No more automatic death penalty: NJ law would give dogs a fighting chance
A new bill that's cleared an Assembly committee would clarify what classifies as a vicious dog.
Animals
Feds seize million pounds of pork smuggled to NJ from China
Federal authorities at a New Jersey port seized a million pounds of pork that was being smuggled into the country from China.
Anyone buying fur anymore? Trapping is way down in NJ
New Jersey fur trappers are doing less trapping these days, and the pelts they take are declining in value.
Dogs abandoned in house — and one was forced to eat the other
Ruth, a 4- or 5-year-old mixed breed, was found in an abandoned Salem County house.
No arguments here: NJ Senate unanimously passes animal law
A bipartisan bill that has already passed in the state Senate would allow research animals to be put up for adoption once their services are completed.
NJ uses ‘Robodeer’ to catch illegal night hunters
State officials recently announced arrests of illegal hunters and poachers who were baited by so-called "robodeer."
Dog left dead inside trash bag, Cape May cops say
Police said the dog was left for at least two days in a wooded area in Cape May County.
Cats are being ‘cruelly killed’ in Asbury Park, cops say
Ross Licitra, chief of the MCPO's SPCA Division, said the cats were "cruelly killed."
Proposed NJ law ups charges for ‘bastards’ who abuse animals
River's Law is named after a dog left to drown in a cage along the Jersey Shore.
Will NJ teens be punished for savage killing of raccoon? Officials won’t say
Lacey police promised a thorough investigation of the Dec. 8 incident.