WAYNE, N.J. - A township man beat a 6-month-old puppy to death during a domestic disturbance Friday morning, police said.

Police responded to a Travelo Drive home on a report that a fight had taken place between a resident and the caller, Detective Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. During the fight, John G. Varcadipone, 23, allegedly beat a 6-month-old husky puppy to death with a kitchen chair; the location was "strewn with broken furniture and blood," Martin said.

The Passaic County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was notified and responded to the scene, the detective captain said. Witnesses statement were taken at the scene. Police found Varcadipone at Chilton Hospital in Pompton Plains where he was being treated for injuries he sustained during the fight, Martin said.