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Residents tell Woodbridge Council SeaQuest services risk public health and animal welfare
Summary
Three speakers at the Oct. 1 Woodbridge Township Council meeting alleged SeaQuest’s Woodbridge location operates unsanitary fish‑pedicure services and unsafe animal interactions, cited state and local violations, and urged immediate enforcement; council thanked speakers but took no on‑the‑record enforcement action at the meeting.
Jessica Mayer, an employee who identified herself as affiliated with Atlantic Hospital, and two residents — Nicole Paternoster of Avenel and Carrie Espuga of Seaside Park — delivered extended public comments at the Oct. 1 Woodbridge Township Council meeting alleging health and animal‑welfare violations at SeaQuest’s Woodbridge location.
Nicole Paternoster said, “Fish pedicures are illegal in the state of New Jersey,” and told the council that Woodbridge Municipal Code aligns with NJSA 45:5B‑3(j) on cosmetology and sanitation rules for foot spas. Paternoster described practices she said she observed on a recent visit: the same fish used for multiple customers, water that is not emptied between patrons, and…
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