A dog whose leg was reportedly shot off is at a Phoenix animal hospital waiting for surgery. The dog reportedly lost its leg after being shot in a central Phoenix neighborhood overnight. A Phoenix police official told ABC15 that a
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]]> A dog described as "near death" was rescued by Cameron County sheriff's deputies outside Los Fresnos on Friday. The rescue follows an cruelty to animals investigation that the dogs and others were living in miserable


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]]> CUTTYHUNK ISLAND - Seagulls, strangely absent from this quaint summer getaway, feasted Monday along the rocky shoreline, and Carrie DeArmond and her daughter, Jordan, knew something was amiss.
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]]> A search of a home by the Selma Police Department found crack cocaine, illegal gambling place and dogs for fighting. The Selma Narcotics Unit searched a home on the 2100 block of L.L. Anderson on Friday morning.


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]]> Tulsa County deputies are hoping the public can help them find whoever is responsible for the abuse of five dogs that were found earlier this week. The dogs were discovered on city streets with burns from acid or another

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]]> A sea turtle that washed up on Cuttyhunk is the third dead leatherback found on the southern coast of Massachusetts this month.
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]]> Employees at the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) in Barrie arrived to a sad sight on the shelter's door step, yesterday morning. Someone had left a dead 12-year-old male Australian shepherd

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]]> LEWISTON (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine animal welfare officials seized 46 dogs in New Portland, north of Farmington, where they were found caged.
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]]> A Chester County Amish farmer was arrested last night during a raid on his farm and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty. John Blank of Cochranville, owner of Limestone Kennels, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State

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]]> A dog is recovering at a local Humane Society, found emaciated and wounded on the streets of Albany. A tan and white pitbull mix was found on Sheridan Ave. Friday afternoon in Albany. He was brought to the Mohawk and Hudson River

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]]> A black and white Labrador mix named Hobbs is recovering from what animal rescue officials in Pittsburgh called one of the worst cases of abuse they've seen. Anthony Ansill, 25, of Arlington was arrested Friday and charged with

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]]> Police on Friday evening arrested a transient from Big Sur suspected of neglecting a dog and farm animals, according to county Animal Services supervisor Todd Stosuy. One rabbit had a broken leg and all of the animals

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]]> More than 1,500 birds believed to be part of an alleged cockfighting ring in unincorporated Livermore have been euthanized. The fighting birds as well as hens and some chicks had to put down, said Alameda County Sheriff's Lt.

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]]> An officer with the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) was attacked trying to stop a man from kicking seagulls at Heritage Park, Thursday night. OSPCA officer Mark Beauchamp responded to the


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]]> Muskogee police are trying to find out who shot a small dog through the neck with an arrow. Officer Brad Holt says police were notified Thursday morning about a dog wandering around with an arrow through its neck.


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]]> The SPCA of Texas is posting a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s) who allegedly tortured and killed cats this week in Northeast Dallas near Lovers and Skillman. The reward was

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]]> A 16-year-old Bismarck boy has been cited with cruelty to animals after allegedly killing a kitten for being on his bed. Bismarck Police Sgt. Dwight Offerman said the kitten belonged to the boy's sister. The boy was upset


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]]> Authorities in Fannin County and animal welfare groups said they busted a major player in the dogfighting world. Al White was behind bars Thursday and his dogs were surrendered to authorities. Animal control trucks carried away some 22

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]]> Australian chicken farmers are upset over a new documentary in which UK chef Jamie Oliver slaughters factory-reared poultry.After the show Jamie's Fowl Dinners aired in the UK, sales of factory-farmed chickens reportedly plummeted. Jamie Oliver and fello
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]]> Burglars took almost everything of value from a Westside home, but the biggest loss to the homeowner is what they did to her dog: they shot and killed it. "They could have had anything in my house, but not my dogs," Julia


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]]> A total of $3,000 in reward money has been offered by the Humane Society of the United States and the New York State Humane Association for information on the death of the animal.
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]]> Two dogs involved in a Tulsa County bestiality case will have new lives at the nation's largest animal sanctuary. Barbara Williamson, media relations manager of Best Friends Animal Society in southern Utah, said Friday that the


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]]> According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals a Sevier County man has been arrested for Aggravated Cruelty to Animals. Seals states that Animal Control Officer Phil King and Cpl. Chris Huskey responded to 5205 Hickory Woods Rd.

