Downstairs in the emergency room, a 5-month-old puppy named Jaxon was fighting for his life. His owner, Lyn Valentino-Perigueux, rushed him to the hospital after realizing he got into rat poison.

An animal rescue group is asking the public to help a 5-month-old puppy who was found abandoned during the recent heatwave in Newark. Pitties and Pals Rescue, Inc, says Finn was left inside a ...