Animal abuse News
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In what appears to be a senseless act of cruelty two Florida girls are being investigated for lighting a turtle on fire then stomping it to death after throwing it several times into the street.
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Marana -
When Jessica Gray became involved with rescuing horses, the last thing she expected was to be forced to euthanize animals without good medical cause. The prevalence of abuse and a shortage of available space has placed her in that unenviable situation.
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Calgary -
A 36-year-old woman was fined $7,000, the highest such fine ever imposed according to the Calgary Humane Society. It is believed the judge took the commercial aspect of the neglect into account in sentencing.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cleveland -
In a horrific case of animal cruelty, someone tied three dogs to railroad tracks in an isolated area in the Tremont neighbourhood of Cleveland. Two of the three animals were killed but the third managed to survive.
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New York -
Ted Shuttleworth was arrested after it was alleged he killed his pet poodle, Lola, after he became angry at her. Shuttleworth's wife says it was just a "horrible accident."
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Maple Ridge -
The latest mutilated cat was found on Sunday, bringing the total number of dismembered cats to seven in the past two weeks and 22 since June 2011.
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Tampa -
The woman faces more than 50 animal abuse charges as well as two counts of child neglect and one count of battery on a law enforcement officer.
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Wilton -
Video of a mistreated horse at Pee Wee Horse Farm in Easton, Conn., has gone viral. The horse, called Blackie, is one of five horses formerly owned by 75-year-old Appollonio Vittorio who was arrested last month for animal cruelty.
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Feld Entertainment is the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and they've caught the brunt of the ire of the USDA.
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In 2007, a Boston Globe article unintentionally revealed an act of animal cruelty by Mitt Romney against the family dog, that showed not only his cavalier attitude towards animals, but his cold as ice decision making in times of crisis.
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Portsmouth -
I can never comprehend why people abuse innocent animals, especially Stephen Stacey, a 20-year-old man who recently microwaved his pet cat after she scratched him.
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Brentwood -
An animal welfare group has released footage of pigs being kicked, struck and having cigarettes stubbed out on their faces an abattoir in the UK, but the government agency refuses to prosecute because it says the cameras were secretly installed.
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Montauk -
One or several animal abusers on Long Island, NY's beach areas killed a seagull by throwing a rock at it, injured a swan by shooting an arrow through it, and hammered a nail into a turtle's hard back.
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Drawing protests from numerous animal rights organizations, street merchants in China are selling live animals sealed in clear plastic bags as ornamental key rings.
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Swan River -
The case of neglected and abused animals at a Manitoba breeding facility has shocked many Canadians after animal welfare officials revealed they had known of the abuse for years, but were unable to act until recently.
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Chinese national television showed a young woman sitting on and squashing a rabbit to death on the Internet's latest viral video. Authorities are now trying to find her and say the horrific video was intentionally made for entertainment purposes.
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Albany -
Henry Ivey, a 39-year-old Georgia man was jailed Monday after he allegedly broke into a mobile home and had extremely noisy sex with a dog he had been out walking. Prompting neighbors to report the incident.
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Oakland -
He's 71 years old and when his detractors accuse him of being a racist, he jokes that he's an "equal opportunity racist when it comes to animal welfare." He's outspoken, and works tirelessly to promote animal welfare.
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Bangkok -
Mae Ka Pae has become the 13th mine casualty to be treated in northern Thailand. A week ago a mine exploded shredding her left rear foot. Thai Veterinarian's have been successful in making prosthetic legs for elephant victims of abandoned land mines.
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Redford -
A home in Redford, Michigan has been condemned after Redford Animal Control found dozens of cats, dogs and rabbits living inside in filth.
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Animal abuse Image
Wild Hearts Rescue Ranch
An injured horse and hungry horse at the Wild Hearts Rescue Ranch.
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AARCS / Handout photo
Badly burned puppy victim of cruel abuse was rescued by Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society
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Wild Hearts Rescue Ranch
An emaciated horse being cared for at the ranch.
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Screen capture from WKYC video
Two-year-old Manchester/Terrier that survived
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YouTube
This is a small example of the diseased and abused state of the cows involved.
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Wild Hearts Rescue Ranch
A horse affectionately known as "Large Marge" after making her recovery.
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El Refugio, Spanish animal protection agency, has made Spanish legal history by taking the abusive owner of a dog to court for killing his pet.
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Papa's Ranch Equine Rescue
A photo collage of a donkey and horse found on Walter Goba's Manitoba farm recently.
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Protestors from all over Europe gather to deliver the message, 'Close Europe's Dolphinaria'.
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