Animal Equality–in collaboration with Animal Partisan and a local Colorado attorney–has requested criminal charges against Colorado Lamb Processors and one of its supervisors. On March 28, 2023, a USDA Public Health Veterinarian inspected a Colorado Lamb Processors facility in Brush, Colorado. The USDA representative found a fully conscious lamb loaded onto a conveyor belt, ineffectively […]
Animal cruelty charges filed against Penn Township couple after nearly 80 animals seized – WPXI
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. — Five months after nearly 80 animals were removed from a home in ‘deplorable’ condition, charges have been filed against a couple police say is responsible for animal cruelty and endangering the welfare of a teenage boy. According to new court documents, police said there was a strong smell of feces, urine, […]
Lowell woman caught on video beating her dog facing animal cruelty charges – NBC Boston
It was a disturbing act of animal cruelty, caught on camera. On Tuesday, a woman faced a judge after police said she admitted to kicking her dog multiple times in Lowell, Massachusetts. There are cameras all over the apartment building where the incident occurred, but if it weren’t for a car crash that forced the […]
Siblings arrested, facing 56 animal cruelty-related charges
PHOENIX — A homeowner and his sister were arrested on November 16 and are now facing 56 animal cruelty-related charges. Police say they were in the area of 7th Street and Cave Creek Road during an unrelated investigation, searching for people who allegedly stole a vehicle. Officers looked into the backyard of a home and […]
Chandler woman facing over 100 criminal charges for animal abuse, cruelty to appear in court
A Chandler woman who ran a special needs animal shelter is facing criminal charges after 55 dogs were seized from her home and she was arrested in late September. Now, she’s set to have her day in court. April McLaughlin will appear before a judge on Wednesday, Oct. 11. She faces over one hundred charges, […]
Albuquerque dog trainer pleads guilty to 15 charges of animal cruelty
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The City of Albuquerque filed more than 100 criminal charges against a dog trainer in connection to conditions inside an animal boarding facility. Lisa Berry pleaded guilty to 15 of those charges Tuesday and a judge sentenced her on the spot. They’re all petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor charges, so she’ll serve five […]
Animal cruelty charges against former Hampton sheriff’s lieutenant and husband dropped – The Virginian-Pilot
HAMPTON — The Virginia Attorney General’s Office dropped animal cruelty charges against a Hampton sheriff’s lieutenant and her husband — but the office says the case is still being investigated. At a hearing Monday in General District Court, a lawyer for the Hampton City Attorney’s Office — working with the AG’s office on the case […]
Woman convicted of animal ill-treatment in Aus faces NZ charges
An animal breeder who changed her name and moved to New Zealand after being convicted of animal abuse in Australia is now being charged with abuse once again. The SPCA has confirmed it has filed 18 charges under the Animal Welfare Act against Lena Duncan for the alleged mistreatment of more than a dozen horses. […]
North Texas employee faces animal cruelty charges after 80 kittens died in care: police
A former North Texas animal shelter employee faces charges of animal cruelty after an investigation into the deaths of 80 kittens over a period of five months, officials said. Gabriel Caswell was arrested July 14 and July 29 and faces two charges of cruelty to animals, the Weatherford Police Department said in a news release […]
Massena man arrested on alleged aggravated animal cruelty charges | WWTI
New York State Police. (Graphic illustration by Panagiotis Argitis) MASSENA, N.Y. (WWTI) – A Massena man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly killing three cats with a hammer. New York State Police charged 28-year-old Edward Briel with aggravated cruelty to animals. Troopers responded to State Highway 37 in the town of Louisville after 5 […]