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Hoarding - 118 animals seized* - updated Nov 20, 2009: Mesilla, NM (US)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:42 -0600

A Mesilla couple face up to 106 years in jail after entering no contest pleas to 107 misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals related to ...

Dog-fighting - 5 indicted on federal charges* - updated Nov 20, 2009: East Saint Louis, IL (US)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:21 -0600

Sentencing will be in March for three Illinoisans swept up in the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history. Derrick Courtland of Cahokia, Joseph Addison of East ...

Hoarding 363 animals, child neglect* - updated Nov 20, 2009: Pleasant Hope, MO (US)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:26:16 -0600

A woman who had been charged with child endangerment after almost 370 animals were seized from her Missouri farm has been placed on two years ...

Rabbits drowned at pet store* - updated Nov 20, 2009: Akron, OH (US)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:59 -0600

The woman who received national media attention and death threats after she was photographed smiling while holding two rabbits she had drowned, was sentenced to ...

Shelter neglect - 100 dogs and cats seized* - updated Nov 20, 2009: Phoenix, AZ (US)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:34:37 -0600

The owner of a Phoenix animal rescue shelter now faces new counts of animal abuse. Diane Habener will be charged with 142 counts of neglect, abandonment ...

Four dogs neglected* - updated Nov 19, 2009: Munising, MI (US)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:59 -0600

The Munising man who was charged with animal cruelty in June will spend five days in behind bars. Robert Johnson pled guilty to animal cruelty involving ...

Dog choked, attempted drowning* - updated Nov 19, 2009: Sausalito, CA (US)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:28:16 -0600

A Sausalito man charged with choking his Australian shepherd and holding its head under water was sentenced Tuesday to more than four months in the ...

Dog beaten to death against wall, furniture* - updated Nov 19, 2009: Granite City, IL (US)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:41 -0600

Jake Soltani still grieves over the death of 10-month old Sheba, a mixed-breed dog that apparently died in early October. Soltani's former roommate, Ian Joseph Nichols, ...

Attempted dog drowning* - updated Nov 19, 2009: Douglass, PA (US)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:10:43 -0600

A Douglass (Mont.) man who tried to drown a township woman's Dachshund in a backyard swimming pool will be under the watchful eye of authorities ...

19 malnourished dogs found* - updated Nov 19, 2009: Tulsa, OK (US)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:59:58 -0600

The Tulsa SPCA said it was finally able to rescue several dogs that disappeared during an animal cruelty investigation, thanks to tips from 2NEWS viewers. 12 ...

Dogs neglected (New): Gastonia, NC (US)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:59:58 -0600

A Gastonia man has been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty for allegedly depriving his pets of food and water. Grady Patterson III, 30, of ...

Dog-fighting - 9 dogs seized in 2 counties* - updated Nov 18, 2009: Carthage, TX (US)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44:41 -0600

A Beckville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal dog fighting charges. Harold D. Stewart, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in an animal fighting venture, ...

Dog beaten with skateboard and tennis racket* - updated Nov 18, 2009: West Valley City, UT (US)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:39:57 -0600

Anthony Spidle plead guilty to felony torture of a companion animal and felony witness tampering this morning. His sentencing is scheduled for January 29, 2010.

Operating boarding kennel after license refusal* - updated Nov 18, 2009: Emmaus, PA (US)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:04:04 -0600

Derbe ''Skip'' Eckhart said it was all a mistake. When he pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and related charges nearly two months ago, he said, ...

Dog shot to death, police officer charged* - updated Nov 18, 2009: Essex, VT (US)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:52 -0600

After deliberating for about six hours Tuesday, a jury found an Essex police officer not guilty of cruelty to animals for fatally shooting his neighbors ...

Cat shot four times (New): Norfolk, EN (UK)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:52 -0600

Vets treating a cat after it was found by a road by servicemen from RAF Marham have said it may have to have a leg ...

