Ryan C. Corbin, 27, is scheduled to appear in Municipal Court July 30 to answer the summons issued by the Monmouth County chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
SPCA Chief Victor "Buddy" Amato said a borough parking enforcement officer called his office after she saw a terrier alone in the backseat of a car....
At about 3 a.m., Rodney D. Shivers of Linden was at the Pan Am American Motel in Eatontown on Route 35, said Victor Amato, police chief for Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Amato said witnesses reportedly saw Shivers at that time smash a kitten against a wall at the motel, killing the animal....
Woman abandoned dog, SPCA charges
HIGHLANDS - An 11-year-old German shepherd mix named Bandit died because its owner Gina
L. Moore, formerly of Shore Drive, abandoned the dog alone, said Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Victor "Buddy'' Amato.
Moore was charged with animal cruelty. She appeared in court Tuesday in front of
Municipal Court Judge Peter Locasio....
Man ordered to pay fine for abandoning ferret
KEANSBURG - A 20-year-old Keansburg man pleaded guilty in Keansburg municipal court today to abandoning a living creature for leaving his girlfriend's ferret on the side of the road in Hazlet last month, authorities said.
Anthony Cella of Carr Avenue, was ordered by Keansburg Municipal Court Judge Michael Pugliese to pay a $1,000 fine, said Monmouth County SPCA Chief Victor "Buddy" Amato.
Cella's girlfriend no longer wanted her pet ferret, so she made inquires at some local animal shelters, but was unwilling to pay the surrender fee, Amato said....
Jina L. Moore, 38, of Shore Drive is charged with three counts of animal cruelty for leaving her 12- or 13-year-old dog unfed, in a pile of its own urine and feces, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The dying animal was discovered by Monmouth County sheriff's deputies who were serving an eviction notice, Amato said....
Ralph R. Cavalieri, 56, of Corlies Avenue admitted to illegally keeping two bearded dragons and a large snapping turtle at his home in unsanitary conditions.
"You couldn't see the turtle in its tank," said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "The conditions were disgusting."
The dragons were almost dead, Amato said. They were sent to an animal rehab. Amato released the turtle into the wild....
David J. Martens, 65, told authorities he was frustrated with the animal for defecating on his deck so he fired two shots to scare the bird, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. At least one of the shots hit the bird in a vital area and caused a fatal wound, Amato said....
Monmouth SPCA cites pest control company for animal cruelty
SHREWSBURY - Two squirrels - a nursing mother and her baby - were rescued after they were trapped by a pest control company then left for days without sustenance, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, police chief of the Monmouth County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Amato said he charged Tom Homka, general manager of Cherry Hill-based Orkin Pest Control, with four counts of animal cruelty.
Orkin was contracted to set squirrel traps at the Pottery Barn for Kids on Broad Street in Shrewsbury. The owner of the store discovered the animals trapped on Saturday and called the company, Amato said.
No one responded on Saturday, Sunday or Monday, Amato said. On Tuesday, the store owner called police because the animals were trying to get out of the small cages and were dying, Amato said.....
Gerard Pagnotta, 42, of the Parlin section of Sayreville pleaded guilty to leaving an animal unattended in a motor vehicle in inhumane conditions, and he was ordered by Keansburg Municipal Court Judge Michael Pugliese to pay a $500 fine, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, charged Kathleen Buck, owner of Critter Ridder, after receiving a complaint about the dead animal at a professional complex at 25 Village Court.
According to Amato, the building's owners contracted with Critter Ridder to remove a squirrel from the area and a trap was set on the building's roof at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. No one returned to check the trap, he said, and a squirrel caught sometime that day "baked to death" by 5 p.m. Thursday....
Man fined $500 for leaving dog in hot car
KEANSBURG - A Middlesex County man pleaded guilty today to a civil offense for leaving a dog in a hot car, authorities said.
Gerard Pagnotta, 42, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, pleaded guilty to leaving an animal unattended in a motor vehicle in inhumane conditions, and he was ordered by Keansburg Municipal Court Judge Michael Pugliese to pay a $500 fine, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.....
Keansburg police and the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are handling the investigation.
Authorities believe the chickens were likely sacrificed in the cleansing ritual Wednesday night, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the county SPCA police chief....
