Rebeca Pereira - Concord Monitor

A woman from Chester, NH, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of Attending an Animal fighting Venture and was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine on Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Officials allege Tristan Anderson, 22, said in social media messages to his roommate that he planned to target the governor “with my weapon of mass destruction."

On Nov. 1, states must implement stricter eligibility requirements for food assistance, and share more of the funding costs, thanks to the federal tax and spending bill passed in July.

Local shelters say they have regularly used foster homes for pregnant animals and their babies. Recently, however, the state has started to crack down on the practice.

“We didn’t want to become a rich kids’ camp," its founder said. "New Hampshire has plenty of those."

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests secures 200th property with 280-acre addition in Farmington