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Case #2422 Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Dog injected, dumped in trash compactor
Perth Amboy, NJ (US)Incident Date: Sunday, Nov 30, 2003
County: Middlesex
Disposition: Convicted
Case Images: 1 files available
Defendant/Suspect: William Paul
William Paul was suspended without pay December 2003. After believing he had killed the dog with an injection, Paul dumped it at a New Jersey garbage transfer station, where it was compacted with other trash on a garbage truck.
A worker spotted the dog as it poked its head from the rear of the truck the next day -- just before it was to be dumped at a landfill.
The 5-year-old shepherd-Labrador mix was taken to a local kennel, where it was adopted.
Paul, who had served in Perth Amboy for nearly 20 years, is now barred from caring for animals at public and private facilities. He also was told to surrender his animal control officer license.
William Paul pleaded guilty to charges of animal cruelty and abandonment. References |