Three plead guilty in Highlands cat-hoarding case
HIGHLANDS - Three members of a family cited last month for hoarding 40 cats in their Bay Avenue home each pleaded guilty Tuesday in municipal court to animal cruelty charges.
Henry Deininger, 59, Joan Deininger, 54, and Jessica Deininger, 30, each must pay $1,000 in fines, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
County animal control officials seized the cats in April and charged each family member with animal cruelty after it was discovered the animals were provided neither adequate sustenance or veterinary care....
Tails of the open road: Consider these pet safety rules
A day trip to the Shore or longer stay offer pets as well as people a chance for fun. But if simple rules for pets' safety aren't followed, vacationing pets can be lost or hurt, and pet owners can face fines and jail time.
The first rule: Be sure pets are healthy enough to travel, says Dr. Peter M. Falk of Ocean County Veterinary Hospital, Lakewood, and Fischer Veterinary Hospital, Toms River. Pets should be current on vaccinations, protected against fleas and ticks, have a health exam and be comfortable around crowds or loud noises, such as fireworks....
Holmdel man fined $800 for slamming dog to ground
HOLMDEL - A Yellowbrook Road man was ordered to pay an $800 fine today after he admitted in court that he slammed a Yorkshire terrier on the ground after it soiled his couch, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
John C. Tumazos, 53, pleaded guilty to a single count of animal cruelty related to an incident at his home in March, Amato said. At the time, Tumazos was cited with two counts of animal cruelty, but one was thrown out for lack of evidence, Amato said....
A resident walking along a path off Squankum Road found the mixed-breed beagle early in the afternoon of May 3, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
At the time, Amato said, the dog was alive but had been shot three times....
Keansburg man cited for leaving pet ferret on the side of the road
HAZLET - A ferret left on the side of the road Friday night was abandoned after it's owner was unwilling to pay an adoption fee to local shelters, the head of the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said today.
The animal was found off Miriam Place by a resident who allegedly saw a man pull over in his car and hastily unload a cage, Monmouth County SPCA Chief Victor "Buddy'' Amato said....
Rottweiler attacked woman protecting her children
Middletown - A rottweiler attacked a 30 year-old township woman walking by Bassett Furniture on Kanes lane and Route 35 on Wednesday, while she was blocking the dog from her children; the dog bit her viciously according to Victor "Buddy" Amato, Chief of police for the Monmouth County ASPCA. The woman was taken by ambulance to a local hospital......
Neptune man charged with cutting throat of girlfriend's ferret
A 20-year-old township man was charged with animal cruelty after he slit the throat of his girlfriend's pet ferret from ear to ear, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Amato said he commonly sees people harm their partner's pets as a way to hurt the partner....
Jong Park, 51, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty in Marlboro municipal court, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief animal cruelty officer for the Monmouth County SPCA. Park could have faced a fine of up to $2,000.....
What was unthinkable for many Shore area pet owners just a year ago has become a fact of life: They can no longer afford to keep their pets.
Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief humane law enforcement officer at the Monmouth SPCA, who said he encounters abandoned animals daily, said the economic tailspin cuts a wide swath....
Ralph R. Cavalieri, 55, was cited by SPCA Sgt. Matty Giuliiano after police received complaints about three reptiles not receiving adequate care, SPCA Chief Victor "Buddy" Amato said.
Cavalieri kept two large bearded dragon lizards as pets as well as an alligator snapping turtle, an animal Amato said is not permitted as a pet in New Jersey without an exotic pet license, which Cavalieri did not have.....
Man, 51, cited for animal cruelty
MARLBORO - A man from the Morganville section has been cited for animal cruelty after allegedly abandoning his family's pet rabbit in the woods behind his home.
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Jong Park, 51, of Fieldstone Drive, left the rabbit, named Hope, in the woods several weeks ago after the animal outgrew its cage, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
"They said they wanted it to make new friends," Amato said. "The family didn't understand that this is a domesticated animal that can't survive on its own."...
Wall man fined for mistreatment of two dogs
WALL - Frank R. Bongarzone Jr., 46, of Marconi Road pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessary sustenance for two dogs that were confiscated after being found in dire condition, authorities said.
Victor "Buddy" Amato, police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said Bongarzone was fined $1,100, money that will be awarded to the SPCA. The 5-year-old "cockapoo" and 9-year-old collie were removed from Bongarzone's home and taken to an animal hospital, Amato said. The animals have since been adopted, he said....