Dog found malnourished, living in filth (New): Dade City, FL (US)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:52 -0600

A 20-year-old woman was arrested by police Wednesday, accused of animal cruelty. Police say Jessica Williams, of 38101 Countryside Place, was living at the home with ...

Dog found severely emaciated (New): Utica, NY (US)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:52 -0600

Two people have been charged with animal abuse, after a severely emaciated dog ended up at the Stevens Swan Humane Society. Police say both Gregory Patterson, ...

Cats beaten, maced* - updated Nov 17, 2009: Eagan, MN (US)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:19:04 -0600

A Maple Grove man charged with brutally beating his girlfriend's cat pleaded guilty to animal torture and abandonment and will spend 30 days in jail. Ryan ...

Puppy mill - 800 animals, 125 seized* - updated Nov 17, 2009: Emmaus, PA (US)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:26:07 -0600

The owner of an embattled kennel in Lehigh County is now free on bail after withdrawing his guilty plea to charges of animal cruelty. Derbe ...

Puppy mill - 78 animals seized (New): Odessa, TX (US)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:26:07 -0600

Odessa Animal Control is calling yesterday's puppy mill raid the worst they have ever seen, and they still have not found the people responsible. This ...

Puppy mill - nearly 30 animals seized (New): Lehigh Acres, FL (US)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:26:07 -0600

Most of nearly 30 animals seized from a puppy mill in Lehigh Acres this week are available for adoption now from Lee County Domestic Animal ...

House-sitter charged with neglect (New): Memphis, TN (US)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:26:07 -0600

A Memphis couple says they trusted the wrong person to look after their home and their pets when they went on an anniversary vacation. Jessica and ...

Litter of puppies beaten to death, dog stabbed* - updated Nov 15, 2009: Oregon City, OR (US)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:50:17 -0600

A Oregon City man who slit a dog's throat and beat six puppies to death will serve 130 days in the Clackamas County Jail. Joshua Kyle ...

Cruelty, illegal importing alleged at game ranch* - updated Nov 15, 2009: Saginaw, MI (US)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:17:31 -0600

A mother and son who own and operate a Saginaw County game ranch will go to trial on charges of illegally possessing and mistreating herds ...

Dog found completely encased in duct tape* - updated Nov 15, 2009: Providence, NY (US)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:31:29 -0600

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of ...

Hoarding - between 400 and 500 dogs* - updated Nov 15, 2009: Gamaliel, AR (US)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:15:15 -0600

A man convicted of one of the largest animal cruelty cases in the United States is extradited to Arkansas. William Henry Hanson was brought from Johnson ...

Cats neglected, twelve euthanized* - updated Nov 15, 2009: Ossipee, NH (US)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:07:02 -0600

Former Missing Persons vocalist Dale Bozzio has turned herself into a New Hampshire prison to serve time after pleading guilty to several cases of animal ...

Dog doused in gasoline, set on fire* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Baltimore, MD (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:10:40 -0600

State’s Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy announced today that the Baltimore City Grand Jury indicted both Tremayne and Travers Johnson, 17, of S. Pulaski Street in ...

Dog thrown from roof of 6-story building* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Brooklyn, NY (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:05:59 -0600

A young pit bull mix that survived being thrown off the sixth-floor roof of a Brooklyn building still was not fit to live because of ...

Two dogs shot, one dies* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Monson, MA (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:57:07 -0600

Erwin Clinton Markham III must serve two years' probation for shooting two rottweilers, killing one, on his parents' Blanchard Road property. The 27-year-old Monson resident ...

Dog dragged behind truck, left to die* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Knoxville, TN (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:41:44 -0600

A Knoxville man faces a Dec. 11 preliminary hearing in Knox County General Sessions Court on a charge he dragged his dog for several miles ...

Dog-fighting - 52 dogs seized* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Chaparral, NM (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:29 -0600

A judge has dismissed all charges against twin brothers who were accused of running a dog fighting breeding operation in Chaparral two years ago. State District ...

Dog thrown from roof of 6-story building* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Brooklyn, NY (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:32:21 -0600

A young pit bull mix that survived being thrown off the sixth-floor roof of a Brooklyn building still was not fit to live because of ...

