What affects us affects cats
Ronald McKnight admitted that he tortured and abused his companion animal, a four-month-old puppy named Daphne. He confessed to a felony charge. He broke her hind leg three times and threw her off the edge of a creek ravine to die. She was found and her damaged leg was amputated by a vet who …
It is spreading virally. There are petitions and many articles. It’s all over the online news. The people, including celebrities, want justice and retribution for the wanton, illegal killing of a much loved lion, “Cecil”, in Zimbabwe. If you have not heard about Walter Palmer’s sick exploits, please read this page. There is a …
Towards the end of 2013, when Dejion Roberson brutally killed a cat by kicking it like a football into power lines he was arrested and charged with animal cruelty but he was not punished as he received only probation. Now karma has been done. Roberson has been found dead in an isolated area in the …
I wonder sometimes whether we can learn something by looking at the face of a cat abuser. Is there something in their face that is common to them all? Do they have the same character flaws? This cat abuser is David Hunter Todd, of Edmond, Oklahoma. After an initial denial, he has admitted that …
The decision by the Austin County District Attorney not to charge and prosecute Dr Kristen Lindsey for her alleged crime of animal cruelty under the Texas penal code is wrong (see posts on Lindsey). In this article – I’ll try and keep this as brief as possible – I explain why the decision is …
Let’s say she was convicted. You’re the judge. What sentence would you hand down? If, God willing, the Animal Legal Defense Fund receive the court documents in this matter from the prosecutor and if they are able to conclude that there is a case to answer and she is duly charged, convicted and sentenced, …
This is Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a copycat version of the notorious cat ‘wheelie bin’ case of a few years ago. In this instance, the Scottish SPCA said that the cat was inside a carrier which was dumped with communal rubbish inside a large communal rubbish (trash) bin. It happened in the Printfield Walk …
I reported on this in October 2013, about 18 months ago when the assault, by firefighter Justin Eulian, 39, on a cat lover, Rebecca Stafford, took place. Eulian was supported by his mother during the assault but she wasn’t charged, it appears. Eulian lost his cool when Stafford threw dry cat food at him. …
