What affects us affects cats
There are three reasons why this cat abuser, Samuel Conroy, abused a black cat by violently trowing him against a wall (1) he dislikes cats (2) the cat’s owner left her cat behind when she moved out and let her property to Conroy which placed the cat and the abuser in the same house …
The following is a ‘cold case’ from May 2016 I’ve been asked to renew interest in. This investigation into an animal cruelty situation was the first story I ever covered on cat dumping in North Carolina. Rockingham County police are still looking for the person who dumped pet carriers filled with decomposing cats in …
As an animal advocate I have always believed that animal abusers are insufficiently punished when convicted of a crime. It isn’t just that the standard prison sentences are too short, it is also that many animal abusers are not sent to prison at all, or perhaps they are fined or simply not prosecuted at …
This is not hot off the press news but it is news which is still relevant today because it highlights the lack of interest from law enforcement authorities in enforcing animal welfare laws in the state of Wisconsin. This is interesting because just today I wrote an article about whether it is legal to …
On November 11, 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) sent a letter to Austin County District Attorney Travis J. Koehn to reopen the animal cruelty case against Lindsey based on new evidence uncovered during the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiner’s hearings. They made their intentions public on their Facebook community page back …
This is the story of Amara, a dog shot by her owner back in January and left to die. The reason I’ve asked permission from Michael (PoC) to cover Amara’s case is because this is the same county in South Carolina that didn’t find justice for the Julianne Westberry cats. Now Amara’s abuser is …
In the state of Virginia and in the county of Rockingham chaining up a cat permanently outside is not a crime. Therefore, in does not fall under one of the headings of animal cruelty under the laws of either Rockingham County or the state of Virginia. Do you think that this is correct? I …
In setting a precedent for other states, the legislators of Tennessee have decided that there are to be more certain consequences for harming animals. They decided that if somebody harms an animal they are going to pay for it. This is the best news that I’ve heard for quite a long time. Tennessee is …
