PEMBERTON—A couple from Pemberton Township operating a canine rescue organization was charged with two counts of Animal Cruelty after reportedly “keeping dogs in deplorable living conditions, euthanizing the animals illegally, and posting fabricated stories online to solicit charitable contributions.”
The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and Pemberton Township Police Department, in a joint press release, report that Thomas and Brooke Thompson, of the Browns Mills section of the township and operators of Gone Rogue Girls Rescue, were taken into custody Nov. 5 following an investigation that involved multiple local and county agencies.
The investigation began after a Mullica Township resident claimed that the couple had killed a dog she was fostering, police said…