injuries consistent with disembowelment." They said it appeared to be a clean cut, exposing the kitten's intestines. Mylo Latour, 21 of York, was arrested for a felony and a misdemeanor change of animal cruelty for allegedly doing this to …
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