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Troutdale man accused of kicking 12-week-old puppy, faces animal cruelty charges

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Troutdale man accused of kicking 12-week-old puppy, faces animal cruelty charges

A Troutdale man is facing charges of first-degree aggravated animal cruelty and second-degree disorderly conduct after his neighbor recorded a video that appears to show him kicking his 12-week-old puppy. The incident occurred Monday when Merlyn Christopher Blair, 25, walked Bruno, his Rottweiler-bull terrier mix, onto a patch of grass at his Troutdale apartment complex, […]

State report: Rare Staten Island frog on endangered species list

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State report: Rare Staten Island frog on endangered species list

STATEN ISLAND, NY — Environmental officials plan to add a rare frog native to Staten Island to the endangered and threatened species list. Proposals to add to the list were recently published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This draft regulation protecting certain endangered and threatened species initiates a multi-stage process to […]