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Maximum Sentence for Stepfather in Death of Girl
Society & Culture  (tags: child abuse, torture, death, crime, child neglect, cruelty )

Nancy
- 1872 days ago - nytimes.com
Nixzmary's stepdad gets 26 1/3 - 29 years in prison. Years of torture & suffering ended for the 7 yr. old the night he beat her "with particular severity," admitted holding her head under "running water and left her naked and moaning on the floor."
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'Slave' Made to Swim With Piranhas
Society & Culture  (tags: italy, circus, girls, slaves, forced, swim with piranhas, snakes, cruelty, sadness )

Jacquelin
- 1881 days ago - news.com.au
POLICE have rescued two teenage sisters from a circus in southern Italy which forced one of them to swim with flesh-eating piranhas for the audience's amusement. While the 19-year-old sister swam in a transparent tank, the younger, 16-year-old was forc
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Peaceable Kingdom: Journey Home Trailer WATCH VIDEO   video
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, ethics, death, diet, disease, health, interesting, news, nutrition, prevention, protection, safety, society, treatment, warning, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animalrights, animals, cruelty, death, rescued, slaughter, killing, society, s )

Echo
- 1934 days ago - youtube.com
Perfect time to watch this, sad but a very "feel good" featurettte too! Documentary due out some time in 2008, by Tribe of Heart, same who made The Witness. CHECK IT OUT and DONT MISS IT!
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Dolphin Hunt Sags Amid Mercury Fears - EarthLink - International News
Society & Culture  (tags: killing, ethics, wildlife, sadness, killed, crime, cruelty, death, dolphins, japan, mercury, poison, good news, humans, AnimalWelfare )

Thunderr
- 1936 days ago - my.earthlink.net
Every autumn and winter,hunters from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny,isolated cove and kill them for meat and fertilizer,turning the water red with their blood.And every year,foreign animal rights protesters
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Children for Sale: UK's New Slave Trade - VIDEO
Society & Culture  (tags: african children, sold by parents, slave trade, britain, crime, cruelty, children, exploited, harmed, investigations )

Simone
- 1939 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Hundreds of young children are being sold and "trafficked" to Britain from Africa to be exploited as modern-day slaves, it can be revealed. The illicit trade in children - sold by their parents, some while still babies, to criminal gangs and people
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Man Tortures Child, Removes Skin With Hot Oil and Hair Dryer
Society & Culture  (tags: baby torturer, crime, violence, police, children, abuse, suffering, cruelty, scum )

Simone
- 1962 days ago - shortnews.com
A Florida man is accused of dousing a 17-month-old child with hot cooking oil and then using a hot air dryer to remove the baby's skin, all in order to keep the baby from crying. According to records, Darlanne Toussaint, poured hot cooking oil on the
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Man Uses Starved Dog as a Piece of ART!! Sign the Petition!!
Society & Culture  (tags: arts, society, violence, death, abuse, animalsuffering, cruelty, dog, neglect, scum, torture, suffering, AnimalCruelty, killed )

Rebecca
- 2044 days ago - marcaacme.com
An "artist" from Costa Rica, named Guillermo Habacuc Vargas, put a starved dog as a work of art. The dog died and the man was selected to represent his country in the "Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008". Sign the petition in the comment section!!
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Mother, Boyfriend Charged With Neglect, Abuse of 12-Year-Old: "Absolutely the Worst Case of Child Abuse I'Ve Seen," Says Police
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, children, crime, child, family, law, violence, cruelty, arrest )

Michele
- 2059 days ago - starbanner.com
A 12-year-old boy was physically abused and kept alone in an empty room with only a bucket for a toilet, was found lying in his own feces & dried blood, said his arm was burned on a stove & he was struck with fists, an extension cord & an aerosol can...
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Vick's Father Talks About Vick And Dog Fighting-Very Interesting
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, animal, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animals, animalsuffering, dogfighting, dogs, dog, cruelty, crime, investigation, killing, protection, rescue, sadness, vick, celebrity, culture, entertainment, ethics, family, interesting )

Echo
- 2097 days ago - itchmo.com
"I wish people would stop sugarcoating it," Boddie said. "This is Mike's thing. And he knows it and likes it. He has the capital to have a set up like that."
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Defendant Says Michael Vick Helped Kill Dogs
Society & Culture  (tags: Michael Vick, dog fighting, animals, deaths, abuse, cruelty, Nation, Guilty, NFLethics, humans, violence, world )


- 2103 days ago - sports.aol.com
It's up to Michael Vick now. His last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and implicated Vick in bankrolling gambling on dogfights. One of them said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback helped drown or hang dogs that didn't do well. With his NFL career in
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Clock Ticks on Possible Vick Plea Deal
Society & Culture  (tags: nfl, michael vick, society, dogs, animals, dogfighting, dogfighting, neglect, pets, cruelty, AnimalCruelty, abuse )


- 2104 days ago - cnn.com
RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- Michael Vick is considering joining two co-defendants who will ask a judge Friday to sign off on their plea agreements in a federal dogfighting case, according to a spokesman and published reports. The deal offered by federal
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One Year in Prison: Vick's Possible Plea Deal/Prosecutors Offer Michael Vick a Plea Deal That Includes a Year in Prison
Society & Culture  (tags: nfl, michael vick, society, dogs, animals, dogfighting, dogfighting, neglect, pets, cruelty, AnimalCruelty, abuse )


- 2105 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Federal prosecutors have offered Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick a deal that includes a recommendation that he serve at least one year in prison on felony dogfighting conspiracy charges, the Virginian-Pilot reported today. The fallen NFL star,
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Hoarding, Child Neglect - Coopertown, TN (US)
Society & Culture  (tags: animalhoarding, hoarding, children, crime, HumanRights, ethics, abuse, environment, AnimalCruelty, animalsuffering, companionanimals, cruelty, dogs, suffering, sadness, pets )

Tamme
- 2105 days ago - pet-abuse.com
The situation ballooned to include charges of child neglect and a home that authorities described that wasn't fit to live in. The 10-year-old child is in the custody of the Department of Children's Services on Monday. Animal control removed the five dogs
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Vick's Image May Be Hard to Buff
Society & Culture  (tags: AnimalCruelty, animalsuffering, cruelty, dogs, media, marketing, sports )

Phyllis
- 2109 days ago - timesdispatch.com
Vick's defense team of high-profile lawyers ( 5 lawyers he has hired) has signed two public-relations firms to help with the appearances aspect of Vick's defense.
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Lay Off Vick?
Society & Culture  (tags: dog, cruelty, animalsuffering, Dogfighting )

Wolfweeps
- 2119 days ago - foxnews.com
Activist "NEW ORDER" says outrage over dog fighting charges for NFL star is overblown "SUPPORT HUMANS OVER DOGS"
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