When the Bucks County SPCA showed up at a Perkasie apartment last week they rescued 14 cats abandoned after the tenant was evicted. The humane officers had no idea how to find the woman. Turns out, she found them. The next day she showed up at the animal welfare agency’s Quakertown shelter. She wasn’t alone. […]
Minnesota animal health experts urge caution as dog influenza case rise across the country | The Mighty 790 KFGO
MINNEAPOLIS – A highly contagious strain of dog influenza spreading across Texas and other parts of the United States is a reminder for pet owners in Minnesota to keep an eye on their four-legged friends this winter. The symptoms of dog influenza are similar to symptoms humans develop when sick with the flu, including a […]
Animal rights activists to stand trial in 2018-19 Petaluma burglary, conspiracy case
Two animal rights activists will stand trial in a conspiracy and burglary case related to three protests that drew hundreds to Petaluma-area poultry and duck farms in 2018 and 2019. Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Mark Urioste’s ruling Monday was the culmination of a five-hour preliminary hearing for defendants Rachel Ziegler and Jonathan Frohnmayer. They […]
Clay County woman takes plea deal in case where 200+ animals were removed from property
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A Clay County woman has accepted a plea deal in connection to a case where hundreds of animals were found in October 2021 living on a property in what the sheriff called deplorable conditions. According to a prior civil petition, 266 animals were removed from the property, including 104 dogs, 28 […]
Woman gets prison time in animal cruelty case
Nov. 18—HENDERSON — A Vance County woman is heading to state prison for six to 17 months after pleading guilty to two counts of animal cruelty, prosecutors and animal-welfare advocates say. Areecia Haywood, 35, was charged in connection with a 2018 incident that led to Vance County Animal Services taking custody of two dogs and […]
Police in Dauphin County are asking for assistance in animal abuse case
THAT’S UP 16 SINCE LAST WEEK. POLICE BELIEVE A DOG WAS SHOT AND SEVERELY INJURED IN SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP DAUPHIN COUNTY. THE DOG IS NOW AS ROCKVILLE ROCKY BALBOA BECAUSE HIS WILL TO FIGHT. POLICE HE’S STABLE RIGHT NOW. POLICE AROUND 530 LAST SATURDAY MORNING FOUND THE PITBULL MIX ALONG NORTH FRONT ROUND MILLER’S LANE. DON’T […]
Animal cruelty case in Coffee Co. moved to next year | WDHN
COFFEE CO., ALA. (WDHN)—We are following developments in the trial of a Coffee Springs man accused of shooting and killing dogs, and then tossing them off a coffee county bridge last May. The trial has been delayed until early next year. Michael Kelley is alleged to have thrown the animals off a bridge on Coffee […]
Two people arrested in Graves County animal abuse case involving 38 dogs
FARMINGTON, Ky. (KFVS) – Two people face criminal charges following an animal abuse investigation in Western Kentucky. The Graves County Sheriff’s office reports Charles Rodgers and Jennifer Vaughn were arrested on Friday and charged with Cruelty to Animals. Investigators say dozens of dogs at a home in the Farmington area appeared to be neglected. A […]
Animal cruelty defendant sentenced in assault case
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – A man facing a separate animal cruelty case in Mahoning County was sentenced Monday for an assault in Trumbull County. George Panno, III, 29, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of felonious assault, kidnapping, endangering children and domestic violence in Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. He was sentenced to serve a […]
Memphis Animal Services gets hundreds of chickens from cruelty case
Staffers at Memphis Animal Services are preparing for the arrival of some 223 chickens at their main facility on Appling City Cove. The chickens were rescued by MAS officers after being confiscated from the owners. Those owners will be charged with 223 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, one count for every bird, the shelter said. […]