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Hoarding - between 400 and 500 dogs* - updated Nov 5, 2009: Gamaliel, AR (US)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:56:53 -0600

Tammy Hanson was sentenced in Baxter County District Court on Wednesday afternoon for 20 misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals. Baxter County District Judge Van ...

47 malnourished hoses seized from bible camp* - updated Nov 2, 2009: Cottageville, SC (US)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:51 -0600

The horses seized from a Bible camp after neighbors complained they were being abused are gradually finding new homes, but another legal challenge has put ...

Over 200 animals seized from sanctuary, 27 dead* - updated Nov 2, 2009: Brooksville, FL (US)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:03:08 -0600

The owners of a troubled animal sanctuary are unfit to possess the more than 200 animals in their care, Hernando County Judge Kurt Hitzemann ruled ...

Dog shot to death, FBI agent charged* - updated Nov 1, 2009: Lorena, TX (US)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:40:47 -0600

An FBI agent who shot and killed his Lorena neighbor’s 3-pound Chihuahua in 2008 is no longer employed with the FBI, an agency spokesman confirmed ...

Two kittens trapped in apartment, left to die* - updated Nov 1, 2009: Dubuque, IA (US)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:38:00 -0600

Maximo C. Damaso, 75, 2620 Pearl St., turned himself into police Saturday on a warrant charging animal neglect.

Kitten hanged with belt, videotaped - survives (New): Syracuse, NY (US)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:38:00 -0600

Police are accusing a 22-year-old upstate New York man of hanging his girlfriend's four-month-old kitten with a belt and making a video of the animal ...

Dog-fighting (New): Gifford, FL (US)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:38:00 -0600

Four men were arrested after Indian River County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of dog fighting taking place in the 3000 block of 44th ...

Rabbits drowned at pet store* - updated Oct 30, 2009: Akron, OH (US)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:35:58 -0500

Animal-cruelty charges against a former pet-store worker accused of drowning two injured rabbits could be lowered. Ron Gatts, attorney for Liz Carlisle, 20, of Ravenna, said ...

Vet accused of beating, neglect* - updated Oct 30, 2009: Novato, CA (US)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:18:32 -0500

Supporters of a Novato veterinarian whose license is to be revoked next week protested Thursday at the Sacramento offices of the state veterinary board, attorney ...

Dog dragged to death behind bicycle* - updated Oct 29, 2009: Ardmore, OK (US)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:41:20 -0500

The Ardmore man accused in the dragging death of a pit bull dog was found not guilty Thursday in Carter County. Antonio Ray was arrested ...

Dog found starved to death in flooded apartment* - updated Oct 29, 2009: Plano, TX (US)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:24:43 -0500

A district judge sentenced a former SPCA worker to three years probation for leaving her 5-month-old puppy for dead in her flooded apartment without electricity. If ...

Dog dumped in trash, extension cord embedded (New): Cahokia, IL (US)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:24:43 -0500

The founders of Hope Animal Rescues say their most recent dog rescue is one of the most disturbing cases they've ever seen. A young pit ...

Dog shot by owner (New): Chippewa Falls, WI (US)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:24:43 -0500

A man who said his dog bit him shot the animal twice in his yard, killing it Wednesday night, according to Chippewa Falls Police. Jack L. ...

Dog-fighting - 11 dogs seized* - updated Oct 26, 2009: New Hope, OH (US)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:51:36 -0500

Last week, Joseph Jenkins was sentenced by the Preble County Court of Common Pleas on one count of "attempt" as it relates to the crime ...

Dog-fighting - 2 injured dogs seized* - updated Oct 26, 2009: Albuquerque, NM (US)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:37:30 -0500

The story between Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy Sam Ungaro and Leonitus has a happy ending, but started in a much different place under very different ...

Dog-fighting at daycare center - 21 dogs seized* - updated Oct 26, 2009: Buffalo, NY (US)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:34:34 -0500

Animal control officers say they've had to euthanize a dozen of the pit bulls seized when authorities broke up a dog-fighting ring in Buffalo earlier ...

Dog-fighting - 27 dogs seized* - updated Oct 26, 2009: Round Lake Beach, IL (US)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:22:06 -0500

A Round Lake Beach couple accused of running a dogfighting operation out of their home pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lake County circuit court. Moises Colon, 35, ...

Dog-fighting - 32 dogs seized* - updated Oct 26, 2009: Hookerton, NC (US)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:16:40 -0500

Animal control officers have now charged a Greene County man with dog fighting. According to reports, officers charged Christopher McKinney with felony torture and three counts ...

98 neglected dogs seized - fighting suspected* - updated Oct 26, 2009: East Dublin, GA (US)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:02:31 -0500

An East Dublin man now faces animal cruelty charges after authorities raided his property. But now investigators are saying they found no proof of dogfighting there. The ...

Dog-fighting - 26 dogs seized* - updated Oct 25, 2009: Rome, GA (US)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:53:04 -0500

Kenyatta Towers, a suspect in a Rome dogfighting ring, had his probation revoked today in Floyd County Superior Court by Judge Jack Niedrach. Towers, 34, of ...

Dog-fighting - more than 150 dogs seized* - updated Oct 25, 2009: Eldon, MO (US)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:20 -0500

Following the biggest dog-fighting ring bust in U.S. history this summer, some of more than 500 pit bulls are up for adoption. The St. Louis ...

Cat shot multiple times, leg broken (New): Pinecrest, FL (US)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:20 -0500

South Florida animals are coming under attack once again. Just four months ago, a serial cat killer terrorized Palmetto and Cutler Bay. Now, a cat ...

Dog doused in gasoline, set on fire, dies (New): Baton Rouge, LA (US)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:20 -0500

Managers of the Baker Trails Apartment Complex on Baker Boulevard say someone lit their dog on fire, and they think it was meant as retaliation. Deionna ...

Cat shot with arrow, dies (New): Acushnet, MA (US)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:20 -0500

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for animal cruelty in Acushnet. A cat named Cali was ...

Hoarding - dozens of animals seized from rescuer* - updated Oct 24, 2009: Anchorage, AK (US)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:23:55 -0500

An Anchorage woman pleaded not guilty Friday after being charged with 33 counts of animal cruelty. Thirty-two animals have been removed from 54-year-old Deborah Allen's Sand ...

Horse neglect - 29 seized* - updated Oct 24, 2009: Mira Loma, CA (US)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:55:36 -0500

The sentencing of a Mira Loma woman who pleaded guilty to mistreating horses at her riding stable was postponed Friday after Riverside County Department of ...

Farmed animal neglect, some found dead* - updated Oct 24, 2009: King George, VA (US)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:59:05 -0500

A King George County woman has been sentenced to nine months in jail on animal cruelty and neglect charges after dozens of dead or severely ...

Dozens of Siberian Huskies seized* - updated Oct 24, 2009: Evergreen, MT (US)