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Animals News tagged with cruelty

Pet Cat Shot Four Times in Head and Leg
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, cats, pets, rescued )

Maria
- 1 hour ago - fakenhamtimes.co.uk
Vets treating a cat after it was found by a road by servicemen from RAF Marham have said it may have to have a leg amputated and an eye removed after it was shot four times. The male cat, thought to be a house cat due to its friendly nature,
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ASPCA's Ed Sayres Gives Exclusive Testimony on Website About Oreo
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, crime, cruelty, death, dogs, pets )

Maria
- 1 hour ago - examiner.com
Below is the link to the Care2 website and Ed Sayres personal statement to animal advocates. I have been actively involved in animal rescue for more than 10 years and this is the first time I have seen the President of a national organization make an
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier 'Breeding Machine' Dog Dumped Outside RSPCA
Animals  (tags: staffie bull terrier mother dog, dumped, rspca charity shop, volunteers, breeding machine, cruelty, suffering )

Simone
- 1 hour ago - yourlocalguardian.co.uk
This poor pooch was used for breeding puppies then dumped outside an RSPCA charity shop in West Norwood. The female Staffordshire bull terrier was found by volunteers outside the charity shop in Norwood Road on November 16. The RSPCA said she was
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You Can Help Stop Turkey Abuse This Thanksgiving
Animals  (tags: Factory Farming, turkeys, slaughter, suffering, killing, cruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, sadness )

Tierney
- 20 hours ago - action.farmsanctuary.org
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we are working urgently to help stop the intense suffering of turkeys. Their situation is grave. The abuse they endure on factory farms is difficult to even imagine.
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Hotel Guest Faces Charge of Animal Cruelty to German Shepherd Puppies
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, dogs, pets, sadness, suffering )

Maria
- 1 day ago - palmbeachdailynews.com
"In his hotel room (Blaga) allegedly threw the puppies against the wall and then yanked them by their leash while the leash was tied to the bedpost causing the puppies to yelp in pain," the police report said.
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Neglected Dog Doing "Okay",Owners Charged
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, crime, cruelty, dogs, pets, rescued, sadness, suffering )

Maria
- 1 day ago - wktv.com
Annie is 15 pounds under weight, has an eye infection, was covered in fleas, and has other scars that led the vet to believe there was other abuse going on. That was only the physical abuse Sandler said, not to mention the psychological abuse.
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Prison for UK Suitcase Puppy Killer
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, crime, cruelty, death, dogs, pets, sadness, suffering )

Maria
- 1 day ago - 3news.co.nz
Fifteen puppies were left to die in closed suitcases in a locked cupboard by Sussex dog breeder Amanda Cheadle. The 58-year-old has now been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison for causing prolonged and unnecessary suffering.
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The Man Who Threw Dog Over Bridge Then Posted Video Online Is Brought to Justice By Horrified Internet Users
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, dogs, pets, rescued, sadness, suffering, investigation )

Maria
- 1 day ago - dailymail.co.uk
The footage starts with the 22-year-old carrying the dog - whose name is Pipiras, which means 'Pepper' - to the side of a bridge. He speaks to the camera and makes a joke about filming proof that 'dogs can fly'.
14 comments
400 Exotic Animals Rescued in Peru
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 1 day ago - laht.com
Peruvian police rescued some 400 exotic animals, including macaws, monkeys, turtles, tortoises and parrots, which were being sold by illegal dealers in downtown Lima. The operation revealed the miserable conditions in which the vendors kept
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Dog Dumped From Car Is Looking for New Owner
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, dogs, pets, rescued )

Maria
- 1 day ago - basildonrecorder.co.uk
The Staffordshire bull terrier was found cold and shaking in the early hours of November 11, after the driver ditched the female dog on the driveway of a home in Rainbow Lane, Stanford-le-Hope.
6 comments
Ask North Dakota State University to End the Use of Live Pigs in Trauma Training Courses
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, sadness, suffering, protection, cruelty )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - secure2.convio.net
Please take a minute to let Philip Boudjouk, Ph.D., know that you want North Dakota State University (NDSU) to stop its use of live animals in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses. In an April 15, 2009, Fargo Forum article, Dr. Boudjouk was paraph
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Inside the Pork Industry
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, pigs, cruelty, suffering, protection, environment, AnimalCruelty )

Cher
- 2 days ago - all-creatures.org
A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation (November 2009) reveals unconscionable cruelty to mother pigs and their young piglets at a Hatfield Quality Meat supplier - "Country View Family Farms," in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania. The hidden camera
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Important Brookstone News: Snails Will No Longer Suffer and Die -Please Take Action!
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, suffering, GoodNews, cruelty )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - secure.peta.org
Update: PETA has learned from a Brookstone insider that effective today, no snails will be included in any Frog-O-Sphere shipments. Thanks to your calls and e-mails, countless snails will be spared the misery of living in the toxic water of those tiny,
7 comments
ACTION ALERT: Cosmetic Surgery And Mutilation Ban For Animals In Oregon!!!
Animals  (tags: cosemtic surgery, mutilation, cruelty, oregon, animal welfare, laws, protection )

Simone
- 2 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Although there are many sensible pet gaurdians and veterinary clinics, who do not practice cosmetic procedures on animals, it is still today a popular, yet unnecessary practice. Commonly used by breeders for the prefered look of different "breeds" (many
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Man Accused of Shooting Neighbor's Dog, Dragging Dead Body Behind ATV
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, crime, cruelty, death, dogs, pets, sadness )

Maria
- 2 days ago - blogs.seattleweekly.com
Marcie Fairhurst was getting ready to drive her son to school when she saw Molly, her four-year-old retriever-lab mix, running into a neighbor's yard. Next she heard a gunshot. When the mother of four ran to investigate she says she saw Molly lying on the
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Hotel Guest Faces Charge of Animal Cruelty to German Shepherd Puppies
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Neglected Dog Doing "Okay",Owners Charged
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The Man Who Threw Dog Over Bridge Then Posted Video Online Is Brought to Justice By Horrified Internet Users
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