Forty cats seized from four-room Highlands apartment
Monmouth County SPCA workers seized 40 cats from an apartment this afternoon after a real estate agent attempting to show the home found unsanitary and unlivable conditions inside.
The four-room unit above Highlands Hardware on Bay Avenue reeked of urine and feces when investigators arrived late this morning, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Amato charged each of the home's three occupants, Henry Deininger, 59, Joan Deininger, 54, and Jessica Deininger, 30, with a single count of animal cruelty for failing to provide adequate sustenance for the animals....
David Lench, 50, also was ordered to pay $4,000 in fines by Municipal Court Judge Richard Thompson after pleading guilty to three counts of animal cruelty, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County SPCA.
Lench admitted earlier this year, he drove 18 3-inch nails through a fence that separates his yard at 40 Swartzel Drive from that of his neighbor, Michael Flynn. He pleaded guilty to separate counts of tormenting an animal, purposely causing an injury and animal abuse....
Woman sought in puppy case
A judge on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for a New York woman who failed to appear in Municipal Court to answer allegations that she sold sick dogs to unsuspecting customers.
The judge issued the warrant for Lynn Overy, 47, of Mexico, N.Y., said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Overy is charged with 14 counts of animal cruelty for selling sick dogs, he said. She has been served with the complaints, but failed to appear in Freehold Township Municipal Court Tuesday, he said....
Holmdel man charged with choking two dogs after one soils furniture
A Yellowbrook Road man was charged with two counts of animal abuse after he choked and threw two Yorkshire terriers onto a marble floor when one dog soiled his couch, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
John C. Tumazos, 53, was issued summonses by Amato after police were called to his home about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Police referred the call to Amato.....
Man charged in animal cruelty
A Tinton Falls man has been charged with animal cruelty for housing a dog in a pen in the woods without food or water, officials said.
Rh Thomas, 29, of Cheyenne Street, Tinton Falls, was charged Tuesday with two counts of animal cruelty.
Pit bulls were being housed in the woods at the end of Colts Neck Road in Howell, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
He said a large male pit bull owned by Thomas escaped from the pen and went after military police officers and animal control officers in the area Monday....
NY man sold sick puppies, SPCA says
John Steib Jr., 61, of Cicero, N.Y., sold the puppies - mostly golden retrievers and Siberian huskies - on Bernice Drive here under a business called Northern Lights Siberians, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The SPCA and the local health department launched investigations after three customers complained to authorities that they bought ill dogs, he said....
Wall man charged with animal cruelty for alleged neglect of two dogs
A 46-year-old Marconi Road man was charged with animal cruelty after his two dogs had to be taken to the Red Bank Animal Hospital because they had been neglected, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
A 5-year-old cockapoo and a 9-year-old collie were taken to the animal hospital after Amato investigated at the request of the Wall police Patrolman Todd Czech and the Associated Humane Societies....
Robert Dunbar, 25, of Sixth Avenue was charged Tuesday night with three counts of animal cruelty after Sgt. Matty Juliano of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was sent to investigate with assistance from township police, said SPCA Police Chief Victor ""Buddy'' Amato said....
Howell police Capt. Donna Craton said the animal was forcefully thrown against a wall and a door several times, placed in a bag and swung around, choked and bitten.
Howell Police Juvenile Detective Eric Rice and Victor "Buddy" Amato, police chief for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, investigated the report to authorities, which came from the parent of a child who became disturbed after seeing the video, Craton said....
SPCA: Man hammered nails into neighbor's fence to hurt dogs
A Swartzel Drive man is charged with hammering rows of 3-inch-long nails into
his next-door neighbor's wooden picket fence so the neighbor's three German shepherds would cut themselves when running along the fence, officials said.
It is the second time David Lench, 50, is charged with animal cruelty, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
Three animal-cruelty cases prosecuted
A former Keyport couple has been charged with animal cruelty after officials say they left their three cats inside their foreclosed home and moved out of state.
One cat died of starvation and the other two cats began to eat the dead cat to survive, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
A real estate agent who went to the Washington Avenue home last week discovered the cats, he said....
Swan beheading suspect wanted
The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the capture of whoever beheaded a mute swan in December.
