Animal Cruelty

Two women have been arrested and charged with animal cruelty after nearly 200 dogs and cats were removed from a Brick, New Jersey home.

A Linwood, New Jersey man who admitted being responsible for the death of his Pitbull puppy will spend time behind bars for his crime.

An investigation revealed that the man and his girlfriend had had an argument after which he repeatedly texted her while she was at work, threatening the animals.

A 45-year-old Galloway Township woman is facing animal cruelty charges in three different Atlantic County communities.

In an awful case of animal cruelty, an Ocean County woman has pled guilty to charges she left three dogs in an abandoned house in Lacey Township to die.

A Shamong woman, who reportedly, with no veterinarian degree, treated a sick puppy, may not have had much of an example on how to care for animals, based on who her mom is.

They were rescued last night after a call from the police, near death, in the sweltering garage of an abandoned home on Mattison Ave. and now investigators are asking anyone with info to come forward.

It's Now a Federal Crime to Torture or Kill Animals .... It's About Time [OPINION] This article I'm taking the approach of "in my humble opinion" this is my opinion on a subject that we see more and more of in the news. Cruelty to animals is a problem not only here in Ocean County, but around New Jersey and the Nation.

The woman accused of drowning a puppy in a cage in a New Jersey pond will have to appear in front of a grand jury.

After succeeding in killing her family's dog with a shovel and claw hammer, this New Jersey woman is only sentenced to two years probation.

New Jersey authorities have rescued about 100 cats inside a condominium covered in feces, urine and garbage.

A cat is currently recovering after being shot with a crossbow and arrow in New Jersey.