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In many Asian countries cats and dogs are eaten for food. However the cruel treatment and butchering of these defenseless animals is barbaric and inhumane.

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PINELLAS COUNTY,FL--Pinellas County Deputies have arrested an Oldsmar man, for felony animal cruelty after he dangled a dog from the moving vehicle he was driving. He then dropped it onto the roadway. The incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Thursday

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- It all started with a farmer, a photo and a claim -- a sighting of a rare tiger in the local woods, curled up and staring right at the camera.Little did Zhou Zhenglong know his tiger would become one of China's most fevered

Israel Ramirez, a 52-year-old South Los Angeles man, will be arraigned Thursday on charges that he ran an illegal cockfighting ring out of his home.

The ASPCA is assisting in Tennessee's largest-ever puppy mill raid of more than 700 dogs, lending a special forensic cruelty investigation team that includes two forensic veterinarians, as well as its "Mobile Animal Crime Scene Investigation Unit,

San Francisco animal rights groups are up in arms over Chinatown food vendors who sell live animals to customers for cooking.

Body-gripping traps are indiscriminate. Many companion dogs and cats have been caught in these dreadful devices, and even with the help of frantic humans, they have died in shock and pain

By Karen Holzmeister The Daily Review Article Created: 07/03/2008 05:48:20 PM PDT CASTRO VALLEY -- In 1982, Bud Critzer helped write a policy stating that no electric prod or similar device can be used on animals at Rowell Ranch Rodeo Park rodeos

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) experimenter Eliot Spindel has been killing infant monkeys (like Thimble, pictured here) in nicotine studies for 24 years. But that's not enough for him -- Spindel has a ticket to ride the federally-funded gravy

Crawford County Attorney's office failed to bring Andrew Romanzi, a rural Pittsburg resident, to trial within 180 days of his first appearance. The case was set for trial one day after the deadline.Autopsy, all 3 of the dogs in freezer 10-35 lbs under wgt

Each year, Japanese fishermen eradicate about 23,000 dolphins and other small whales in the most brutal way imaginable. Operating with a permit from their government, they carry out the largest massacre of cetaceans anywhere in the world. Some of the meat

Eyewitness accounts describe routine killing, neglect, and animals forced to endure painful procedures resulting in death.

Witness told deputies he saw the dog bouncing off the roadway, off the side of the van and at one point saw the dog go underneath the van between the two left tires. The suspect eventually let go of the leash and continued driving.The owner is a 23 year..

Eleven rabbits and 12 chickens were killed a fortnight ago, but police are no nearer to finding those responsible.PETA put up the cash Reward. Information about the attack,should contact police on 0116 222 2222 or the RSPCA on 0300 1234999.

Discovery of about 20 extremely malnourished pit bulls. "As soon as we got through the gate there were two puppies dead in the yard, and the rest were barely hanging on, They were skin and bones." Demetrice Antroine McBride, 27, who served an almost three

I'm so sad to have to bring you the news that Bossham, who was among the 28 moon bears rescued on 31 March, has died. This brings to 13 the total number of bears from that group that have succumbed to ailments caused by their appalling treatment.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Deborah Pepin had no idea what the dark object was that fell from an overpass - until it yelped.

By Thursday morning, Wichita Animal Control and police officers had confiscated what they said are the remains of a dogfighting site at a home in a northeast residential neighborhood.

It's time to ask for your help again to protest against an Australian council that repeatedly allows circuses with animals to perform on their land.

Beginning in March, residents of several Lee County neighborhoods have had dangerous encounters with coyotes

Rodeos are no longer welcome in New Zealand's largest city. The Auckland City Council resolved last week that as a matter of policy no rodeos would be permitted on council land because of animal welfare concerns.

Sending racehorses to slaughter will not be tolerated at Suffolk Downs racetrack in Boston. Track management will now deny trainers stalls if they sell a horse for slaughter.

My dear Beloveds lost due to a madman here is the clan guys that I still to this day cry over...May the Gorilly gods exacte revend on thier poor souls.. Your Gorilly Girl

The Spanish Parliament's Environmental Committee made animal rights history on June 25th by passing resolutions that. . .would require Spain to comply with and promote the international Great Ape Project.

A Bullitt County couple is in jail tonight facing animal cruelty charges. Investigators say the husband and wife left 25 animals to fend for themselves inside a filthy trailer. The home was covered with fleas, feces and dirt.