Goetz said last year, her agency investigated 750 animal cruelty cases, but many times they start out with more leads than they have in this case. The SPCA offers rewards two or three times a year, she said....
Investigation into bull's death continues
Whoever killed Uncle Louie is "a real piece of garbage," according to Victor "Buddy" Amato, police chief for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
According to Amato, the results of the necropsy showed that Louie had been shot numerous times, with either a shotgun or pellet gun. As of now, there are no suspects in the case, he said.....
The five-year sentence for animal cruelty-the maximum possible penalty-set a precedent in the Garden State.
According to Monmouth County SPCA Chief of Police Buddy Amato, it is the first time in the state's history that anyone received the maximum sentence solely for animal cruelty.....
Experts: No plans to move dolphins from rivers
But that decision was criticized by some of the 70 people who attended the seminar including Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Amato said 10 dolphins of three different species, including bottlenose, have died in the area of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers. He also said the NOAA plan doesn't consider the consequences of the river freezing....
Neptune man pleads guilty in death of pet rat
A township man pleaded guilty in municipal court to animal cruelty in connection with the death of his girlfriend's pet rat, officials reported.
Todd Smith, 49, entered the guilty plea today before Judge Robin Wernik, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
Three convicted of separate animal cruelty charges
Three people were convicted of animal cruelty charges in separate cases brought
forward by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
authorities said....
The overflow of cats is immediately evidenced by cages that spill out into the lobby of the building. All stripe of cats and kittens, from tabbies to marmalade toms, are present. Twenty-five were recently removed from a Middletown home that was going into foreclosure and the owner could no longer care for them, Goetz said.
It was not so much a matter of abuse as a need to find them homes, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the society's chief animal cruelty investigator...
Dogs are relocated from unlicensed kennel
The close to 50 dogs removed from an unlicensed kennel on Lanes Pond Road last week are on their way to new locations, officials said.
The dogs were removed from the home of Perry and Edith Buchko, 53 and 76 respectively, through a volunteer surrender on Thursday and Friday, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals police chief. No charges were brought against the couple by the SPCA.
"My concern is with the welfare of the animals, not for a fine or the amount of money we can get," Amato said. "My job is to investigate animal cruelty. The dogs are in no immediate danger, they all have good weight, there are no life threatening illnesses or malnutrition. If I thought the animals were in immediate danger or there was a risk of life to those animals, I would be over there."....
SPCA taking kennel dogs from Howell
Perry and Edith Bushko have been breeding dogs at their Windsong Acres kennel for decades, but now the operation has grown much too big for the aging couple.
With close to 300 dogs in their care, the pair agreed to a voluntary surrender of almost half of their animals, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals police chief....
Aberdeen man gets 5 years for drowning 19 cats
A Superior Court judge today sentenced a 50-year-old Aberdeen man to the maximum prison term of five years for beating and drowning 19 cats, some of them kittens, after adopting them from area feline lovers last year.
The sentence imposed by Superior Court Judge Edward M. Neafsey on Anthony Appolonia was applauded afterward by some animal lovers, although others said they wished the defendant got a longer prison term.
"As far as I'm concerned, it couldn't have gone better,'' Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said of the sentencing hearing....
Allegedly, the stranded pup went to Africa with its Christian missionary owner. Then you might be told that the Christian missionary owner of the dog was so wrapped up with doing God's work that there was no time left over for the puppy. ...
But this is a scam, just like the kind that end up in all of our spam filters every day within E-mails.
Monmouth County SPCA Chief of Police Victor "Buddy" Amato and his wife, Ruth, unearthed this most recent scam. Mrs. Amato put a lot of work into finding out these alleged missionaries were not missionaries at all-just thieves with a new line of bull. ...
Frank Sabini, 67, was ordered to pay $1,200 in veterinary bills after he told Municipal Court Judge Michael D. Pugliese that he was guilty of stabbing a dog with a broken broom handle on Aug. 31.
The dog was taken to an animal hospital near death, but has since recovered, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.....
Fur flies in state vs. wild animal rehabbers
A special group of people work to rehabilitate injured wildlife, and during a meeting at the Women's Club, several accused the state Division of Fish and Wildlife of making their job harder....
