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Ayer woman charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty
Police said they found dead animals in cardboard boxes, and others that were emaciated and suffering.
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Ayer woman charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty, DA says
A woman from Ayer, Massachusetts, was charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Ruth Maxant-Schulz, 77, is facing the charges in connection with an investigation that resulted in 162 animals being seized from a property, according to authorities. Police said they found dead animals in cardboard boxes, and others that were emaciated and…
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High court considering whether not euthanizing terminally ill pet is a crime in Mass.
Massachusetts’ highest court is taking up a tricky legal case that could impact any pet owner. The Supreme Judicial Court is considering whether or not failing to put down a dying pet should be a crime. The case centers around a woman from Weymouth and her 14-year-old dog, Tipper. Mary Ann Russo said she took her dog to an animal…
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SJC weighing legality behind not putting down sick pet
Massachusetts’ highest court is considering whether refusal to euthanize a dying pet could be considered criminal animal abuse.
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Animal cruelty cases against mother, daughter describe pets surrounded by feces and flies
A mother and daughter from New Bedford are at the center of three separate animal cruelty cases all tied to the same apartment where prosecutors say investigators found malnourished animals living among feces, urine and flies. Korina Ferreira, 46, was convicted by a jury in New Bedford District Court on Monday for a 2020 animal cruelty case. According to the…
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Kingston man accused of fatally stabbing dog after giving it fentanyl
A Massachusetts man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly killing his dog in Kingston. Police responded to a 911 call at The Point at Kingston, an apartment complex on Kingston Collection Way, shortly after 1 p.m. A caller had reported hearing noises including shuffling and a dog whining, followed by silence. Investigators found the body of the dog, a 60-pound bull-terrier…
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Dog with large tumor abandoned in Malden park has medical bill paid off
The gentle dog with a massive tumor who was rescued after being abandoned on a cold December night in Malden, Massachusetts, has had her medical bill paid off.
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Abandoned dog's foster dad shares her story: ‘It would break anybody's heart'
“It was the first dog I’ve ever witnessed that cried real tears and the more we wiped the more the tears came,” said Malden kennel owner Bill Bowdridge of Big Momma, a mastiff found in the cold in December with a 13-lb. tumor on her belly
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Abandoned dog raises police concerns: ‘One of the worst I've ever seen'
A sweet dog is on the mend after she was tied up and abandoned on a cold December night in a park in Malden, Massachusetts. Big Momma had a massive, 13-lb. tumor, and the local kennel owner who’s now fostering her as she recovers recalls, “It was the first dog I’ve ever witnessed that cried real tears and the more...
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Malden abandon dog case has police seeking public's help
The case of an abandoned dog in Malden, Massachusetts, has police asking for the public’s help in assisting in the investigation and her recovery. A 2-year-old Mastiff was found tied to a pole in Trafton Park last month, the Animal Rescue League of Boston, who’s now helping Malden police in the case, said Friday. The dog, now named Big...
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With animal cruelty rising, Boston gets new task force to fight abuse
Animal abuse cases in Boston and the rest of Suffolk County will be handled by a new task force announced Wednesday in an effort to more effectively bring justice to abusers amid a rise in such cases. Massachusetts had animal cruelty cases jump 70% between 2019 and 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said, citing a review of trial…
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Man charged after decomposing dog found in Chelsea apartment
24-year-old Massi Ennis is charged with animal cruelty after a concerned tenant made a grim discovery in his apartment.
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Senior Defense Department official charged with helping run dogfights
Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer, and co-defendant Mario Flythe were charged with helping to run a dogfighting ring in Maryland.
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60+ animals seized from NH home, including dogs, cats, donkeys, goats, parrot
Police arrested a New Hampshire woman after dozens of animals were seized from a home late last month in Northwood, New Hampshire. Officers conducted a search warrant at the Upper Deerfield Road property on Aug. 31 amid allegations of animal neglect. Police said 63 animals were taken from the property, and that the conditions “showed extreme neglect.” Forty-seven-year-old Robbin Kline…
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Revere man accused of stabbing dog to death, assaulting roommate
A man appeared in court last week after fatally stabbing his dog and assaulting his roommate in Revere, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Wednesday. Police responded to a first aid call at a Lowell Street apartment a week earlier, in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, according to the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden. Shortly before 1 a.m.,…
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‘We want justice for Pete': Beloved Las Vegas peacock fatally shot by bow and arrow
Animal Protection Services officers are investigating the death of the peacock, which belonged to a resident in a small gated neighborhood but had come to be accepted as the neighborhood pet throughout the years.
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Emaciated dog recovering after woman's animal cruelty arrest
A woman on the Boston Police Department’s most wanted list has been charged in a horrific case of animal cruelty.
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Boston woman intentionally starved dog close to death, MSPCA says
A dog is on the mend after he was rescued from what the MSPCA described as “the most severe case of intentional starvation we have ever encountered.” The woman investigators believe responsible, identified as 36-year-old Lakeida Burris of Roxbury, was arrested by Boston police on Wednesday and faces animal cruelty charges. The Boston Police Department had placed Burris on its…
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Pennsylvania woman abandons dog in airport parking lot after being told she couldn't fly with pet, police say
Police in Pennsylvania said a woman abandoned her pet at Pittsburgh International Airport after airline staff informed her it needed to be in a crate to board the plane.
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2 abandoned dogs found in Sudbury; police search for owners
Two wet, exhausted dogs were found Wednesday morning after being abandoned in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and possibly spending the night outside, police said. The Yorkshire terrier and cocker spaniel mix were recovered by an officer by a picnic table near the intersection of Horse Pond Road and Boston Post Road, according to the Sudbury Police Department, which is investigating what happened…