Animal abuse News

The decision by the New York Jets to sign Michael Vick is being met with resistance, as Vick's animal cruelty past is coming back to the surface.

A Long Island man has pleaded not guilty to charges he stole, had sex with, then beat to death a dog with a baseball bat.

There could be an investigation into a badly burned puppy, with severe burns on its face, that somehow turned up in a work camp in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The puppy is now in the care of the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS).

Lecce - A video surfaced on YouTube showing a jogger, carelessly throwing three puppies over a wall into a neighboring property. The man was arrested soon after by police in Italy.

Animal cruelty happens every minute, all around the world. Animals do not have legal rights like humans do, so it is up to concerned individuals to raise awareness about it.

Van Nuys - Kmart and the American Humane Association (AHA) might have bit off more than it could chew, following allegations of animal mistreatment during a shoot.

Mexico's drug cartels, for practice before mutilating human victims, practice on dogs and other animals. Honey Pie, a Belgian Shepherd missing two front legs, surviving an encounter is able to walk again with prosthetics.

Arborg - Animal rights group Mercy for Animals Canada has condemned the treatment of pigs at a Puratone Corp. Farm near Arborg, Manitoba. The group secretly shot video footage of maltreatment of pigs on the farm during August and September 2012.

Niagara Falls - A massive protest against Marineland in Niagara Falls yesterday attracted hundreds of protesters opposing recent claims of animal abuse. Some of them stormed the dolphin show, shutting it down.

My first three years on this earth were filled with fear and violence, and I had scars to prove it. I cowered, I yelped, I had nightmares and I never thought it would get any better.