DAVID HUNSINGER facing charges in puppies abandonment case
- voiceforus
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min read
- New Jersey, USA -
UPDATE
On March 4, 2022, Voice For Us reported that the Monmouth County SPCA’s Law Enforcement Division was reaching out to the public for help with the investigation of two animal cruelty cases. One of them involved a litter of nine newborn puppies.
The organization received a call about a box containing the puppies that had been discarded in piles of trash at Collingwood Auction in Farmingdale.
The puppies were dehydrated and lethargic. They were immediately provided with heat and tube feedings every few hours. Sadly, one puppy has passed away.
The furbabies were examined and it was determined they were approximately 24-hours old, “some still with their umbilical cord attached”, said the MCSPCA.
While at the time I wrote that thankfully, a Good Samaritan spotted the box and alerted Animal Control Division, it now turns out that charges have been filed against the Samaritan’s son!
31-years-old DAVID HUNSINGER has been identified as the puppies’ guardian.
The MCSPCA said in a press release that an investigation they conducted in conjunction with the Howell Township and Wall Township Police Departments, concluded that “the abandonment story was false and the puppies were owned by the finder’s son.”
From the investigation it also emerged that HUNSINGER had adult dogs and according to the MCSPCA “they appeared to be in good health.”
HUNSINGER has agreed to have his dog spayed to prevent any further litters and the Monmouth County SPCA’s Vogel Veterinary Care Center will be working with him “to complete this process of spay in the near future”, stated the release.
HUNSINGER, of Neptune, is charged with two counts of cruelty and neglect for failure to provide necessary care of a newborn puppy less than 24 hours old.
The MCSPCA explained that the two counts come from removing the puppies from their mother, ultimately leading to two of their preventable deaths.
App.com reports that those are both disorderly persons offenses that can bring fines of up to $1,000 and a jail term of up to six months if there's a conviction.
The MCSPCA also said: “The surviving puppies are still in foster care and continue to improve, they will receive all necessary vet care including spay/neuter, vaccinations and microchips when the appropriate time comes.”
The furbabies will be considered for potential adopters at the end of April.
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What a bundle of beauty & joy! Thank you so much for keeping this animal loving community up to date! Shame shame & hopefully charges to the monster who abandoned (dumped) these beautiful souls!