'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline' 'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline'
'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline' Edie Falco is standing up for her four-legged friends in the Garden State. The Emmy Award-winning actress, who played Carmela Soprano on the iconic New Jersey show “The Sopranos” appeared in a video for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urging lawmakers and New Jerseyans to support a bill in the state Legislature that would ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at pet shops. New York passed a similar law in 2022. “Before I adopted my beloved dog Sami, she was rescued from a puppy mill, where she lived in a small dirty cage, with no space to run and play, and ha…
Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel Out Of Arnold Home: Feds Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel Out Of Arnold Home: Feds
Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel Out Of Arnold Home: Feds A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief admitted to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities announced. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 63, pleaded guilty to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. According to the guilty plea, federal agents began investigating Moorefield’s connections to dogfighting after officers from Anne Arundel County Animal Control responded to a rep…
New Update: Reward Increased For Suspect Who Shot Cat In Patterson New Update: Reward Increased For Suspect Who Shot Cat In Patterson
New Update: Reward Increased For Suspect Who Shot Cat In Patterson Authorities and animal advocates are increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever shot an owned cat in the Hudson Valley with a pellet gun.  The New York State Humane Association and Putnam County SPCA are now offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot Kiwi, a 3-year-old neutered orange tabby cat, in the town of Patterson around Tuesday, Aug. 20.  This reward is on top of Kiwi's owner's offered reward of $500 and $250 offered by a concerned citizen, officials said, adding that the total reward is now…
Suspect At Large After Shooting Cat In Patterson Suspect At Large After Shooting Cat In Patterson
Suspect At Large After Shooting Cat In Patterson Authorities in the Hudson Valley are offering a $500 reward for any information that could help lead to the arrest of a suspect who shot an owned cat with a metal projectile.  New, updated report - New Update: Reward Increased For Suspect Who Shot Cat In Patterson The incident happened in Putnam County around the time of Tuesday, Aug. 20, when a 3-year-old neutered male orange tabby cat named Kiwi was shot with what is believed to be an airgun pellet, the Putnam County SPCA announced on Thursday, Sept. 5.  The cat, owned by a resident of Bullet Hole Road in Patterson, was th…
Bethlehem Kennel Owner Facing Animal Cruelty Charges Bethlehem Kennel Owner Facing Animal Cruelty Charges
Bethlehem Kennel Owner Facing Animal Cruelty Charges A Connecticut kennel owner turned herself in to police earlier this week after being charged with animal cruelty, authorities said.  Litchfield County resident Jennifer Ornelli, age 47, of Bethlehem, was ordered held on a $10,000 bond on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Connecticut State Police said.  Ornelli runs the Home Away From Home kennel in Bethlehem. In July, a customer filed a complaint with state authorities that their dog had been mistreated and neglected while in Ornelli's care, police said.  The owner said her dog had injuries that it didn't have when she dropped it …
Bedroom Electrical Equipment Caused Toms River House Fire That Killed Two Cats: Firefighters Bedroom Electrical Equipment Caused Toms River House Fire That Killed Two Cats: Firefighters
Bedroom Electrical Equipment Caused Toms River House Fire That Killed Two Cats: Firefighters A family of two people were without a home and two of their cats died in a house fire in Toms River, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the home on South Gateway at around 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, the Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention said in a news release. No people were in the house during the two-alarm fire. Crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from a second-story bedroom. Two cats inside the home were killed and a neighbor was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Investigators said the fire was caused by energized electrical equipment failing in the…
Brick Township Man Who Had 157 Cats At Home Indicted, Prosecutors Say Brick Township Man Who Had 157 Cats At Home Indicted, Prosecutors Say
