Letter draws attention to neglect case
Rural Caswell County is prosecuting its first suspect under North Carolina’s tougher animal cruelty statute, known as Susie’s Law, but the case — in which three dogs starved to death while chained – is...
View ArticleDumped down trash chute, Patrick survives
Patrick the pit bull — a dog who was starved, placed in a garbage bag and tossed down the trash chute of a 22-floor apartment building in Newark — continues to slowly recover. And considering the...
View ArticleOwner of dog that was dumped down trash chute charged with neglect, abandonment
A 28-year-old Newark woman has been charged with four counts of animal cruelty in the case of Patrick, a 1-year-old pit bull who was found almost starved to death after he was dumped down a garbage...
View ArticleIn Patrick’s name: Newark mayor calls for new shelter in honor of starved pit...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is asking the public for a birthday present — a new animal shelter to be built in honor of Patrick, the pit bull dumped down a high rise apartment building’s trash chute and...
View ArticleFreed from trash can, an abandoned collie mix named Fawna finds some love
A 9-month-old collie mix found last week in a garbage can in New Stanton, Pa., is now enjoying the things her former owner failed to provide — food, shelter and kindness among them. She’s less...
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