http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/animalabuse/ en-us Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:03:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271570/posts MIAMI (AP) -- A teenager was arrested early Sunday and accused of committing a string of gruesome cat mutilation deaths that had horrified residents of his Miami area community, authorities said. .... Some of the dead cats were missing fur and appeared to have been cut with a sharp, straight instrument, police said. .... Tyler Weinman, 18, was taken into custody early Sunday at a party, police said. Weinman was charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271570/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:03:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260024/posts Thursday, May 28, 2009 (05-27) 14:56 PDT ALAMEDA -- An Alameda police K-9 officer is under investigation after his dog died when he left it in his personal sports utility vehicle for several hours during a training session, authorities said Wednesday. The officer, whose name was not released, left the 6 1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois inside his SUV while attending a use-of-force training exercise May 5 on Lincoln Avenue, police Lt. Bill Scott said. The SUV had at least one window down for ventilation, Scott said. It also was not an unusually warm day - according to the National Weather Service,... SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260024/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 19:19:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222331/posts Gang kicked dog in air and threatened to do same to owner Lisa Kenyon March 20, 2009 A DOG was viciously attacked by a gang of youths while walking through Milnshaw Park, Accrington, with its owner. William Townsley, 66, was walking his 14-year-old partially-blind Cairn terrier Snoopy through the park at around 1pm on Monday. As he was passing the children’s play area, William said a group of around 18 Asian youths racially abused him, shouting obscenities before kicking the defenceless dog in the face and ribs. William, of Devonshire Street, Accrington, said: "I could hear them shouting racial obscenities... Accrington Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222331/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 17:05:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178228/posts Gang of children - some as young as TEN - caught slowly roasting puppies over bonfire (See pic in URL) By Jaya Narain 04th February 2009 A gang of children aged as young as 10 were caught trying to roast a pair puppies over a bonfire. Passerby Melanie Johnson spotted them kicking the pups and holding them over the fire on a canal bank. The youngsters fled, abandoning the dogs, when she challenged them. Ms Johnson, 32, took the puppies home, then passed them on to an RSPCA centre where staff treated the dogs and are now looking to find... Dail Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178228/posts#comment Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:16:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164171/posts <p>When a litter of sickly kittens was born in his backyard last fall, Ben Hoffman and his wife nursed them back to health before putting two of them up for adoption. A man answering his newspaper ad for free kittens jumped at the chance to adopt the 8-week-old sisters. He even went so far as to crawl under a piece of furniture to try to get to their brother, but the Hoffmans told him they were keeping the pet for themselves.</p> star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164171/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:23:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2137285/posts Photos at source PinkCoyote http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2137285/posts#comment Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:19:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113876/posts A Lubbock family says someone poisoned their family pet because of their political preference. The Neuling family tells NewsChannel 11 it feels like they've lost a member of their family, and they believe someone intentionally took him away. They believe it's all because they put out campaign signs supporting Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama. The Neulings tell us they picked up their Obama signs last Monday and placed them in their front yard. The next morning they discovered their dog Jude was sick. Last Thursday, Jude died. The family says they didn't think about him possibly being poisoned until they... News Channel 11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113876/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:59:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096619/posts <p>A blank-faced seven-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death with a rock, the zoo's director said today.</p> <p>The boy jumped a security fence at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in central Australia early on Wednesday, then went on a 30-minute killing spree.</p> DailyMail.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096619/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:20:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061420/posts WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The violent assault on Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo’s home late last month was certainly not the first bungled raid by a government SWAT team, but the bad publicity it generated should make it the last time these trigger-happy squads target innocent civilians. Tracking a 32-pound package of marijuana that had been addressed to Calvo’s wife, Trinity Tomsic, Prince George’s sheriff’s deputies forcibly entered the mayor’s home on July 29 and killed his two dogs before handcuffing him and his mother-in-law. But like so many other SWAT team raids across the country, this one turned out... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061420/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:09:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2025636/posts Two high school seniors are getting a real-life lesson in the law. John Miller and Dane Rockstead go to Wayzata High School and both are charged with animal cruelty after investigators said they abused a goose and brought it to school. "The bird appeared to be in pretty significant distress," said Chief Mike Goldstein with the Plymouth Police Department. Police said the two seniors had the bird for two days before they brought it to school in a backpack. "They actually shot it with a paint ball gun, put a net around it and then I believe put it in... WCCO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2025636/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 02:40:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009094/posts RALEIGH - A hearing into the firing of a state trooper accused of mistreating his police dog opened today with a video of the officer kicking the dog as it was suspended from the railing of a loading dock. The 15-second video, taken by another trooper using his cell phone, shows Sgt. Charles L. Jones kicking the dog, Ricoh, five times. The dog was tied to the railing by its leash at the time, with its front paws in the air and its rear paws touching the ground. With each kick, the dog swung about two feet under the dock. The news and observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009094/posts#comment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:59:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006436/posts Animal Rights by: Deborah Lambert, April 24, 2008 It used to be so easy owning a pet. You were the boss, Fido was the dog. Today, if you get home late from work, he might sue you. Thanks to a new legal specialty called Animal Protection Litigation, there is a rapidly growing niche for those concerned with the rights of animal companions. Some say it’s growing because animals are no longer just “property,” but have true legal standing as “partial beneficiaries of estates, subjects of lawsuits and victims of abuse,” according to the Raleigh News and Observer. Proponents of the... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006436/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:29:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983740/posts Islam’s Animal Gulag   By Jamie GlazovFrontPageMagazine.com | Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Frontpage Interview's guest today is Robert Spencer, a scholar of Islamic history, theology, and law and the director of Jihad Watch. He is the author of seven books, eight monographs, and hundreds of articles about jihad and Islamic terrorism, including the New York Times Bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His latest book is Religion of Peace? FP: Robert Spencer, welcome to Frontpage Interview. Spencer: Thank you, Jamie. Always a pleasure. FP: An Iranian man was recently sentenced... Frontpagemagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983740/posts#comment Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:33:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982489/posts Using absolutely poor judgment and acting un-professionally, PGA tour golfer Tripp Isenhour is about to pay the consequences for his selfish act from last December 12 when, at the Grand Cypress Golf course, he purposely killed a migratory bird. Showing no compassion for the habits of creatures, Isenhour, who was filming a segment for 'Shoot Like A Pro,' apparently got frustrated when the red shouldered hawk began making noises and forcing take after take. In a rage, Isenhour, CNSI website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982489/posts#comment Sat, 8 Mar 2008 16:59:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1929104/posts Police: Dog shows signs of rape It's a crime so disgusting that Sheriff Joe is offering a $2,000 reward to anyone who can help catch these sick criminals. Police say a year-old Russell Terrier was dropped off at a valley animal hospital where vets determined the dog had been raped. Witnesses have described to police who they saw going into and leaving the clinic around the time the dog was dropped off. Anyone with information about this case can call the Sheriff's Department. Note: Click on the MyFoxPhoenix.com link to watch the video news report of this story. MyFoxPhoenix.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1929104/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:37:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1887339/posts Now that Michael Vick is going to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge related to the dog fighting allegations against him, he is likely to be suspended from the National Football League, possibly for life. He and his co-defendants (who have already pleaded guilty) should rest assured, however, that a multitude of job opportunities await them that will make extensive use of their unique talents. As reported by the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/24/AR2007082402081.html?hpid=topnews), In or about April 2007, PEACE, PHILLIPS, VICK, and two others “rolled” or “tested” additional “Bad Newz Kennels” dogs by putting the dogs through fighting sessions at 1915... The Husaria http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1887339/posts#comment Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:09:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886150/posts Atlanta Falcons Quarterback To Plead Guilty To Lesser Charges (CBS News) RICHMOND, Va. The National Football league has suspended Michael Vick indefinitely after he pleaded guilty to charges related to dogfighting on Friday. Vick filed his plea agreement in federal court Friday admitting to conspiracy in a dogfighting ring and helping kill pit bulls. He denied ever betting on the fights, only bankrolling them. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback is scheduled to formally enter his plea Monday in U.S. District Court. He signed the plea agreement Thursday. "Most of the Bad Newz Kennels operation and gambling monies were provided by Vick,"... CBS 4 MIAMI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886150/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:49:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1868511/posts During an April raid of Vick's property in Virginia, authorities seized 66 dogs and equipment commonly used in dog fighting. The indictment handed down Tuesday against Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three others describes in detail how they procured a property in Virginia for the purpose of staging dogfights, bought dogs and then fought them there, and in several other states, over a 6-year period. With at least three cooperating witnesses providing the details, federal authorities compiled a detailed case that traces the birth and rise of Bad Newz Kennels. But not a single line in the 18-page indictment will... CNN-SI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1868511/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868964/posts Editor's Note:Eric Sakach attended about a dozen dogfights as an undercover investigator for the Humane Society. Here, he gives AJC reporter Drew Jubera an insider's account. The precautions taken to avoid detection are pretty extraordinary. In one case [in Arkansas], we were told to arrive at a motel the day before. Most of the people there were there to attend the same fight. The day of the fight, later in the afternoon, we all received a call and were told to stand outside by our vehicles. A lone pickup truck with a couple of occupants made a slow pass by... Atlanta Journal/Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868964/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:58:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1818425/posts (04-16) 15:54 PDT Ocala, Fla. (AP) -- A man living in a home with a layer of animal feces between 2 and 3 inches deep and as many as 300 cats, both alive and dead, was arrested Friday, authorities said. Jonathan Terpstra, 61, was charged with 55 counts of animal cruelty, two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of resisting without violence, the Ocala Star-Banner reported. Authorities had to break some windows to ventilate the home. Oxygen levels inside the home were low and ammonia levels extremely high, said Lt. Ron Baroni, with Marion County Fire Rescue. Animal... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1818425/posts#comment Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:46:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1792109/posts Afghan Hound abused, animal shelter director covers up for her friend and the friend walks away free Afghan Hound Rescue Central Ohio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1792109/posts#comment Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:24:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778393/posts A jury found two animal-rights workers not guilty Friday of animal cruelty for euthanizing animals they took from shelters, but both were convicted of littering for dumping the carcasses in a trash bin. Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook, two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, were cleared of eight misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. Hinkle also was found not guilty of three felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. Both received a 10-day suspended jail sentence and a year of supervised probation, meaning neither will serve jail time. Their van will be confiscated by... MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778393/posts#comment Sat, 3 Feb 2007 01:40:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1754163/posts "American Pie" actress turns herself in at NY court Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:40 PM ET By Jeanne King NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Natasha Lyonne, the star of "American Pie" accused of threatening to sexually molest a dog, turned herself in at a New York court on Friday. A bench warrant was issued for her arrest in January after Lyonne, who has also appeared in "Blade," and "Scary Movie 2," missed four court hearings. The 27-year-old faced a number of charges including criminal mischief, harassment and trespassing after accusations she threatened to sexually molest her former neighbor's dog and... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1754163/posts#comment Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:02:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705563/posts EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A [St. Louis] Metro East man was ordered to spend two years in prison after admitting in court that he tore the head off a kitten in the wake of a fight with his live-in girlfriend. When it comes to animal abuse cases, "we don't get prison sentences all the time, so it's always good when we do," Stephanee Smith, a spokeswoman for the Madison County State's Attorney's Office, said Tuesday of the case against Jacob Thornton. Thornton, 21, of Bethalto[, Illinois], was to have had a preliminary hearing last Thursday on the felony animal torture... Quad-Cities Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705563/posts#comment Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:09:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683001/posts An Iraqi insurgent group said it attacked U.S. forces near Baghdad by setting off explosives attached to a dog, according to a video posted on the Internet on Sunday. A distant shot in a video issued by the group appeared to show a dog sitting on the side of a road as a military vehicle approached, moments before a large explosion occurred. Iraq's Jihadi Factions, which has claimed responsibility for attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces, said it carried out the attack in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad, targeting U.S. forces, without giving a date. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683001/posts#comment Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:13:37 GMT