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Investigation underway after a weeks-old puppy was found abandoned close to death in Monmouth County

- New Jersey, USA -


The Monmouth County SPCA is reaching out to the public for information regarding a puppy who was found abandoned on the brink of death in Neptune.


In a Facebook post, the Monmouth County SPCA said that on the late night of Sunday, May 7, 2023, its Animal Control Division responded to a call about a puppy left on the side of the road in the Myrtle Avenue area.


Upon arrival, officers found “an emaciated 8-week-old puppy”. The female furbaby, whom the organization named Matilda, was “skin and bones”, she had difficulty breathing and was “unable to lift her head”.


Matilda was immediately rushed to the Monmouth County SPCA’s shelter for urgent medical care. She was wrapped in warm blankets and given IV fluids. According to the Monmouth County SPCA, Matilda was “shaking and whimpering” and staff was not sure she was going to make it. “Matilda has been minimally responsive to our care, and she's still in critical condition but we're doing our absolute best to keep her comfortable”, said the Monmouth County SPCA.


If you wish, and can afford to donate toward Matilda’s medical care, as well as toward all the other Voiceless Victims in the care of the Monmouth County SPCA, please click here. Thank you!


As for the criminal aspect of this case, the Monmouth County SPCA is investigating this abhorrent act and is looking for information leading to a criminal conviction of the monster(s) who did this to an innocent breathing being.


If you have any information that can help with the investigation, please call the Monmouth County SPCA ‘s Humane Law Enforcement Division at (732) - 440 - 1539.

Remember, Paws Can’t Dial, but you can! Thank you!


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Matilda’s pictures were shared from the Monmouth County SPCA’s Facebook page.


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NICHOLAS C. WINTER facing charges for murdering his girlfriend’s Poodle in Monmouth County

- New Jersey, USA -


On March 3, 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced that a Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 36-years-old NICHOLAS C. WINTER, of Asbury Park, accused of murdering his girlfriend’s dog.


According to a press release by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, on the early morning of Saturday, June 4, 2022, the Asbury Park Police Department responded to a residence on the 1400 block of Locust Drive after receiving a report from a female that her boyfriend had killed her dog, a 12-year-old male Poodle named Bentley.


Inside the home, responding officers found Bentley’s lifeless body.

At the time of the incident Acting Prosecutor Linskey said that after getting into an argument with his girlfriend, WINTER killed Bentley and abandoned the girlfriend’s other dog, a 14-year-old female Poodle named Sophia.


The girlfriend reported Sophia being missing but the furbaby was found in the area several hours later.


Detective Anthony Houlis of the Asbury Park Police Department and Lt. Michael Magliozzo of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) led the investigation into the incident and learned that WINTER had earlier repeatedly texted his girlfriend, while she was at work, threatening the welfare of Bentley and Sophia.


A necropsy performed on Bentley revealed that the Voiceless Victim “died due to blunt-force trauma to the head, neck, and body that ultimately resulted in a fatal traumatic brain injury.”


Police arrested WINTER and charged him with third-degree Animal Cruelty Resulting in Death.


Back in June 2022, Acting Prosecutor Linskey said: “We take animal cruelty cases extremely seriously in Monmouth County. Taking the life of a defenseless animal as a means to emotionally traumatize its owner is reprehensible and tragic.”


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CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ criminally charged with intentionally killing his cat with a sharp object


On April 4, 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced that 29-years-old CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ, of Howell Township, “is charged with third-degree Animal Cruelty by Unnecessarily or Cruelly Abusing a Living Animal, Resulting in its Death.”


According to a press release by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, on March 31, 2023, the Howell Township Police Department responded to a residence for an unrelated matter and outside the home officers discovered a deceased cat.


Police along with the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Humane Law Enforcement Division initiated an investigation from which it emerged that SANCHEZ was the guardian of the dead cat, named Lilith.

The investigation revealed that SANCHEZ had used a sharp instrument to kill Lilith two days earlier.

SANCHEZ was arrested on March 31, 2012, and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI).


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