A grandmother, mother and son who live in Asbury Park were charged with animal cruelty after a 7-month-old pit bull was dropped off at the Shrewsbury Animal Hospital Wednesday evening with signs of burns and other injuries, according to Victor “Buddy” Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County SPCA. A family member took the dog, called […]

An Asbury Park resident faces up to $20,000 in fines that stem from charges brought by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [SPCA]. Carmen Burke, 63, of Monroe Avenue, was charged on Oct. 6 with 16 counts of animal cruelty, failing to provide sustenance, failing to provide proper water and […]

Two women facing charges of animal cruelty from a July incident in which one dog died pled guilty today in Asbury Park Municipal Court, according to a Monmouth County SPCA official. Asbury Park residents Juanita White and Davina L. Kearney faced multiple charges of animal cruelty stemming from the incident in which two pit bulls under […]

Two Asbury Park women face animal cruelty charges in connection with the mistreatment of two pit bulls, resulting in the death of one, after both were allegedly left outside in the heat today without water and proper shelter. Davina L. Kearney, 30, 613 Ridge Ave., and Juanita White, 48, who lives at the Oceanic Motel […]

A Neptune man has admitted he stabbed a dog in the chest during an altercation with its owner in December, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Altarik Cullum, 27, of Neptune, pleaded guilty on Friday, March 22, to one count of animal cruelty in front of Asbury Park Municipal Court […]