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The Next Puerto Rico Massacre-- Please Sign New Petition!
Animals  (tags: animalcruelty, animalrights, puerto rico, massacre, culling, cats, feral cats )

Nadia
- 84 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Puerto Rico is planning another of their infamous "removals", this time of the cat colonies of Old San Juan. With animal rights organizations like Save a Gato dramatically decreasing the number of strays in the area, and vastly improving the lives and he
Losing Racehorses Killed in Puerto Rico
Animals  (tags: racehorses, Puerto Rico, killing, petition in comment )

Trudi
- 104 days ago - nytimes.com
More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack.Here, even when a second home is available, veterinarians say that some owners want losing horses executed anyway --
Losing Racehorses in Puerto Rico Condemned to Die
Animals  (tags: racehorses, Puerto Rico, killing, animals, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, protection )

Cher
- 104 days ago - southernledger.com
For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at a clinic tucked
VIDEO: Puerto Rico Cockfighting Thrives
Animals  (tags: cockfighting, animals, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, Puerto Rico, protection, killing, cruelty )

Cher
- 122 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Later this year, cockfighting will be banned in Louisiana, making it illegal in all 50 U.S. states. But in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, it is a legal, thriving industry with more than a hundred licensed arenas.
Save the Dogs & Cats of Puerto Rico - PETITION
Animals  (tags: animals, welfare, advocates, puerto rico, animals abused, mistreated, homeless animals )

Simone
- 136 days ago - gopetition.com
Animals in Puerto Rico are treated horribly. There are strays running everywhere and "sweeps" are often done to get rid of the dogs. Instead of being medically treated and rehomed, the dogs are euthanized. The lack of spay / neuter programs as well
Puerto Rico Faces Suit Over Roundup of Animals
Animals  (tags: puerto rico, animals, pets, dogs, abuse, AnimalCruelty, animaladvocates, killed )

Jacquelin
- 171 days ago - nytimes.com
BARCELONETA, P.R. -- This much seems certain about the events of last October at three housing projects in this town near Puerto Rico's northern coast: Men working for the municipality entered the projects, rounded up dozens of dogs and cats that they said
Animal Activists in Puerto Rico to Propose Stiff Penalties for Abuse, Abandonment
Animals  (tags: puerto rico, animals, pets, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, abused, law, protection )

Jacquelin
- 205 days ago - news.aol.com
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Animal advocates in Puerto Rico said they are proposing that lawmakers adopt stiffer penalties for abusing or abandoning animals. The U.S. Caribbean territory became the target of international criticism after dozens of dog
Animal Advocates in Puerto Rico Complain of Slow Progress Since Pet Massacre
Animals  (tags: puerto rico, animal massacre, government, no action taken, animal welfare, animal advocates )

Simone
- 213 days ago - signonsandiego.com
Activists in Puerto Rico who were outraged by the massacre of dozens of dogs hurled from a bridge last year say the government has been slow to deliver on promised measures to protect stray animals from abuse and abandonment. In response to an outcry
Puerto Rico Hearing in Pet Massacre Case Begins
Animals  (tags: puerto rico, pet massacre, pets killing, crime, investigation, deaths )

Simone
- 235 days ago - iht.com
The owner of a company accused of hurling pets off a bridge denied responsibility for the deaths but promised to pay for a mass burial, a witness testified in a preliminary hearing Friday. Some 80 pets were seized from a public housing project in
New Petition & Update on Puerto Rico Pet Massacre- URGENT! Please Sign & Spread the Word!
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, puerto rico, massacre, petition, law )

Nadia
- 235 days ago - petitiononline.com
According to PR custom, a plea bargain may be reached between the District Attorney & the defense lawyers, whereby the defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence or none at all. Sign new petition & call the DA and Police. MENTION BOYCOTT!!
Angry Tourists Boycott Puerto Rico
Animals  (tags: puerto rico, toursits, angry, animal welfare, pet massacre, killing, animal cruelty )

Simone
- 258 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Puerto Rican officials launched a campaign Tuesday to improve the treatment of animals after allegations of inhumane killings of cats and dogs drew international condemnation and led to millions of dollars in lost tourism. The island will build new
Puerto Rico to Improve Treatment of Animals After International Condemnation, Tourism Loss
Animals  (tags: activism, animaladvocates, AnimalWelfare, animalsuffering, puerto rico, pet massacre )

Nadia
- 261 days ago - iht.com
Puerto Rican officials launched a campaign Tuesday to improve the treatment of animals after allegations of inhumane killings of cats & dogs drew international condemnation and led to millions of dollars in lost tourism. The island will build new shelters
Puerto Rico: Barceloneta to Build Animal Shelter After Pet Massacre
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, death, puerto rico, pet massacre )

Nadia
- 263 days ago - puertoricowow.com
The mayor said the "deplorable incident" prompted him to seek bids for a shelter that will hold animals temporarily before sending them to a larger shelter in the west-coast city of Mayaguez. (I like the effort to save his skin but he's still guilty!!)
PUERTO RICO: Three Charged In October Pet Massacre
Animals  (tags: pet massacre, Puerto Rico, charged, animal cruelty )

Trudi
- 266 days ago - hardbeatnews.com
Thurs. Dec. 6, 2007: The owner and two employees of Animal Control Solutions have been slapped with animal cruelty charges following the horrific October pet massacre that stunned the nation.
Accusations for Dog Killings to Be Submitted Soon
Animals  (tags: investigations, accusations, animal killings, dogs, cats, thrown from bridge, puerto rico, crimes, animal cruelty )

Simone
- 274 days ago - puertoricowow.com
Accusations could be submitted as soon as next week against the person or individuals responsible for the killing of 80 dogs and cats that were thrown off a bridge in Vega Baja. Police Superintendent Pedro Toledo said Monday that the
 

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