Five more horses including two in Ocean County contract EEE
Five more horses in New Jersey including two more in Ocean County have been diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
Animals
NJ animal shelters help cats & dogs fleeing Hurricane Dorian
Dozens of animals were rescued from flood zones and brought to NJ, where foster homes have stepped up to help.
Fishermen snag 500-pound shark off Sandy Hook — Holy mackerel!
The massive catch — nearly 8 feet long — still falls short of the NJ record.
Rabid raccoon bit woman at Cheesequake State Park, officials say
A positive rabies test was confirmed a week after the hiker was attacked, health officials said.
Dead humpback whale washes ashore at Sandy Hook
A charter boat captain first spotted a whale carcass off NJ's coast Sunday.
Heatwave pressure cancels horse races, delays $1M Haskell to 8 pm
Racing officials reacted to mounting pressure on Saturday and canceled six non-stakes horse races and delayed the $1 million Haskell Invitational by two hours.
Heat is on $1M Haskell race — Horses will run in 100 degrees
An onslaught of complaints did not deter Monmouth Park from running the Haskell Invitational on Saturday.
Monmouth Park will race horses despite 100-degree heat
The Park said protocols are in place to deal with the extreme heat which include moving the start time of the race.
NJ's first 'cat cafe' nears 2-year mark, close to 400 adoptions
The idea grew twofold, first out of its founder's house, then drawing on a concept that's been popular in Asian countries for close to two decades.
NJ dog reunited with owners 2 weeks after running from car crash
Jax ran from a car involved in a crash near the Causeway Bridge but was scared and could not be captured.
Two vicious pit-bulls attacked another dog and then ran off
Barnegat Police have put residents on alert after two pit-bulls ran out from a mobile home area on Redwood Drive and attacked a woman's dog while she was walking it on a leash.
Holmdel Police located owner of a** on the run
Somehow, someway an a** escaped its home in the middle of the night but upon breakfast the owner of the donkey claimed their domesticated animal in Holmdel.