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Article Archive > SPCA: Pit bulls mistreated in Asbury Park yard SPCA: Pit bulls mistreated in Asbury Park yard A Neptune man is facing eight counts of animal cruelty after authorities charged that he kept four emaciated pit bulls at a yard on Borden Avenue, without water or shelter. Lamarr Bey is scheduled to answer the animal cruelty charges in Asbury Park Municipal Court Nov. 24, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "These dogs were so thin their bones were stretching against their skin," Amato said. "They didn't have proper water or shelter and at least one of the dogs had an ear that was bleeding either from fly bites or being bitten by another dog." The dogs were discovered Wednesday afternoon by Asbury Park police officers, who called the SPCA, he said. Each of the animal cruelty charges carries a maximum fine of $500 and six months in jail upon conviction, Amato said.
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