Trying to find a consensus might be difficult, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
Middletown woman fined $1,000 in animal abandonment case
A township woman pleaded guilty in municipal court this morning to a civil charge of animal abandonment after leaving three gerbils and a hamster in a closed box in a wooded area off Stavola Drive.
Wendy Fiolek, 39, was fined $1,000 after her attorney, Lawrence W. Luttrell, worked out the plea agreement with local authorities and the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the society's chief of police.....
Aberdeen man charged with beating cat to death
Isaiah C. Lowe of Grove Street in the Cliffwood Beach section was charged with needlessly abusing a living creature and inflicting unneccessary injury to an animal, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.....
To the rescue
...Understanding animals and their needs and kindness to animals is a cornerstone in the development of empathy in children, according to the Associated Humane Society and Popcorn Park Zoo, a sanctuary in the Forked River section of Lacey for abandoned and injured animals.
A study by the Humane Society of the United States concludes that 20 percent of all intentional animal abuse crimes are committed by teens, and 95 percent of those teens are boys. While prevention and intervention of animal cruelty is critical at all levels of society, reaching youth may be the best way to break a potentially escalating cycle of violence.
Animals are "voiceless victims," said Buddy Amato, chief of police at Monmouth County Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Amato said he sees about 100 animal cruelty cases a month....
Exterminator charged with animal cruelty in Eatontown
The manager of a Western Pest Control franchise in Shrewsbury has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities claimed four animals were left unattended for several days in traps set at the Pine Tree Trailer Park.
The charges against William Webb were filed in Municipal Court here on Monday, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.....
Man pleads guilty in squirrel killings
A Mount Zion Way resident charged with animal abuse and obstructing the administration of law pleaded guilty in Neptune Municipal Court on Thursday.
...Later, Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth SPCA, said he confronted Swenson, who admitted giving the false name to the investigator and then said he had placed the pellets of rat poison on his property....
Police: Keansburg man shot at pigeons, squirrels with BB gun
Jason Needham, 48, of Oakwood Place has a problem with squirrels, according to the story related by Keansburg Deputy Police Chief James Pigott. His neighbor likes to feed the area squirrels, Pigott continued.
Later, the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals filed its own charges, said Victor "Buddy'' Amato, the society's chief animal cruelty investigator. Those charges accuse Needham of animal cruelty for shooting at both pigeons and squirrels.....
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."
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Man fined $500 for animal cruelty
A man from the Belford section was fined $500 Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty charge in municipal court....
In addition, Schult was ordered to stop breeding dogs at his residence at 93 Palmer St., said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which had filed the charges against Schult.
"Last November, this couple had also made a voluntary surrender of 20 shih tzus," Amato said. "At that time, they also agreed that they would stop breeding the dogs at their home. Apparently that didn't happen.".....
Aberdeen man admits brutalizing, drowning 19 cats
A 50-year-old Aberdeen man admitted Monday that he beat and drowned 19 cats, some of them kittens, after adopting them from area feline lovers last year....
Appolonia pleaded guilty to each of the 19 counts of animal cruelty he had been charged with. Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Nicole Colucci said the state will recommend that Appolonia receive the maximum five-year prison term for each count, but that the prison terms run concurrent to each other. Appolonia is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 4......
But Hong Kong Express, at 15 years old and much the worse for his wear, could be excused if he simultaneously felt both emotions.
...Horses have become expendable items, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief humane police officer for the Monmouth County SPCA. It was Amato's investigation that resulted in Hong Kong being removed from a Howell location where he was starving and under continual attack from another horse.....
The investigation determined the dog had suffered the leg injury months before it was returned to its owner, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the chief humane enforcement officer for the Monmouth SPCA.
"This case was about the obligation to get treatment for a dog that was entrusted to his care," Amato said. "That wasn't done."....
Monmouth SPCA defends its stance on enforcement
Few would disagree that the Monmouth County SPCA has one of the most aggressive programs for attacking animal abuse, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief humane enforcement officer for the society.
The Monmouth County SPCA's law enforcement activity report for September showed that 100 investigations resulted in 20 citations being issued as of Friday.
On average, Amato said he and his volunteer staff of 10 will hand out about 240 summonses a year.
By contrast, Ocean County hands out about 75 a year, according to the New Jersey SPCA, which handles that county's animal abuse cases.
Those investigations fall to Sgt. Tom Yanisko from the state SPCA, who also covers Burlington County.
