Join Jose Valle, co-founder of Animal Equality, on his journey to becoming an investigator. Discover the pivotal childhood experience that sparked his passion for animals, and find out how you can help investigators like him expose and end animal cruelty. When I was a child, I saw my neighbors kill a pig in front of […]
Protesting Denny’s Cruelty: Chicago’s Weekend of Actions
This past weekend, protesters gathered in the bustling heart of Chicago to take action for animals. They gathered for a demonstration outside a local Denny’s restaurant on Saturday, followed by an Animal Equality booth at Sunday’s Lucha Vegan event. The protest, spearheaded by Animal Equality, was a direct response to Denny’s failure to eliminate extreme […]
Alarm over animal cruelty increase in occupied north
Significant rise in dog killings has been observed in the occupied territories of Cyprus, Kibris Postasi has reported. The issue came to notice following statements by the animal rights committee of the ‘Cyprus Turkish Bar Association’. The committee has called for stringent and effective penalties to deter acts of violence against animals, underlining that poisoning […]
Chandler to consider changes to city code around animal cruelty
CHANDLER, AZ — Neighbors who live near the home at the center of an animal cruelty investigation noticed something that raised eyebrows again on Tuesday. This comes at a time of reenergized talks about changing the Chandler city code around animal cruelty. RELATED: Estimated 55 dogs removed from Chandler home, woman arrested amid animal abuse […]
Man facing 32 felony counts in Wake County animal cruelty case
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Another man was arrested in connection to an animal cruelty case from a month ago in Wake County. On Tuesday, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office charged 59-year-old Namee Barakat with 32 counts of felony animal cruelty, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Get crime updates in your inbox […]
Former Brackendale resident fined for two counts of animal cruelty
Neddy Tsin was fined and prohibited from having more than one dog as a pet for life as a result of being found guilty of two counts of animal cruelty. A former Squamish resident has been fined $6,000 in total and prohibited from keeping more than one dog as a pet for life as a […]
ALDI Faces Global Backlash After Berlin Protest Exposes Animal Cruelty
With a protest at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Animal Equality has officially launched a global campaign against the grocery store chain ALDI. While the company is widely supported in Germany for its strong animal welfare policies, its U.S. supply chain lacks any meaningful protections. Over a dozen activists gathered with banners and posters […]
110 cats and kittens recovering after rescue from alleged cruelty situation
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last week, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, local authorities arrived at a residence to serve a search and seizure warrant. Our Animal Rescue Team was on the scene to help the Virginia Attorney General’s Office and Chesterfield County Animal Services rescue cats and kittens from a large-scale alleged cruelty situation. […]
Davidson County, TN seeing increase in animal cruelty cases
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Disturbing details from the latest animal cruelty arrest in Davidson County highlight a greater concern. It’s a crime officials with the District Attorney’s Office said they are seeing a significant increase in. “It is heartbreaking. It’s heartbreaking and it’s heartbreaking for everyone involved,” Assistant District Attorney General Debbie Housel explained. From […]
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, […]