Are the big animal charities putting pressure on the prosecution services and the police to ensure that animal cruelty offenders at least face trail? The police and state prosecutors often need to be cajoled or encouraged into pursuing animal cruelty …
Sprinkles the 33-pound cat from New Jersey is so fat she can’t even roll over and she’s equally as fat as a 700-pound human, say rescue workers. Allowing your cat to get this obese should be a criminal matter. It …
This is the story of two women who enjoy killing animals with a bow and arrow. It’s a difficult one to write, because it’s difficult to get into the head of, and understand, someone who enjoys killing animals for recreation. …
A meeting, called a “grand jury”, is to be held in Austin Texas to determine whether criminal charges should be brought against Kristen Lindsey, the now notorious cat killer who is a qualified veterinarian. A grand jury is composed of …
The data applies to 2012 and has been compiled on the quality of the animal protection laws in the 50 states based on a range of criteria. The assessment did not take into account the enforcement of the law. However …
You may remember the unpleasant story about a stray cat called King who was kicked by a young man, Andre Robinson. It was well covered in the online media and on this website. The cat was kicked over a hedge, …
This is a photograph of the young man who is accused of torturing and killing kittens while allowing accomplices to film him on a camcorder. This double kitten killing (I believe it was 2 kittens) is perhaps the single most …
A animal hoarding situation is taking place in the town of Pompey, New York, which is in the Syracuse area. WSYR reported the story September 30. A video can be seen here (update 21st Oct 2016 – link broken – …
The FBI will soon begin tracking animal cruelty cases in the same manner other as crimes are investigated. The decision to begin a tracking policy change was approved on September 9. Humane Society of the United States CEO Wayne Pacelle …
I like to see photographs like this because they are unusual. We know that there are lots of people would like and love cats, or all animals, but it is not often that we see a group of cat lovers …
This is the type of story that will make your blood boil. It took place on May 2, and the story made the NY Daily News on May 5. It tells of a cat kicking creep who was arrested after …
Hardly a day goes by when my email box isn’t filled with news items about animal cruelty. While these stories are always shocking and greatly disturbing; an article published on April 26 in the New York Times was blood curdling. …
In Mississippi a homeowner can kill a stray cat entering their home or land. There is a sloppy piece of drafting in Mississippi’s cruelty to animals legislation, which allows a person to legally kill a cat that might enter a …
An email I received yesterday from petabuse.com created the base for this article on mandatory animal cruelty laws. It’s one of the most useful sites on the internet for keeping up with cases of animal cruelty and I use it …