EAST WINDSOR A man charged with starving to death his 7-year-old pit bull will avoid going to jail because New Jersey law does not consider animal abuse a violent crime.
Matthew Wydrinski, 36, of East Windsor, posted on the internet looking for help with a sick dog, which police later said died.
Wydrinski was hit with third-degree charges of animal cruelty for failing to provide the animal with necessary care, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri.
After pleading not guilty, Wydrinski applied for pre-trial intervention, which allows first-time non-violent offenders to avoid incarceration. Wydrinski had no prior criminal record, according to the prosecutor.
A 36-year-old man from Mercer County has been admitted into an intervention program in an animal cruelty case, authorities said.Matthew Wydrinski of East Windsor pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an allegation that he left his pit bull dog…