An animal control officer in New Jersey is facing multiple animal cruelty charges for dumping a malnourished dog in a dumpster and leaving the canine for dead. Reports say 57-year-old Richard A. Dubarton III worked as an animal control officer for different New Jersey towns, among them Irvington and Plainfield. Additionally, Dubarton owned a kennel […]
New York Animal Control Officer Arrested, Charged for Selling Family’s Yorkshire Terrier
Scott R. Casterline, 51, “falsely reported” the death of dog and sold it to a family in Ohio, according to police Getty Yorkshire terrier lying on the floor and looking at camera A New York animal control officer was arrested and charged last week for selling a family’s Yorkshire terrier after claiming it had died, […]
Devastated animal control officer resigns after euthanising wrong dog
An investigation is currently underway after an animal control officer in Gisborne accidentally euthanised the wrong dog. Last Friday, a Labrador/Ridgeback cross dog called Sarge was mistakenly euthanised, due to “human error”. Sarge’s owners are “beyond devastated” and “still in shock” over what happened. Gisborne District Council’s Chief Executive Nedine Thatcher Swann told 1News that […]
Former county animal control officer dies in utility vehicle accident at his home
Abstract newspaper in a fluid shape, 3d rendering COLUMBUS, Ind. — Former Bartholomew County Animal Control Officer Mark Case died Sunday afternoon in a farm utility vehicle accident at his home, investigators said. Bartholomew County Coroner Clayton Nolting said Case died of massive blunt force trauma to the head resulting in a skull fracture and […]
Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) Animal NRF056-22jl
On November 29, 2022, around 12:12 p.m., 77th Street Area Narcotics Enforcement Detail (NED) and Gang Enforcement Detail (GED) personnel were serving a search warrant for illegal marijuana cultivation at an abandoned tile warehouse, located in the 600 block of South Manchester Avenue. As the team of officers were searching the exterior courtyard of the […]