Animals ❯ Animal Welfare ❯ Animal Cruelty

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Couple Sentenced After CCTV Shows Dog Thrown Into Canal in Bin Bag

Magistrates handed down suspended prison terms, 20 rehabilitation days, victim surcharges and a 10-year ban on keeping animals to protect the public and animal welfare.

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Crufts Best in Show Win Draws Renewed Scrutiny Over Handler’s 2001 Animal Cruelty Conviction

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Essex ‘Rescue’ Boss Jailed as MP Seeks Review of Sentence After 41 Dogs Found Dead

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Fake Rehoming Operator Jailed for Five Years After 41 Dog Carcasses Found at Essex Site

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6mo ago

Nine Bengaluru Residents Booked in Pregnant Cat Abduction Case

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6mo ago

Chandler Rescue Operator Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Fraud and Animal Cruelty

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7mo ago

Mainz Court Upholds Cat Seizure and Ban After TikTok Abuse Videos

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7mo ago

Sonora Prosecutors Identify Vehicle, Move Case to Judge After Dogs Run Over in Cananea

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7mo ago

Queens Man Charged After Video Shows Dogs Tied to Car and Dragged Through Long Island City

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7mo ago

Two Gwinnett Women Arrested After 13 Dogs Found Dead, 25 Rescued From Home

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7mo ago

Delray Beach Dog Daycare Owner Arrested on Aggravated Animal Cruelty Charge

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8mo ago

4 Dead Cats Found in Freezer as 17 Animals Are Rescued From 'Uninhabitable' New York Home

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8mo ago

Elderly Man Convicted in Tucumán for Burying Puppies Alive Receives Eight-Month Conditional Term

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9mo ago

Prosecutors Open Case Into Alleged Sloth Abuse During Botched Tocache Rescue

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9mo ago

Boston Man Arraigned in Dorchester Dog Abuse Case Released Under Conditions

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9mo ago

Two Northglenn Women Charged With 109 Counts in Animal-Cruelty Case

Legal Cases

Couple Sentenced After CCTV Shows Dog Thrown Into Canal in Bin Bag

Mumbai Residents Demand Justice After Beloved Society Dog's Alleged Killing

Baja California Seeks Maximum Prison Term for Man Accused of Torturing Cats

Rosario Suspends Bus Terminal Guard After Viral Video of Dog Abuse

Epsom Woman Sentenced for Trapping 23 Cats in Wheelie Bin That Left Eight Dead

Crufts Best in Show Win Draws Renewed Scrutiny Over Handler’s 2001 Animal Cruelty Conviction

Essex ‘Rescue’ Boss Jailed as MP Seeks Review of Sentence After 41 Dogs Found Dead

Fake Rehoming Operator Jailed for Five Years After 41 Dog Carcasses Found at Essex Site

Nine Bengaluru Residents Booked in Pregnant Cat Abduction Case

Chandler Rescue Operator Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Fraud and Animal Cruelty

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Mainz Court Upholds Cat Seizure and Ban After TikTok Abuse Videos

Sonora Prosecutors Identify Vehicle, Move Case to Judge After Dogs Run Over in Cananea

Queens Man Charged After Video Shows Dogs Tied to Car and Dragged Through Long Island City

Two Gwinnett Women Arrested After 13 Dogs Found Dead, 25 Rescued From Home

Delray Beach Dog Daycare Owner Arrested on Aggravated Animal Cruelty Charge

4 Dead Cats Found in Freezer as 17 Animals Are Rescued From 'Uninhabitable' New York Home

Elderly Man Convicted in Tucumán for Burying Puppies Alive Receives Eight-Month Conditional Term

Prosecutors Open Case Into Alleged Sloth Abuse During Botched Tocache Rescue

Boston Man Arraigned in Dorchester Dog Abuse Case Released Under Conditions

Two Northglenn Women Charged With 109 Counts in Animal-Cruelty Case

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