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]]> An anonymous tip led police in southwest suburban Burbank to a van full of caged, lethargic dogs stacked atop one another and headed to dog fights across the country. The four pit bull terrier puppies near death's door and

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]]> The animal control officer for the village of Wellsville is expected to be served a summons this week from Columbiana County Municipal Court to appear on charges of animal cruelty and prohibitions concerning companion animals.

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]]> On June 13, Nikki Bradshaw reported she saw a white, heavy-set male driving a black Cadillac Escalade drop a bag out of his vehicle on U.S. 321 near Ham's Restaurant. Before she could drive to where the bag was, it was

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]]> A township man is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly leaving a 14-year-old beagle mix dog in his backyard to die. Steven I. Moses, 49, of Dutch Lane Road was charged Thursday with four separate animal cruelty charges

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]]> Kelly McKibben,Now, as a Brevard County judge, she’s in the middle of a case in which a woman is accused of starving and dehydrating her young disabled German Shepherd dog, leaving the three-legged dog in a crate to die with a bag of dog food nearby.
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]]> Dr. Jerry Handley has confessed to setting fire to his animal clinic, shooting himself and making up a story that he surprised burglars last month, Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said. Handley, 52, Hokes Bluff, was charged

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]]> For weeks, Tamra Davis watched the puppies next door with a knot in her stomach. She called the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region two months ago after seeing the owner's boyfriend grab one by the neck and

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]]> A University of Texas police officer who shot and killed a research animal in March was warned to stay in his car before firing 10 rounds and killing Tony the chimp,
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]]> Gautier police officer Derrick Welton fielded the question because his partner couldn't. "Does he have a bulletproof vest on?" a passing woman asked in a surprised tone. "Yes, ma'am," Welton said. "That's cool." Though the woman was
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]]> A dog diagnosed with a host of illnesses brought on by what an animal rescue group called "years of neglect" was euthanized Wednesday, in a case that drew the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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]]> A gazelle at Woodland Park Zoo has died from injuries believed to be caused by another animal.


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]]> Investigators responded to a call from a concerned citizen on May 21st, 2008. The two allegedly failed to provide suitable and adequate care for a dog in their care which resulted in unnecessary suffering. The dog had suffered weight loss
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]]> "Stop the downpour" says the Ontario SPCA. The Society is appealing to all pet owners to spay or neuter their pets. Tens of thousands of dogs and cats end up on the street or in shelters every year, with many more becoming neglected and
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]]> If you follow the news regularly, you’re bound to run across a handful of respectable animal attacks. Then we’ve got the other guys. So here’s a list of 10 animals you would never admit to being attacked by.

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]]> He reported that Orangutans are not only kept as pets, but that sharia law is applied to them and their hand is cut off if they steal, for example an orange. Moreover, it was reported that female Orangutans are shaved and kept in brothels for the gratifi
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]]> This is a PETITION from IFAW to Stop the trade of Ivory on e-Bay and Worldwide. So if you wish to join 49,000 plus, please click on site and sign the petition. Thank you for caring.
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]]> Roanoke Police are looking for the person who left a puppy to die in a cage on the side of a road today. Police say Monday morning at about 7:45 a Roanoke resident saw a black wire cage sitting alongside the road in the 600 block of

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]]> Cats in a Westminster neighborhood are under attack. Someone has been shooting them with a bee-bee gun. Stacey O'Bryan's cat, Lolita, was paralyzed in her back legs after being shot. O'Bryan later learned her pet



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]]> A Clearwater man was arrested twice in two days for incidents related to an argument with his adult stepson, according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies.
Deputies were summoned to a private residence on Pine Street in unincorporated
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]]> A group of neighbors on Manhattan's upper west side took action when they noticed at least half a dozen dogs left inside a sweltering car with the windows closed. They liberated the animals and then blasted their owner.


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]]> The Broward Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of a K-9 dog that it says was fatally shot by a suspect. Officers were trailing a man who fled after firing shots during a domestic dispute with his girlfriend north of Fort Lauderdale

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]]> If you are living in the eastern United States, the environment around you is being harmed by air pollution.
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]]> Dolly spun into a hurricane Tuesday,heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border and the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley.Dolly was upgraded from a tropical storm Tues. afternoon with sustained winds near 75 mph,and some strengthening of the Category 1 storm
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]]> A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned."It's definitely the worst we've seen in th
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