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Article Archive > Asbury couple charged after 2 dogs found dead in their home Asbury couple charged after 2 dogs found dead in their home An Asbury Park couple faces multiple charges of animal cruelty after two dogs were found dead and two others emaciated in their Bangs Avenue home. Natisha Enalls, 32, and Joseph Dunbar, no age available, face four counts each of failing to provide food, water and sustenance to animals, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the Monmouth County SPCA's chief enforcement officer. Amato said Enalls called his agency about 4 p.m. on Nov. 15 to report that when she woke up about 9:30 that morning, one of the dogs was dead and one "was on his way out." "We sent out animal control, and they found two dead dogs," Amato said. He said the SPCA's enforcement agent Scott Gussin was deployed to the house, where he found two more dogs, "severly emaciated." Those dogs, which Amato said were all terrier mixes, were removed from the home. He said the dead dogs were a male and female, both 4 months old. The two surviving dogs are both females. One, named Princess, is about a year old and the second, named Reme, is about 4 months old, he said. Enalls told authorities that someone dropped the dogs off about a month ago, and they were sick then, Amato said. Amato said Dunbar has taken a major share of the responsibility. He said formal charges will probably be filed in Asbury Park on Monday. "The paperwork is being drawn up now," he said. The case is similar to one earlier this month in which a Neptune woman was charged with animal cruelty after she allegedly allowed two terrier mixes to starve to death. Two more starving dogs were rescued from the house but recovered and have been placed in foster homes, Amato said. |