Dorchester, MA
Business
RECOGNIZE ME? Abandoned Pit Bull Puppy Found Stranded Near Boston Cemetery RECOGNIZE ME? Abandoned Pit Bull Puppy Found Stranded Near Boston Cemetery
Recognize ME? Abandoned Pit Bull Puppy Found Stranded Near Boston Cemetery The MSPCA-Angell in Boston is asking the public to help them identify the owner of a five-month old Pit Bull puppy who was found stranded and emaciated last week.  PJ was found inside a crate in the area near Mount Hope Cemetery and brought into the MSPCA's medical center around 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, Rob Halpin with the organization said.  The puppy was found wearing a blue, gray and yellow collar made by FuzzYard, but did not have any identification tags. PJ was also not microchipped, which makes it nearly impossible to locate his owner, Halpin said.  PJ was…

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by David Cifarelli
Greenburgh, NY
News
Greenburgh Veterinarian Arrested For Punching, Kicking Animals, Police Say Greenburgh Veterinarian Arrested For Punching, Kicking Animals, Police Say
Greenburgh Veterinarian Arrested For Punching, Kicking Animals, Police Say A veterinarian in the region is accused of physically abusing numerous animals that were entrusted in his care. Javier Diaz, age 46, was arrested Thursday, April 28, following an investigation by SPCA Westchester and the Westchester County DA’s office. The abuse allegedly occurred on six occasions in April 2022 at Main Street Animal Hospital, a clinic owned by Diaz in the village of Elmsford, in the town of Greenburgh. Investigators with SPCA Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit (HLE) said on one occasion Diaz struck a two-month-old kitten on the head with nail clippers and then jamm…

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by Michael Mashburn
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
New Canaan Officer Suspended After Arrest On Explosives, Weapons Charges New Canaan Officer Suspended After Arrest On Explosives, Weapons Charges
New Canaan Officer Suspended After Arrest On Explosives, Weapons Charges A police officer in Fairfield County charged with illegally possessing explosives and an assault weapon has been placed on leave. David Rivera of the New Canaan PD was charged on Thursday, April 28, in his hometown of Stratford after quantities of high explosives were found improperly stored in his home, said Joseph T. Corradino, Fairfield State's Attorney. Following the search and charges, the New Canaan Police Department placed Rivera on leave on Wednesday, April 27, said Chief Leon Krolikowski, of the New Canaan Police. He is prohibited from serving as an active-duty New Canaan off…

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by Kathy Reakes
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
DC Man Picks Up, Slams Dog On Pavement In Disturbing Ring Video (GRAPHIC) DC Man Picks Up, Slams Dog On Pavement In Disturbing Ring Video (GRAPHIC)
DC Man Picks Up, Slams Dog On Pavement In Disturbing Ring Video (Graphic) Authorities are looking for a person behind several malicious attacks on a dog that were caught on camera in Southeast Washington DC, WUSA9 reports.  Multiple Ring videos show the disturbing incidents with one that happened on Pomeroy Road SE, the outlet reports.  ** WARNING: The following video contains graphic content. ** HORRIFIC VIDEO… You may choose NOT to watch…A horrible incident of dog abuse. A dog thrown to the ground and kicked. Law Enforcement looking for man responsible. This happened 6:30a.m. on Pomeroy Rd SE. Know anything? Call 202-723-5730Absolutely sick. @wusa9 pic.twi…

