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Marlene Sandford, convicted in the 2020 Belford dog hoarding case, was sentenced Oct. 19 to six months in jail and fined $30,500 by the Middletown Municipal Court. Sanford was found guilty of 61 counts of animal cruelty. The sentence includes a lifetime pet ownership ban.

Lisa Ventura’s Yorkie Gus, pictured right, may have been a little jumpy as a puppy but as he’s grown older it’s gotten worse. “He’s 9 and only 12 pounds but he gets very, very anxious,” said Ventura of Middletown. “He’s constantly barking and running around.” Gus’ antics disrupt visits, alarm delivery people and generally annoy everyone in the house.

Dog owners adore their canines, but frankly no one likes to pick up dog poop. While this can’t come as a surprise, removing pet feces is important to protect waterways. If left behind, runoff from heavy rains will wash dog feces into local rivers and the ocean, degrading water quality. The result is health risks to humans and marine life, increased algae and weed growth from nutrient pollution and unsafe drinking, fishing and swimming water.

When federal authorities got court approval to shut down the Envigo breeding and research facility in Cumberland, Virginia, in July, it was all hands on deck to find homes for the more than 4,000 beagles housed there.

Cats and dogs get most of the love when it comes to adopting a family pet, but small and unusual animals can bring just as much to a household as their larger counterparts. Here's what you need to know about bringing an "exotic" pet into your home.

By Allison Perrine The Alexander Ching Memorial Dog Park will not be your average dog park; it will...

Monmouth County SPCA director Ross Licitra gives a look ahead to rescue efforts in 2020.

Photos by Patrick Olivero THE LAST OF THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER September 18, 2019

By Mary Ann Bourbeau ASBURY PARK – Everyone loves a parade, and what could be better than a parade of cute little pugs dressed in...

By Madelynne Kislovsky EATONTOWN – The Monmouth County SPCA is fighting for pets in a new way – by giving their Pet Pantry its own building...