Brick Township Man Who Had 157 Cats At Home Indicted, Prosecutors Say A Brick Township man was indicted after more than 150 cats were found in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 56-year-old Jeffrey Finlay on Wednesday, Aug. 28 for 149 counts of animal cruelty, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Finlay called Brick police to help remove the animals from his house on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Officers found about 157 cats and three dogs at the Mantoloking Road home. It took crews about 24 hours for the pets to be removed and brought to county animal facilities for treatment. Finlay was first charge…
RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head To Mount Kisco, Daughter Reveals RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head To Mount Kisco, Daughter Reveals
RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head To Mount Kisco, Daughter Reveals Even though Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race, that hasn't stopped him from stirring yet another odd animal-related controversy thanks to a resurfaced interview with his daughter. In the 2012 interview with Town & Country Magazine, Kennedy's daughter, Kick, revealed that her father, the former independent presidential candidate who is now 70 years old, rushed to Squaw Island in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, in 1994 when she was just 6 years old.  This was after he heard that a dead whale had washed up on the shore. After an hours-long trip, Kennedy…
Bucks SPCA's Tanya Garcia Of Telford Dies, 38 Bucks SPCA's Tanya Garcia Of Telford Dies, 38
Bucks SPCA's Tanya Garcia Of Telford Dies, 38 Tanya Smakula Garcia, of Telford, formerly of Sellersville, died on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, according to an obituary published by Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home. She was 38 years old. Tanya graduated from Pennridge High School, class of 2004, according to her obituary. She was an avid cheerleader for seven years. She worked in retail sales and was a member of the Bucks County SPCA. Tanya was a devoted and compassionate mother who enjoyed cooking, her obituary said.  Tanya loved animals, especially elephants. She also enjoyed watchi…
Pair Who Abandoned 4 Hairless Cats At Hopatcong Construction Business Sought By Police Pair Who Abandoned 4 Hairless Cats At Hopatcong Construction Business Sought By Police
Pair Who Abandoned 4 Hairless Cats At Hopatcong Construction Business Sought By Police Two people are at large after they abandoned four hairless cats in Hopatcong Township on the early morning of Thursday, Aug. 15, authorities said. The abandonment occurred on Sparta Road at 5:20 a.m., Hopatcong police said. The cats were abandoned in cardboard carriers at Lakeside Construction and required medical attention, police said. Similar incidents involving the same individuals, carriers, and breed of cats had occurred at a Morris County Animal Shelter and a Sussex County Animal Shelter within the past week., police said. The individuals were seen driving a newer white Toyota Tundra…
Intruder Breaks Into Tiger Enclosure, Nearly Gets Bitten At Cohanzick Zoo (VIDEO) Intruder Breaks Into Tiger Enclosure, Nearly Gets Bitten At Cohanzick Zoo (VIDEO)
Intruder Breaks Into Tiger Enclosure, Nearly Gets Bitten At Cohanzick Zoo (Video) Police in South Jersey are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating a woman who hopped the fence at a local zoo to interact with a tiger. Video shared by Bridgeton police on Tuesday, Aug. 20 shows the incident from the tiger exhibit at the Cohanzick Zoo. Officers didn't say when the incident happened. The 16-second clip shows the female putting her hand through wire fencing and trying to pet the tiger. The big cat then appears to try biting the female's hand and starts frantically pacing. The female then backs away from the wiring and climbs back over the wooden fence on the o…
West Islip Man Will Never Own Animal After Confessing He Beat Chihuahua To Death West Islip Man Will Never Own Animal After Confessing He Beat Chihuahua To Death
West Islip Man Will Never Own Animal After Confessing He Beat Chihuahua To Death A 22-year-old Long Island man will never be allowed to own an animal after confessing that he beat a dog to death. Peter Minichello, of West Islip, was sentenced to four months in jail followed by five years of probation in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Aug. 19. It came months after he pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty charges for beating his aunt’s 5-year-old chihuahua-mix, named “Pup-Pup,” in July 2022. Earlier Report: 21-Year-Old Beats Chihuahua To Death At Long Island Home While Mom's At Work, DA Says According to prosecutors, Minichello was left home with the dog w…