$5,000 reward for information on abused dog in NJ
By FOX 5 NY Staff
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A dog was found abandoned outside an apartment building in Irvington. (St. Hubert s Animal Rescue Center)
NEW JERSEY - An animal rescue group is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the person or people responsible for severely abusing a dog found in Irvington, New Jersey.
The St. Hubert s Animal Welfare Center says on Jan. 23 it rescued a dog tied to a pole with a rope at North Maple Avenue and Eastern Parkway on a freezing cold night ouside an apartment building. The dog was extremely matted blocking circulation to one of his paws, and pinching and pulling at his skin with every movement. The dog was also in intense pain with a severely damaged paw. His entire leg had to be amputated.
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A North Jersey animal shelter is set to receive $25,000 from the Petco Foundation after a Ringwood couple’s adoption story finished second in the public vote for a national holiday campaign.
Ian Azeredo said he is thankful that his story of adopting his dog, Otter, from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center after a near-fatal skydiving accident in July 2019 earned a top prize. Azeredo and his wife, Linda Farkas, who chronicled the tale, chose the Madison shelter in spring 2020 after Azeredo’s release from nearby Morristown Medical Center.
Azeredo said the Petco Foundation sent the couple a book with every finalist’s story. All of them in their own way tugged at the heartstrings, he said.
11-year-old’s ‘Flags of Gratitude’ are popping up everywhere to thank essential workers
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Callie Danysh, 11, right, of Morristown, with Amanda Kolacy, delivers marker flags for essential workers she made for at Regalo s gift shop.
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It started out as a community project for her cub scout troop.
Now Callie Danysh’s effort to honor essential workers in and around her hometown has become a full-blown cause for inspiration and joy during the coronavirus pandemic, she and her mother said.
“The bottom line is we want to lift spirits, to let people know they are appreciated,” Andrea Danysh said about her daughter’s effort. “She just wanted to let people know how much we care.”
NorthJersey.com
RINGWOOD A borough couple and their new best friend, Otter, are sharing their story of resurgence following a near-fatal skydiving accident to help a North Jersey animal shelter potentially win $25,000 from the Petco Foundation.
Ian Azeredo, 34, and his wife, Linda Farkas, 30, adopted Otter, a young Labrador retriever and hound mix, from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison this spring. While there are plenty of shelters closer to home, they chose St. Hubert’s for one key reason.
“He spent two months in the ICU in Morristown, Farkas said. And they wouldn t let you eat in the ICU. So I went one day to shovel lunch in my face real quick and saw this couple putting up therapy dog posters. They were local to Morristown, and they actually recommended St. Hubert s.