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RAYMOND J. NEUBERGER, ex-Fairfield official, animal killer and abuser, re-arrested for animal abuse

Updated: Dec 8, 2023

- Connecticut, USA -


~ Update: December 8, 2023


On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Bridgeport Superior Court Judge Mary Elizabeth Reid sentenced 40-years-old RAYMOND J. NEUBERGER (pictured), to only seventeen (17) months in prison in an animal cruelty case, in which NEUBERGER was accused of torturing cats and dogs with chemicals and boiling water.


Judge Reid gave NEUBERGER a six-year sentence, suspended after seventeen (17) months served. Additionally, after time served in prison, NEUBERGER must serve four years of probation, cannot “own” pets, and he must be supervised if around animals.


Under a plea deal, NEUBERGER had pleaded guilty to two counts of malicious wounding and one count of second-degree threatening.


CT Insider reports that Assistant State’s Attorney Andres Bermudez-Hallstrom told judge Reid that NEUBERGER “maliciously and intentionally killed Gem, a cat, by covering Gem in bleach and maliciously and intentionally wounded another cat, Pearl.” Bermudez-Hallstrom went on to explain that as a result of the wounds Pear suffered, her tail had to be amputated.


NEUBERGER is a former member of the Fairfield Representative Town Meeting and unsuccessfully ran for state representative in 2016.




~ Update: October 16, 2023


On Friday, October 13, 2023, RAYMOND J. NEUBERGER (pictured), appeared in Bridgeport Superior Court for two felony counts of animal cruelty.


NEUBERGER, former Fairfield representative town meeting member, is also accused of domestic violence and threatening police.


News12 Connecticut reports that on Friday, NEUBERGER was expected to take a plea deal but that will likely happen at his next hearing which is set for November 28, 2023.


NEUBERGER, however, applied for the Family Violence Education Program that if granted, could have the domestic violence charges wiped from his record.


The prosecution was very clear with regards to the animal cruelty charges; NEUBERGER must serve time behind bars and Assistant State's Attorney Andres Bermudez Hallstrom told the judge: “The state is looking for incarceration on the malicious wounding cases.” He, however, did not elaborate on how much time he’s seeking.


NEUBERGER has also faced animal cruelty charges in 2018. He was arrested for abusing two dogs, Thor and Charlie, who were his and at-the-time fiancée.

NEUBERGER was accused of pouring boiling water on one of the two Voiceless Victims and fracturing the ribs of the other one. For this case, NEUBERGER served forty-three days in jail and was ordered to donate $25,000 to the Bridgeport Animal Shelter. In exchange, NEUBERGER “received accelerated rehabilitation, a probation program that once successfully completed allowed the charges to be dismissed”, reports News12 Connecticut.


NEUBERGER was arrested again in October 2022, then in February 2023, and again in March 2023, when he was accused of threatening and harassing police. NEUBERGER has been in custody since then.




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Animal abusers are toxic and toxic people do NOT change, they only change their victims!


On Monday, February 6, 2023, the Fairfield Police Department arrested 39-years-old RAYMOND J. NEUBERGER (pictured), former Fairfield Representative Town Meeting member, accused of abusing and torturing another innocent cat.


Many of you may remember that NEUBERGER was arrested in October 2022, for torturing and abusing a different cat, a female named Gem. On that occasion, the Voiceless Victim had been covered in bleach and a necropsy showed Gem died as a result of blunt force trauma. (To read the full article by Voice For Us, please click here.)


That’s not all!

In fact, in 2018, NEUBERGER was accused of burning one dog and causing multiple rib fractures to another. The furbabies, Thor and Charlie, belonged to NEUBERGER and his fiancée.


Let’s fast forward to 2023, Fairfield Police said the new charges surfaced as police investigated the October 2022 case.


For this February animal abuse case, NEUBERGER was charged with cruelty to animals and was released from custody after posting $10,000 bond!

NEUBERGER is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Bridgeport on February 28, 2023.

His October case is still pending.


I have emailed the Fairfield Police Department and requested additional information about the latest furvictim. If I receive a response, I will post an update.


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.


NEUBERGER’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Connecticut Department of Correction.




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A hundred and fifty cats and kittens rescued by the SPCA Westchester from a Yorktown Heights home

- New York, USA -


The SPCA Westchester rescued a hundred and fifty (150) cats and kittens from a Yorktown Heights home after its Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) received an urgent call from the Yorktown Police Department requesting assistance.


Police discovered the cats when on Monday, January 30, 2023, they went to the home in the 100 block of Cordial Road to perform a wellness check and found the homeowners, a man and a woman in their 50’s, deceased in the bedroom.


The SPCA said in a news release that the felines were found “living in filth and squalor and being hoarded inside a small dilapidated home.”


