- New Jersey, USA -
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced that on July 17, 2024, a jury found 35-year-old MONIQUE TOLBERT (pictured) guilty of third-degree animal cruelty.
On July 12, 2023, TOLBERT called the Atlantic City Police Department to surrender her dog named Handsome.
In the hallway of the apartment building where TOLBERT lived, responding officers found a dog without a collar. The poor soul was severely emaciated and dehydrated.
Officers learned that that dog was Handsome and that TOLBERT lived on the same floor where they found Handsome wandering around.
Police immediately took the furvictim to The Humane Society of Atlantic County to be examined and treated.
According to the press release by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, Handsome was “weighing less than half of the normal healthy weight of a dog similarly situated to him.”
Veterinarians said Handsome was very dehydrated and found his hair and skin suffering from urine scalding. Handsome was also found with several pressure point sores on his body.
About a month later, The Humane Society of Atlantic County posted a picture of Handsome showing how he looked after weeks of care. HSAC wrote: “…. he is back to normal weight and just loves life.”
I have emailed HSAC and requested information on Handsome’s current status. If I get a response, I will post an update.
TOLBERT’s sentencing has been scheduled for September 2024.
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TOLBERT’s mugshot shared from the press release by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
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Thank goodness this gorgeous boy was saved. Bless everyone involved in saving him from this horrible female. Live the good life boy!