"We're aggressive because that's what we need to be," Amato said. "We speak for creatures who cannot speak for themselves."....
Grove man faces animal abuse charge
It started with some little green pellets of rat poison. It ended with a Mount Zion Way resident charged with animal abuse, obstructing the administration of law and interfering with an official investigation.
Later, Victor "Buddy'' Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth SPCA, said he confronted Swenson, who admitted giving the false name to Goldman and said he had placed the pellets of rat poison on his property.....
Couple charged with cruelty over sick basset hound
A couple from the Belford section have each been charged with two counts of animal cruelty for failing to provide food and sustenance to an ailing basset hound, authorities said.
In addition, on Friday the pair voluntarily surrendered 20 Shih Tzu puppies that investigators described as unkempt to the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The animals all were kept at the couple's residence at 93 Palmer St., police said.
Edward and Lynda Schult are slated to answer the animal cruelty charges on Oct. 10 in Middletown Municipal Court, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County SPCA....
Gull suspect: "I feel awful that the animal died"
Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth SPCA, said he would consider reducing the offense to a civil violation, for which Kendelski would pay a fine and avoid a criminal record, if he determines Kendelski did swing only one time, did not intend to cause the bird harm and would not strike a bird again.
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Swinging a bat is not an accident, however, Amato said.
"That's just a stupid act," he said. "He did what he did. An animal is dead because of it."
Amato said Kendelski likely will have to pay restitution for the veterinarian bill, approximately $500, Amato estimated, and a fine between $500 and $1,000....
Amato and PD honored by Keansburg council On Wednesday, July 23, the Keansburg Borough Council honored Monmouth County SPCA Chief of Police Victor "Buddy" Amato and three members of the Police Department for one of their recent acts of bravery.
All four would probably tell you it was all part of a day's work.
This particular incident took place on Monday, May 19, when Amato helped the Keansburg Police Department pacify 51-year-old Julia Smith, of Keansburg, who was carrying an inert hand grenade and a 12-inch butcher knife....
Baby geese killer pleads guilty, will undergo psychotherapy
MIDDLETOWN - A Municipal Court judge stopped just short of sending a township man to the
Monmouth County Jail after he pleaded guilty today to beating three baby geese to death with an umbrella.....
Gonzalez was charged May 16 with beating the three goslings to death after he lured them away from their parents and into a wooded area, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The slain goslings were young enough that they still had their yellow downy feathers, Amato said.
Necropsies performed on the animals at the Red Bank Animal Hospital determined they had died of blunt force injuries that had broken their bones and damaged their internal organs.
"He stalked these little animals," Amato said. "It was a heartbreaking case. When I went to photograph the crime scene the parents were laying next to their dead babies. It was like they couldn't understand what had happened.".....
He "speaks" for the animals
Victor "Buddy" Amato doesn't consider himself a hero; some other folks disagree.
Amato, of Hazlet, has spent the last five years as chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, tracking down animal abuse cases and trying to educate people about the animals we share our world with.
"Look, I go out there every day, and I just try to do a job," he said. "It's a job where I get to speak for victims who can't speak for themselves. You see some bad stuff, but you get a chance to do a lot of good things, too."
And it's those good things that have a cadre of people trying to get Amato named the Animal Planet Hero of the Year, an annual award given by the cable television network that specializes in animal and wildlife stories. Voting is taking place on Animal Planet's Web site, and the deadline to vote is July 19...
Farmingdale woman pleads guilty to abandoning dog
Officially, the case of Scamp, the missing Jack Russell terrier, ended Monday night when a woman pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to the abandonment of a domesticated animal.
....Paradise told investigators the dog chased after a cat and vanished shortly after she claimed him on March 15, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, the chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who filed the charge against Paradise....
How the other half lives
It's one thing to pass by a few doghouses while driving down the winding, quiet streets of Eatontown.
It's quite another thing when those chained to the doghouses aren't dogs at all, but humans.
And for anyone passing by the front lawn of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) two Saturdays ago, when the temperature topped 80 degrees, hopefully it was a sight they wouldn't forget....
"People just don't get it," said Chief of Police of the MCSPCA's Law Enforcement Division Victor "Buddy" Amato, who spent an hour chained to a doghouse and admitted that even his back was sweating. "When you chain a dog, so many things can happen to it."....
