{"id":110625,"date":"2026-02-11T01:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/110625\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T01:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:31:34","slug":"resident-warns-dog-owners-after-fishhooks-with-beef-found-in-easton-easton-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/110625\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident warns dog owners after fishhooks with beef found in Easton | Easton Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

EASTON, Pa. – A concerned resident is warning pet owners after discovering fishhooks scattered around downtown Easton, some with what appears to be pieces of beef stick attached to the sharp ends.<\/p>\n

The resident shared the discovery in an \u201cEverything EASTON\u201d Facebook group, urging dog owners to stay alert. The post included a map showing multiple locations where the hooks have been found, marked in red.<\/p>\n

\"map<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Courtesy of Haley VanLuvanee<\/p>\n

The resident, Haley VanLuvanee, says she contacted Easton police, who confirmed that a report had been filed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t mean to sound crazy, but my dogs are like my kids, and I want to help protect everyone else\u2019s fur babies downtown too,\u201d VanLuvanee wrote. \u201cHopefully we can figure out who is doing this and put a stop to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that she plans to purchase protective gear for her dogs as a precaution.<\/p>\n

Animal experts say the items could be extremely harmful or in some cases, deadly, for our four-legged friends.<\/p>\n

“I mean, there’s\u00a0nothing more heartless than that,” said Mark Berman, who lives near Easton.<\/p>\n

Members of the community are looking to set the record straight and rallying together after spotting the items several times on the sidewalks and in the snow.<\/p>\n

Resident Ashley Gonzalez says her dog, Riblet, had a couple of close calls.<\/p>\n

“It was in the beginning of January, and my boyfriend took our dog for a walk in the circle,” said Gonzalez. “He noticed that he was chewing on something was kind of grappling with him for a little bit. Finally got the fishhook out.”<\/p>\n

Gonzalez says the fishhook appeared to be wrapped in a piece of meat.<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Courtesy of Haley VanLuvanee<\/p>\n

“Immediately came back here, and I called the police just to put a report in on it,” said Gonzalez. “We don’t really go to the circle that much anymore.”<\/p>\n

Berman is walking his dog, Rex, near Centre Square.<\/p>\n

“I knew I was taking a risk even by walking him out here today, but you got to walk and watch him carefully,” Berman said.<\/p>\n

The dog owners say they want their furry friends to enjoy taking strolls outside, but the discoveries concern them.<\/p>\n

“To be honest, just like the times that we live in, like I knew it was intentional,” said Gonzalez.<\/p>\n

“There’s no doubt about that. You have to have the intention to hurt,” said Rosa Marie Lopiccolo, Executive Director for Center for Animal Health and Welfare, a non-profit organization in Northampton County.<\/p>\n

Without hesitation, residents are taking to social media to warn their fellow neighbors.<\/p>\n

Lopiccolo says people need to be vigilant.<\/p>\n

“If your dog is a sniffer, definitely make sure that you’re paying attention, and if you see it, do the right thing. Pick it up with like a poop bag, either report it or dispose of it,” said Lopiccolo.<\/p>\n

When 69 News reached out to Easton police, officials confirmed the report is valid and said their patrol division is actively investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

Police say they need another day or two to conduct follow-up work before releasing additional details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EASTON, Pa. – A concerned resident is warning pet owners after discovering fishhooks scattered around downtown Easton, some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[31985,153,155,154,52932,52931,2181,33734,52930,22570,3628],"class_list":{"0":"post-110625","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-animal-protection","9":"tag-bethlehem","10":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","11":"tag-bethlehem-news","12":"tag-community-alert","13":"tag-dog-owners","14":"tag-easton","15":"tag-facebook-group","16":"tag-fishhooks","17":"tag-pet-safety","18":"tag-police-investigation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}