Two dogs, one cat found starving, abandoned* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Kerhonkson, NY (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:28:05 -0600

According to the Ulster County SPCA website, the sad story of two severely starved dogs and a cat is still an ongoing case in the ...

Horse neglect, 20 found dead* - updated Nov 13, 2009: Mine Run, VA (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:19 -0600

An Orange County woman accused this summer of cruelty to horses has died. Nancy S. Mackall, 55, died in an Arlington hospice Nov. 3, according ...

Sick dogs, cats and horses seized (New): Independence, PA (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:19 -0600

An Independence Township woman has been charged with animal cruelty by state animal welfare agents who rescued ailing dogs, cats and horses from her property ...

Kitten shot with BB gun dies of injuries (New): Troy, NY (US)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:19 -0600

A kitten found shot repeatedly with a BB gun Friday has died. Animal Control Officer Kevin McDonough is offering a $50 reward for information leading ...

Dog-fighting - 7 dogs seized* - updated Nov 12, 2009: Willingboro, NJ (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:26:29 -0600

Nearly a year after several animals were rescued from a dog-fighting ring in a Penns Grove home last November, Khalil Spikes was officially sentenced for ...

Neighborhood pets stolen, tortured and killed* - updated Nov 12, 2009: Selden, NY (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:29:06 -0600

A mother of seven is accused of running a house of horrors for pets at her suburban Long Island home, forcing her children to help ...

Puppy thrown from second-story balcony, dies* - updated Nov 12, 2009: Maplewood, MN (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:21 -0600

A St. Paul man will spend two years on probation for throwing a 5-month-old pit bull off a balcony. According to the criminal complaint filed in ...

Cat beaten with golf club* - updated Nov 12, 2009: Crystal Lake, IL (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:19:51 -0600

A 30-year-old man accused of fracturing a cat’s jaw and destroying its eye when he hit it with a golf club is serving a year ...

Dog-fighting - more than 150 dogs seized* - updated Nov 12, 2009: Eldon, MO (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:39:21 -0600

Dozens of rescued dogs will be leaving St. Louis this morning for special homes across the country. They are some of the 400 pit bulls ...

Dog beaten with skateboard and tennis racket* - updated Nov 12, 2009: West Valley City, UT (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:31:01 -0600

Anthony Spidle plead guilty to felony torture of a companion animal and felony witness tampering this morning. His sentencing is scheduled for January 29, 2010.

Dog-fighting - 88 dogs seized in 2 states* - updated Nov 12, 2009: Gilman City, MO (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:24:54 -0600

Dozens of rescued dogs will be leaving St. Louis this morning for special homes across the country. They are some of the 400 pit bulls ...

Child killed with meat cleaver, dog killed* - updated Nov 12, 2009: Newbury Park, CA (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:43 -0600

As jury selection began, Calvin Sharp, 29, withdrew his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to killing 6-year-old Sev’n Molina on Aug. 12, 2007, but ...

Dog shot 40 times with BB gun (New): Quispamsis, NB (CA)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:43 -0600

Maggie, a fluffy old English sheep dog with a gentle demeanor, was shot more than 40 times at close range with a BB gun, her ...

Hoarding - 37 dogs, 133 rabbits, more (New): Springville, WI (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:43 -0600

On Wednesday, November 11, at approximately 1:17 p.m., the Adams County Sheriff's Dept. Communication Center received a report of possible animal abuse at 3480 9th ...

19 malnourished dogs found (New): Tulsa, OK (US)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:43 -0600

SPCA animal cruelty investigators continue searching for 17 dogs they say are malnourished and were supposed to be rescued Thursday morning. Officials say, in all, 19 ...

Neighborhood pets stolen, tortured and killed* - updated Nov 10, 2009: Selden, NY (US)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:24:14 -0600

A mother of seven is accused of running a house of horrors for pets at her suburban Long Island home, forcing her children to help ...