Man admits dead animals part of Santeria ritual
On Wednesday he pleaded guilty before Municipal Court Judge George Pappas to a disorderly persons offense of needlessly abusing and killing a living creature. Hernandez was assessed fines and restitution fees totaling $900.
The
offense occurred in the early evening on April 27, police said.
Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said investigators were led to Hernandez after a passer-by thought his actions looked suspicious and jotted down his license plate number....
National Enquirer Article - Crazed Cat Killer Behind Bars
In a monstrous act of animal cruelty, Anthony Appolonia of NJ confessed he answered newspaper ads of pet lovers seeking someone to adopt their cats - and then butchered the poor creatures. Appolonia, 48, admitted he killed at least 14 cats and kittens, but authorities were investigating whether the crazed cat killer tortured and killed many more innocent felines.
"This isn't something he just woke up and started doing the other day", said Victor Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County, NJ SPCA.
Amato personally arrested Appolonia at his apartment in Aberdeen last December 21, acting on a cruelty complaint reported by a local animal rights advocate...
Animal cruelty cases not rare, officials say
...Although there hasn't been an upsurge in animal abuse, these cases underscore the horrible deaths that some animals suffer, investigators for the New Jersey State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said.
Appolonia, 50, of Aberdeen has been accused of torturing 19 cats and kittens before killing them during a six-week period last year. In some cases, investigators said he threw kittens against a wall and let them crawl about injured before drowning them.
"That was the worst case of animal cruelty I have ever investigated," said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County SPCA. "He actually answered ads from people looking to give kittens a good home and then took these little animals, broke their bones, let them suffer and then drowned them."...
Props to the MCSPCA
In the aftermath of so many animal cruelty cases coming to light I would like to take a second to point out the excellent work of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA)....
In particular MCSPCA Police Chief Victor "Buddy" Amato displays a passion for his work to protect animals. Amato takes calls at all times of the day, not only to protect animals, but to get the word out there about those people animals may need protection from....
Man indicted in killing, torture of 19 cats
FREEHOLD - An Aberdeen man, whose arrest for the torture and killing of 19 cats shocked his neighbors and horrified those who had entrusted him with their animals, was indicted Tuesday by a Monmouth County grand jury on 19 counts of animal cruelty.
Anthony Appolonia, 50, has been held in the Monmouth County Jail on $105,000 bail since his arrest on Dec. 21 by Victor "Buddy" Amato, the chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
N. Bergen mom, son in Santeria arrest
In what authorities say was part of a Santeria ritual, a North Bergen woman and her son have been charged with dumping bags on a Spring Lake beach that contained decapitated chickens, ducks, Guinea hens and pigeons, as well as trash.
Diana Hernandez, 51, and her son, Alain Hernandez, 32, were each charged Monday with 10 counts of animal cruelty, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ....
Cat torture predator busted
Anthony Appolonia may have seemed like a nice guy who just wanted to give kittens a good home, but authorities said he was a predator who tortured and killed at least 14 cats before he was arrested on animal cruelty charges Friday.
Appolonia, 48, confessed to killing 14 cats and kittens, and claimed that another eight animals authorities traced to him had gotten away, said Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County SPCA.
Animal abuse on rise; more youths involved
The Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown handles about 1,200 cruelty cases annually, says Victor "Buddy" Amato, chief law enforcement officer for the Monmouth County SPCA. Ocean County was averaging about 200 cases annually for the last few years, NJSPCA's Yanisko says. But just in the last quarter of 2006, 88 cases occurred in the county....
Past cases of the MCSPCA
The MCSPCA Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Buddy Amato, was attacked recently while responding to a cruelty complaint in North Middletown. The man was threatening to kill a little Yorkie who he was choking when Buddy arrived on the scene. Little did the perpetrator know that Chief Amato has a 10th degree black belt in Karate. When the man rushed Buddy with a martial arts weapon Buddy quickly took him to the ground and handcuffed him. The man was placed under arrest and is in jail with a $40,000 bail. He faces numerous assault and battery charges in addition to animal cruelty. The little Yorkie has been placed in a foster home ....
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A Monmouth County man was fined $500 this morning and ordered to have no pets for five years after he admitted to abandoning his family's pet rabbit in the wild.
