ANDOVER TOWNSHIP — A month after appearing in court to face multiple animal cruelty charges, Dennis Sugar, the owner of Sugar Sweet Farms Petting Zoo, was under investigation by local and state authorities Tuesday after his farm animals were found in distress.Around 2:30 p.m., officers with the Andover Township Police Department responded to the farm, located on Route 206 south, for a complaint about deceased animals on the property, according to Andover Township Police Chief Eric Danielson.Patrols found a deer carcass that had been there for some time, which was not of concern, but while at the property, officers were informed by the owners of Found in Thyme Sanctuary that there were animals on the property that weren’t being cared for, Danielson said.While he did not go into detail, Danielson said that officers found “concerns” and notified the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office and the state Department of Agriculture, who were expected to respond to the farm by 5 p.m. Danielson said Sugar was mandated to get in touch with a veterinarian to care for any animals that appeared to be in distress.“There is concern there, so we just want to make sure these animals are getting the care that they need,” Danielson said.Sugar was not facing any charges as of Tuesday afternoon as the investigation was still in the preliminary stages, Danielson said.At 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, detectives with the county prosecutor’s office and patrols with the Andover Police Department were at the farm interviewing Sugar. Lafayette, He is also facing two disorderly persons offenses for animal cruelty.During his hearing on Feb. 17, Sugar informed the court he had parted ways with his attorney and was seeking a new one, leading to the case being adjourned to March 16Sugar, who has a prior criminal history, was rejected entrance into the pretrial intervention program in November.Lori Comstock can also be reached on Twitter: @LoriComstockNJH, on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/LoriComstockNJH or by phone: 973-383-1194.Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. Hopatcong, His next court appearance is scheduled for June 29. Dennis Sugar continues to operate the Sugar Sweet Farms location on Route 206 in Andover Township, reports say.

Sugar Sweet Farms Petting Zoo, seen here in August 2018 on Route 94 in Lafayette, has since moved to a location on Route 206 in Andover Township. On March 4 — nearly two weeks after it was reported he was indicted on several third- and fourth-degree animal cruelty charges — Sugar, 47, announced on his farm’s Facebook page it was in his “best interests” to allow the McPhersons to “take over” his farm.Stephanie McPherson, following the Facebook announcement, told the New Jersey Herald that when asked by Sugar to take over his farm and the care of his animals, which include alpacas, pigs, goats, bunnies and lambs, she didn’t hesitate.“The animals in this location need help, and we are here to give that help,” she said.Tuesday evening via email, McPherson declined to detail the circumstances of the investigation, but said she was still at the property to care for the animals.“We do not have any information at this time except that we are continuing to give extensive vet care, preparing for pigs to give birth, cleaning the fields and sectioning the animals,” she added.Sugar, who established Sugar Sweet Farms Petting Zoo in 2013, according to his website, was leasing a roughly 12-acre tract of land in Lafayette and operating a petting zoo that was often busy up until his arrest on Aug. 15.






Dennis Sugar, owner of Sugar Sweet Farms in Sussex County, has been offered a plea deal after being accused of animal abuse and neglect at two of his past farms, reports say.Once Sceusi offered the plea deal, which could include a probation sentence, Sugar’s lawyer, George Daggett, stated that he intended to file a motion for the dismissal of the indictment, reports say.Daggett entered a not guilty plea on Sugar’s behalf to an indictment on two charges of third-degree animal cruelty and two charges of fourth-degree animal cruelty, Assistant Prosecutor Don Cox said.The deal would require Sugar to plead open to two third-degree animal cruelty charges — an “open plea” allows the judge to sentence at his discretion once the defendant pleads guilty, however, the deal is made before sentencing with the defendant’s awareness of the state’s recommended sentence.Though Sugar does have previous arrests, Cox said there is a “rebuttable presumption” that he will not face any state prison time due to his lack of convictions.Sugar continues to operate the Sugar Sweet Farms location on Route 206 in Andover Township, reports say. Byram, | 103.7 NNJ...many of which had died and others that were suffering fractures and diseases. Vernon


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Dennis Sugar, 47, was indicted last month on charges of third-degree cruelty to animals resulting in serious bodily injury or death and fourth-degree cruelty to animals resulting in bodily injury… These animals are NOT taken care of. Sparta, Lafayette,


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