15 Mar, 2025

Connecticut dog trainer pleads not guilty to charges related to North Reading dog’s death

Crime Josephine “Josie” Ragland, 28, is facing charges related to the death of Charlie, a 3-year-old French bulldog who allegedly died in her care. Charlie, a French Bulldog, allegedly died while in the care of trainer Josephine Ragland. Bart Hanson A Connecticut dog trainer has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of […]

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A North Reading dog allegedly died in the care of a trainer. Police suspect the trainer is a scammer who has neglected dogs before.

Crime A French Bulldog named Charlie was taken for a two-week basic obedience training. He never returned. A Connecticut woman is facing felony charges stemming from the discovery that a North Reading family’s dog allegedly died in her care. And Charlie, the 3-year-old French Bulldog, is allegedly far from the first dog to have been […]

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Starved dogs from Roxbury are back on their paws and ready to be adopted

Local News “We’re looking for some really special adopters for these really special dogs.” Remy is a 4-year-old pitbull terrier mix, who loves people, according to the MSPCA. MSPCA-Angell Months after Boston police found a couple of neglected pitbull terrier mixes at the home of a Roxbury woman who was later charged with animal cruelty, […]

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Arizona woman arrested after 55 dogs are removed from animal rescue home, 5 dead puppies found in freezer

National News They said most of the 55 dogs removed from the home were elderly and special-needs animals. They were without water and many will likely need to be euthanized. By Associated Press updated on September 24, 2023 | 5:10 PM CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — A Chandler woman who ran an animal rescue out of […]

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79-year-old man who went missing after walking his 2 dogs found dead, N.H. authorities say

Local News Authorities and volunteers searched for the missing man for 24 hours before finding his body. A man who was reported missing after he took his two dogs for a walk in southwestern New Hampshire was found dead Thursday afternoon. Officials told WCVB that the body of Paul Stewart, 79, was found nearly two […]

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