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by David Cifarelli
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Box Of Newborn Puppies Left For Dead Among 2 Animal Cruelty Cases On Jersey Shore Box Of Newborn Puppies Left For Dead Among 2 Animal Cruelty Cases On Jersey Shore
Box Of Newborn Puppies Left For Dead Among 2 Animal Cruelty Cases On Jersey Shore Authorities on the Jersey Shore are trying to figure out who abandoned several puppies. A passerby found a litter of newborn puppies in a box among piles of trash at Collingwood Auction in Farmingdale, the Monmouth County SPCA said on Thursday, March 3. The dehydrated puppies were taken to the shelter, where they were examined and fed.  "After a medical assessment, it was determined that the puppies were approximately 24-hours old, some still with their umbilical cord attached," the SPCA said on Facebook. One puppy has died, but the others have been stable. Soon after, off…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
ANIMAL CRUELTY: 6 Guinea Pigs Abandoned In Freezing Temps In PA Parking Lot ANIMAL CRUELTY: 6 Guinea Pigs Abandoned In Freezing Temps In PA Parking Lot
Animal Cruelty: 6 Guinea Pigs Abandoned In Freezing Temps In PA Parking Lot Six guinea pigs who were apparently abandoned were found in milk crates by police in Central Pennsylvania. A Swatara Township Police K9 officer was stopped by the Greenbelt in the 1200 block of South 28th Street to give his partner a break, when he found a cage containing the animals just before midnight on Feb. 10, police said. "With the temperatures dropping below freezing overnight these guinea pigs would not have survived the night and are believed to have been abandoned a short time before our officer came upon them," the department said.  The Swatara Township Police is looking f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Authorities Rescue Cat Found Abandoned In Cold At Highway Rest Stop In Fairfield County Authorities Rescue Cat Found Abandoned In Cold At Highway Rest Stop In Fairfield County
Authorities Rescue Cat Found Abandoned In Cold At Highway Rest Stop In Fairfield County Authorities helped rescue a cat found abandoned in the cold at a highway rest stop in Fairfield County. Connecticut State Police and New Canaan Animal Control assisted after a cat was found abandoned in a cat carrier at the I-95 rest stop on Monday, Jan. 24, according to the New Canaan Police Department. The cat was taken to a veterinarian, who found that the animal had suffered trauma to an eye and two broken legs, police reported. The cat was named "Highway," police said. PAWs, an animal shelter in Norwalk, agreed to provide medical assistance.  "Despite the suspected abuse 'Highw…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Lindenhurst Man Charged With Leaving Dog In Sub-Freezing Temps, SPCA Says Lindenhurst Man Charged With Leaving Dog In Sub-Freezing Temps, SPCA Says
Lindenhurst Man Charged With Leaving Dog In Sub-Freezing Temps, SPCA Says A wanted man on Long Island is facing charges for allegedly leaving his dog outside his home in sub-freezing temperatures, the SPCA announced. Suffolk County SPCA and police officers responded to a home on 44th Street in Lindenhurst, where there was a report of a resident leaving his dog outside in a cold, unheated car with the engine off. Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk SPCA said that the homeowner, Byron Perez, age 34, also left the dog with no ready access to food, water, or any indoor heated facility while the temperatures were between 14 and 18 degrees as it was left inside the car. …

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by Zak Failla
York, PA
News
Drunken Man Tortures, Kills Guinea Pig After Beating Mom, Children In Central PA: Report Drunken Man Tortures, Kills Guinea Pig After Beating Mom, Children In Central PA: Report
Drunken Man Tortures, Kills Guinea Pig After Beating Mom, Children In Central PA: Report A man was in a drunken rage when he tortured guinea pigs -- leaving one dead -- and then beat a woman in front of her children, according to a report by York Dispatch citing a criminal complaint filed by police. Robert Wesley Shank II, 28, was visibly highly intoxicated and had bloodied knuckles when police were called to a home on West Howard Street in Red Lion last Sunday afternoon on reports of a disturbance, according to the outlet citing the complaint. He violently whipped and shook the animals for 10 minutes in the middle of the road before shoving them in the snow -- one a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hackensack, NJ
News
Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Surrender 138 Animals And Rights To Ever Exhibit Again Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Surrender 138 Animals And Rights To Ever Exhibit Again
Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Surrender 138 Animals And Rights To Ever Exhibit Again The couple who took over the once-popular “Tiger King” roadside animal park after Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage went to prison have formally had all of their animals taken away and their rights terminated to ever exhibit any again, federal authorities said. Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe agreed to the measures, including terminating their interests in 97 endangered or threatened animals seized from their facility and abandoning their rights to an additional 41 animals covered by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), as part of a consent decree, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. Federa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
News
Abused, Neglected 'Lucky' Rescued By Local Police, Animal Welfare Center In NJ Abused, Neglected 'Lucky' Rescued By Local Police, Animal Welfare Center In NJ
Abused, Neglected 'Lucky' Rescued By Local Police, Animal Welfare Center In NJ An abused and neglected dog found by police investigating a crime on Christmas Eve is fortunate to be alive. So his adoptive name makes perfect sense. Officers from Irvington found the dog they named Lucky so severely injured that a leg had to be amputated. He also was covered in maggots and had dense tangles and knots so severe that "they couldn't even tell what breed he is," said Samantha Miller, the media relations manager for the Humane Rescue Alliance. St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison took it from there. “Our team was heartbroken to see how much Lucky had suffered," sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
PA Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses Charged For Abusing Animals: DA PA Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses Charged For Abusing Animals: DA
PA Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses Charged For Abusing Animals: DA A former funeral director, who pleaded guilty to abusing corpses and tampering with public documents, is facing new charges for animal abuse, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Andrew T. Scheid, 50, of Millersville, is accused of intentionally and knowingly causing the death of a bovine calf by starvation and dehydration at his residence in the 300 block of Old Blue Rock Road sometime between Nov. 1 and 4,. according to the release.  Scheid was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals and three counts of neglect of animals on Wedne…

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by Jillian Pikora