Nelson took the reins of PSPCA in March 2007 and immediately raised the profile of the animal organization, but at some cost. Longtime board members were forced out, with one, going public with his complaints that Nelson was a tyrant.

It hurts if it's not done right. A poison-filled syringe is jabbed through an animal's chest wall. The needle punctures layers of nerves on the way to the heart. If the syringe pulsates, it is in the heart. The dead animal is thrown into a garbage barrel.

PSPCA humane police officers, acting as agents of the state, or acting under the color of law, seized property without notice and did not allow the Newmans an opportunity for defense.

The controversial chief executive of the Pennsylvania SPCA was forced out by the agency's board of directors last night, according to multiple sources.

A longtime board member of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals resigned with a parting shot at PSPCA CEO Howard Nelson.

Many in the animal rescue field have expressed serious concerns about the management and direction of the PSPCA. Now things seem to be coming to a head and the result, if these allegations bear true, leaves them open to both criminal and civil charges.

The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals is accused of overstepping its authority. Humane officers have allegedly confiscated animals and conducted cruelty investigations in counties where they have no official jurisdiction..

More than 70 percent of all cats brought into our nation's animal pounds and shelters are killed - feral, stray and owned cats. Everyone deplores this killing. Many characterize it as "necessary ev

Nearly a third of British Muslim students polled in a new report to be published on Monday said that killing in the name of religion could be justified

Before leaving office George W. Bush will issue a mass pardon, the largest collection of presidential pardons in American history. As his presidency nears its end, George W. Bush will be faced with a tough choice... LIE AND RUN or RUN AND LIE?...