By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last week, reports surfaced that a man in Wyoming allegedly ran down a wolf with a snowmobile. He then reportedly taped the injured wolf’s mouth shut, paraded the helpless and terrified animal around at a local bar and posed for a photo with the injured wolf before going outside […]
Escondido man to be sentenced for torturing, killing cats
“It appears that this person just enjoys taking life from animals. We had baseball bats, machetes & other weapons that had blood and fur on them,” investigators say. ESCONDIDO, Calif. — WARNING: This story contains graphic content related to animal abuse. A man who plead guilty to torturing and killing at least ten cats will […]
Stray Animals: BJP Alleges Negligence of AAP-led MCD and Mayor Shelly Oberoi in Stray Animal Killing in Khanpur Ward of Delhi | Delhi News
New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Saturday alleged that the responsibility of a stray animal killing a man in Khanpur ward of the city lies on the negligence of the AAP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and mayor Shelly Oberoi because there was no action despite the issue being raised by BJP councillors before the incident.There […]
New York Ends Wildlife Killing Contests
On December 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law critical legislation, A.2917/S.4099, to end wildlife killing contests for coyotes, foxes, bobcats, squirrels, raccoons, crows, and other species statewide. Championed by Assemblymember Deborah Glick (D-66) and Sen. Timothy Kennedy (D-63), this law prohibits events during which contestants compete to kill the most, the […]
Brutal killing of African elephant highlights need to end trophy hunting
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We have just learned about a heartless and illegal hunt that took the life of a male elephant in South Africa’s Limpopo province earlier this month. Here’s what we know at this point: The hunting party consisted of a trophy hunting client, a hunting guide, a reserve representative and […]
Killing | My Shetland
The dogs killed a polecat at Leradale yesterday and to be honest, I am not sure who was most surprised! I had taken the dogs for a walk at Leradale and they had run off into the distance as usual. I was in another world listening to an audiobook so didn’t hear a commotion but […]
Killing of two dogs leads to firing of Centerton’s animal shelter director
CENTERTON — Police said they are investigating whether the former director of the Centerton Animal Shelter committed animal cruelty when he euthanized two dogs after a short stay at the shelter. Brian Rabal, city attorney, confirmed the director — identified on the city’s website as Cody Wilson — was fired for killing the two dogs, […]
How can we end the killing and torture of dogs?
One of the animals heavily associated with human beings is the dog. Humans and dogs began to walk together (with the taming of wild dogs) about 6,500 years ago. Early cavemen needed dogs only as hunting aids. But today, the interdependence of dogs and humans alleviates loneliness in many ways, and bears benefits such as […]
Man charged with killing animal | News, Sports, Jobs
WELLSBURG — A Wellsburg man has been charged with the malicious killing of an animal, a felony offense for which he could be sentenced to five years in prison and fined $1,000 to $5,000. A criminal complaint filed by the Brooke County Sheriff’s Department states a deputy questioned Ronald J. Sebeck, 71, of […]