Highlands Man Pleads Guilty to Strangling His Dog
The borough man is barred from owning any kind of animal for five years.
A Highlands man who thought he could discipline his growling dog by hanging it from a leash thrown over a closet door had pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in Atlantic Highlands Municipal Court. Philip N. Hollenbeak, 57, of Sea Drift Avenue in Highlands pleaded guilty to the third degree charge before Municipal Court Judge Peter A. Locascio. His punishment is a $1,000 fine, and he is barred from any kind of animal ownership for five years. According to Monmouth County SPCA Chief Buddy Amato, Hollenbeak was sleeping with his three-year old 130 lb. Chesapeake Bay Retriever when it started growling in the middle of the night. "He thought cutting off the oxygen supply for a dog was an acceptable way to discipline it, so he took the leash and …
Emily
11:29 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
So WHAT does he do to the women and children in his life? more ›