Category Archives: Animal cruelty abuse neglect
Petition Filed to Stop Abuse of Turtles at “Snapperfest” Following Undercover Investigation of Cruelty
UPDATE from Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) The national non-profits Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and Best Friends Animal Society submitted a petition for rulemaking to the Indiana Natural Resources Commission, arguing that the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) misinterpretation of … Continue reading
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Justice for More Than 150 Huskies Neglected in Alaska
Reblogged from Victories for the Animals: Last year, 157 emaciated, neglected dogs were confiscated from Alaska breeder Franch Rich. The local community wanted justice for this extreme animal cruelty. In addition to protesting at hearings, they were supported by more … Continue reading
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ALLEY CAT ALLIES PRAISES VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES FOR BRINGING CHARGES IN HARRISONBURG OFFICER CAT-BEATING CASE
Officer charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty for violent beating death of cat Alley Cat Allies, the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and humane treatment of cats, today thanked Marsha Garst, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Harrisonburg and Rockingham … Continue reading
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Justice time for dog buried alive – accused men in court
UPDATE from Ifaw The trial of two men accused of burying a dog alive on the sports field of a Cape Town school, begins on Friday 13th January. Poto Mfengu and Mkhumbuzi Ncedana, janitors at the Luhlaza Secondary High School … Continue reading
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Romania: Constitutional Court has not approved the killing law
In November, lawmakers voted for legislation that would allow local officials to round up the strays, hold them in shelters for 30 days and then have them killed if residents vote for the measure in a local referendum. The Constitutional … Continue reading
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Demand Jail Time for Dog Torturer!
According to news sources , Québec resident Normand Girard has pled guilty to shooting puppies in the head with a nail gun. Reportedly, after his attempts to gas to death a mother Labrador retriever and her puppies proved unsuccessful, Girard began driving nails … Continue reading
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Justice handed down for Greek dogs beaten with sledgehammer
Thanks to international outcry and pressure from local citizens who crowded the court house during the trial, the perpetrator was sentenced to 9 months in jail without parole and a fine of 8500 Euros. This was not only the maximum … Continue reading
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JUSTICE FOR RIGAS – THE DOG SLEDGHAMMERED TO DEATH IN MOSXATO, GREECE
UPDATE: Justice handed down for Greek dogs beaten with sledgehammer http://legalaction4animalrights.net/2012/01/09/justice-handed-down-for-greek-dogs-beaten-with-sledgehammer/ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR THE CRIMINAL WHO SLEDGEHAMMERED THE DOGS IN MOSXATO GREECE! In Mosxato, Athens a few days ago, an Albanian employee locked into the land property he was … Continue reading
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ROMANIA: 10 puppies burried ALIVE in the central park of the city of CALARASI
You might all recall the horrible conditions in the municipal shelter in Calarasi Romania, where dogs starve to death, in a word HEL :: http://dailyfm.net/viata-de-caine-patrupedele-din-calarasi-lasate-sa-se-sfasie-intre-ele-intr-un-adapost-al-primariei/ Now, a horrible discovery: dog catchers have BURIED ALIVE, 10 puppies, 2-3 months old, in … Continue reading
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Call for End to North Carolina’s Cruel ‘Opossum Drop’!
On New Year’s Eve, Clay’s Corner, a retail store in Brasstown, North Carolina, owned by Clay Logan, is holding its annual “Opossum Drop” event, during which a live, wild, captured opossum will be suspended inside a small, clear Plexiglas cage for … Continue reading
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Romanian Stray Dogs
The Romanian Parliament voted on the 22nd of November, by 168 to 111 votes, to give every mayor in the country full power on the life or death of stray dogs. Chamber of Deputies adopted a law on October 17 … Continue reading
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