http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/animalcruelty/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:21:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417926/posts SAN CLEMENTE – What started out as a call about a loud radio early this morning ended with the arrest of a nude 26-year-old man who officials suspect killed a family dog with his bare hands, then poured hot coffee on his head while running naked in a tennis club, authorities said. The dog's owner said that if her 5-year-old mini schnauzer hadn't run out in between her and the man, she would have been the one beaten to death. Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417926/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:21:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411571/posts For the third consecutive year, Kentucky has the weakest animal protection laws and ranks last in punishing animal abusers. The findings come in an annual report released last week by the Animal Legal Defense Fund comparing laws in each state protecting animals from abuse for their strength and comprehensiveness. This is the fourth year that the ALDF has issued the report. Kentucky finished second-to-last the first year and has ranked last in each subsequent year. “The state is just really devoid of any meaningful laws in almost every category,” said Stephan Otto, author of the report and the ALDF’s director... Bowling Green Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411571/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409706/posts MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont's highest court is being asked to decide what a dog's love is worth. The state Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing a case that started in July 2003, when Denis and Sarah Scheele, who were visiting relatives, let their mixed-breed dog wander into Lewis Dustin's yard and he fatally shot it. Now the Scheeles, of Annapolis, Md., are asking the court to carve out a new legal doctrine that a dog's owners can sue for emotional distress and loss of companionship, just like parents can when they lose children. AP (through Yahoo! News) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409706/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:37:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407007/posts A cold-hearted animal killer stabbed his mother-in-law's feline to death with an umbrella, and then told relatives: "It was only a cat, who cares?" lawyers said Friday. Lordtyshon Garrett, 31, terrorized the 9-pound pussycat by poking and beating her, leaving the pet with injuries as severe as if she had fallen off a high-rise building or been hit by a car, animal experts said. In a futile attempt to fight back, the 4-year-old feline, Madea, bit and scratched the plastic umbrella. The ASPCA found the cat's DNA on the umbrella and used it to pin the crime on Garrett, whose... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407007/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:46:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401710/posts Two stars of the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing and cooking a rat to eat during filming. Chef Gino D'Acampo who won the viewer-feedback contest series, and actor Stuart Manning were charged after animal welfare activists lodged a complaint about a segment for the British TV program, which was filmed in Australia, the activists and British media reported Sunday. In a statement to The Associated Press, New South Wales state police said Sunday that two men, aged 33 and 30, were charged with animal... Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401710/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:23:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373506/posts It’s the digital age, the age where every move we make is virtually tracked through Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and more. We have cameras set up on nearly every corner, video clips are as easy to access as your cell phone, and yet somehow, animal cruelty still exists with over 5,000 cases being reported each month. Now a person has managed to slice 14 cats down their spine. Another 20 cats were poisoned and dumped into a Phoenix canal. And at least another 24 cats have been reported burned and/or drowned with threatening notes left next to their mutilated bodies in... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373506/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:41:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373495/posts A wealthy woman who poisoned her neighbour's Abyssinian cats with tuna laced with anti-freeze has been ordered to pay £1,500 in compensation to the distraught owner. Katherine Hall, 57, put the deadly tins of tuna in her garden to stop Nush and Mr Baz urinating on her strawberries. The court heard that the five-and-a-half year old cats died in agony a few days later. When police searched Hall's garden they found remnants of the deadly meal, and a cat-scaring machine. Owner Andrew Boyd said it was a 'disgrace' that Hall did not receive a harsher punishment. 'I don't want to... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373495/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:20:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369337/posts In Defense of Animals (IDA) the organization that has worked for two years to rescue three circus elephants named Tina, Jewel and Queenie, announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed formal charges against the elephants' handler, Wilbur Davenport (dba "Maximus tons of Fun") for multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The charges state that “the gravity of the violations alleged…is great” and that Davenport has “not shown good faith” in his repeated unwillingness to comply with the AWA and its regulations and standards. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369337/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:31:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367110/posts Which is a greater threat to your pets at Halloween: ritual satanic sacrifice, or your kids' trick or treat bag? Yes, it's that time of year when the flood of cult cat sacrifice stories start piling up in the inbox, with that breathless "forward this to everyone you know!" tag line. (Note to my readers: Pet related or not, there has never been a message that should be forwarded to everyone you know. Trust me on this.) Which means it's also that time of year when I wish that the people who worry about cat sacrifices would instead worry about... SF Gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367110/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:26:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366530/posts A Vernon Hill man was found guilty Monday of animal cruelty after he stomped an opossum to death while on a June 20 ride-along with a Danville police officer. Evan Bryce Schuler, 23, appealed the judge’s decision, and his case will now move to circuit court. WSLS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366530/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:46:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365391/posts A SERIAL cat killer is feared to have launched a new murder spree - just miles from where eight pets were poisoned two months ago. This time four treasured moggies from the same street died in agony within one week. Tests show they had all swallowed a toxin believed to be anti-freeze. Cops are still hunting the maniac who used the same method to kill eight cats in one road in Bridgend, South Wales, over three weeks in July and August. The latest killings took place in Caldy Close, Barry - just ten miles away. Two neighbouring households in the... The Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365391/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:45:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365119/posts Just saw another ad by the Humane Society. They do wonderful work and help animals who have been abandoned or treated cruelly. I hate these ads, not for their poor taste, they are actually done well and are a needed message about treating animals with love and humanely. What bothers me about the ads is the starkness of the cruelty man exacts on an animal who loves unconditionally and is always happy to see you. They don't care what kind of day you had or how much money you make. The're always happy when you walk in the front door.... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365119/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:49:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2365180/posts FARMINGTON — Police say a 65-year-old New Sharon woman assaulted a state trooper with a 975,000-volt stun gun during an investigation into possible animal hoarding at her house on Lane Road. http://www.sunjournal.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2365180/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:58:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364037/posts When a defense lawyer walked into a county courtroom Thursday and told Lefferreio Sudds' family that he would get four years in prison for setting two dogs on fire, the boy's mother thanked God. She had expected six or seven. Entering the room a few minutes later, Sudds, 17, looked skinny in his baggy prison stripes. He nodded at his mother, shook his head, then turned to the judge and pleaded guilty. Diane Sudds cried. Two months ago, her husband had been sent to prison for cruelty to dogs. Now her son. It was a chilly Saturday night in April... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364037/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:57:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362037/posts The SPCA is calling out for any information that could help them find the person responsible for a shocking attack on a domestic cat in Christchurch. The cat was found by the side of the road with over a dozen large nails lodged in its head. “Definitely since I’ve started this has probably been the worst case that I’ve been involved in. I know there's other cases that have been as horrific but this one has definitely hit home,” says SPCA inspector Christoff Heyns. This could be one of the worst cases of animal cruelty New Zealand has ever seen.... 3 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362037/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:57:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359255/posts SACRAMENTO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Sacramento officials say they rescued dozens of cats that had been living in a house with cages stacked to the ceiling and feces caking the floors. Inside Paul and Kathy Franco's house and garage, city officials said they discovered among the worst cases of animal hoarding they had ever seen, The Sacramento Bee reported. After a SWAT team kicked open the couple's door Wednesday, veterinary specialists, shelter workers and animal-control officers spent hours rescuing the cats, which were taken to the city's animal-control center. United Press International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359255/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:25:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2348195/posts Perhaps the Garden State should switch its nickname to the Barnyard State. A New Jersey judge has dismissed animal cruelty charges against a cop accused of committing a sex act with cows, saying a grand jury had no way of knowing whether the animals were "tormented." Moorestown police officer Robert Melia, who is currently suspended, allegedly stuck his penis in the mouths of five calves in Southampton in 2006. Since New Jersey currently has no law explicitly banning such an act, prosecutors in Burlington county brought animal cruelty charges against Melia, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "If the cow had... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2348195/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:57:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343244/posts KAPOWSIN, Wash. - Investigators from Seattle police and the Pierce County Sheriff's Department say they've busted a cock-fighting ring operating in southeastern Pierce County. Investigators seized more than 50 roosters at the suspected cock-fighting operation near Kapowsin Friday. Investigators from several agencies are raiding a property in the 32400 block of Meridian Avenue East near the small town of Kapowsin where the alleged ring operated, said Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer. Sheriff's SWAT and Meth Lab teams entered the property Friday to serve search warrants. So far, they've recovered 51 cocks and are rounding up more birds, said... KING 5 TV Seattle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343244/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:35:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2330985/posts Here is a video report on a cat that limped home with a 13-inch arrow through his head. The Vet was able to remove the arrow which had just skinned the skull and the cat is recovering. The local Humane Assoc. is offering a $500 award for an arrest of the person responsible on a charge of animal cruelty. (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2330985/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 04:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2327872/posts Here is a video report from Dallas on what appears to be a "cat butcher" on the loose. Four cats have been found killed and sliced apart in front yards in a neighborhood area of Dallas. At first, people thought it might be the work of animals, but now stab wounds have been detected and police believe someone is going after cats. . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2327872/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:20:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327733/posts Michael Vick's dog fighting was hideous, but what would you say to a blood sport that features animal combatants that are subjected to electrocution, burning and near drowning? Even more amazing, contestants fighting their animals are as young as 12! NOTE: The author of this comic requests that you visit his web site and please refrain from copying the comic within this thread. Thanks a bunch! Geeks On Caffeine - Cartoons done just RIGHT!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327733/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:31:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2326055/posts Robin Starr has been an outspoken critic of NFL quarterback Michael Vick for leading a cruel dogfighting ring. Vick acted despicably, then served his time in prison. But today Starr is dealing with a cruel twist of fate. A 16-year-old family dog died in the back seat of her car last week after being left there for four hours on a hot day in Richmond, Va. Let's be clear: By all accounts so far, this was an accident that could have been avoided. Starr, the CEO of the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says she didn't... Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2326055/posts#comment Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:01:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325205/posts RICHMOND, Va. — A dog belonging to the CEO of the Richmond, Va., Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals died after accidentally being left alone for four hours in her hot car. Robin Starr's husband Ed told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that he put the 16-year-old mutt named Louie, who was deaf and blind, into his wife's vehicle on Aug. 19 as she was getting ready for work. Starr often took the dog to the office with her. But on that day, she arrived at work without realizing Louie was in the car. Several hours later, at about noon,... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325205/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:20:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2324936/posts RICHMOND, Va. — An executive for an anti-animal cruelty group says her 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after she accidentally left him in her hot car for four hours. hostednews/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2324936/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:53:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324262/posts The U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments in U.S. v. Stevens on Oct. 6. NSSF alerted conservation, sportsmen and outdoor media groups to this case previously and filed an amicus brief with the court. The case centers around a 1999 federal statute used to prosecute a Virginia man on animal cruelty-related charges that could similarly be used to prosecute retailers for stocking and selling books, DVDs or art depicting hunting scenes. In the 2004 case, the defendant was initially convicted, but the decision was later overturned by the Third Court of Appeals as a violation of the... NSSF Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324262/posts#comment Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:31:23 GMT