“Officials were unable to clear the scene until the SPCA’s rescue team members removed a majority of the cats, who were found trapped in every room of the home, including the walls and ceilings. The conditions were absolutely horrific,” stated the release.


The SPCA said that the all the cats, who appear to be Abyssinian mixes, “are sick and suffering with upper respiratory, eye and skin infections, malnutrition, dehydration, and sadly, some have more severe injuries that require immediate medical attention.” The organization also said that the VOICELESS VICTIMS were starving “and had likely not eaten or had access to water in many days.”


The stressful situation caused one of the furbabies to give birth on the way to the SPCA’s Rescue Center and many others appear to be pregnant.

“Even after all that they've been through, the cats are incredibly sweet and just want to be loved,” said the SPCA.


The SPCA has described this rescue as the largest in their history and you don’t need me to tell you that extraordinary support is now needed to help the organization face this new challenge.


These innocent souls have been neglected for so long and are now in desperate need of veterinary care and rehabilitation which has been anticipated that will cost over $40,000.


The SPCA is understandably asking for donations. Rescue partners from Best Friends Animal Society, Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, Westchester Humane Society, Rescue Right, and Columbia Green Humane Society have come forward to help.

If you wish and can afford to help out, please, click here to learn how. Thank you!


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KELLY HATHAWAY gifted with probation in abandonment of fifteen cats’ case

- Massachusetts, USA -


The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office announced that on Friday, January 27, 2023, 50-years-old KELLY HATHAWAY pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty as part of a plea agreement before Judge Mary Beth Ogulewicz in Central Berkshire District Court.


Prosecutors have agreed to dismiss thirteen counts of animal cruelty as part of the plea deal reached between the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office and HATHAWAY’s defense attorney Scott Westcott.


HATHAWAY was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to complete 50 hours of community service. According to the DA’s Office, following the plea agreement, HATHAWAY “was ordered to have a mental health evaluation and follow any after care as instructed by the court.” She is not allowed to have animals in her home while she’s on probation, or work with animals.


On January 28, 2022, fifteen cats were left and abandoned in extreme winter conditions on back roads in Richmond and Lanesborough. Two of the cats died, possibly from exposure, and another was never found. The VOICELESS VICTIMS, who were undernourished and dehydrated, ranged from the ages of five months to five years old. Eleven of the cats, four females and seven males survived after care from the Berkshire Humane Society.


Dr. Yoanna Maitre, a consulting veterinarian for Berkshire Humane Society, had checked on the cats soon after they came in and said: “They actually were overall in reasonably good condition, but they were underweighted, and they do have chronic diarrhea ... but overall, I think they're rapidly improving, and they were spared a worse fate because of how quickly they were captured and brought in here.”

The MSPCA, the Lanesborough Police Department, and the Massachusetts State Police launched a joint investigation to find those responsible for the heinous act and the Berkshire Humane Society offered a $1,000 reward in exchange for information.

The investigation revealed that KELLY HATHAWAY had heartlessly and soullessly abandoned the cats. Another defendant in the case, ARTHUR W. RANEY, admitted to his involvement in knowingly driving HATHAWAY to the two locations to do so. Investigators interviewed residents along the roadway and looked at camera footage, and said the duo were caught on video driving to the area where the cats were found clustered in the road.


A press conference was held in early March 2022, to announce the identification of the two individuals involved in the case, both of Pittsfield.


According to iBerkshires.com, HATHAWAY told authorities that said her landlord had told her to remove the cats from her apartment on Union Street in Pittsfield because of the “offensive urine smell” and because the landlord was attempting to put the building on the market.


Part of the police report stated: “Not only did Hathaway and Raney abandon the cats in violation of General Laws, they did so in a severe weather event rapidly developed with extreme cold, wind, and snow.” The report goes on to say: “Two cats died and one remains missing. Without the quick response of animal welfare groups, concerned citizens, and public safety agencies, all of the cats likely would have suffered and could have died due to lack of proper shelter, protection from the weather, food, and drink.”


On February 22, 2022, the MSPCA’s Law Enforcement team filed fifteen charges against HATHAWAY and RANEY in the Central Berkshire District Court.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Aleah Fisher and Megan Rose.


This story put more than one knot in my stomach. Putting aside the cruelty side of it, how can someone get away with probation in a case as heartbreaking as this one? How can prosecutors dismiss charges in animal cruelty cases? A lot of us are fighting for animal rights but if our work is not supported by judges, lawmakers, and prosecutors, who can we rely on? Who do we rely on to give justice to the VOICELESS VICTIMS? Vigilantes?


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The Berkshire Humane Society kindly provided me with some pictures. In the gallery, they are the ones that follow the Humane Society’s logo.



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