No jail time for convicted pig killers in Albemarle County
Two Fishersville residents avoided jail time early Saturday after an Albemarle County jury found them each guilty of two of three charges stemming from the slaying of a pig from the...
View Article21 dead dogs found at Virginia home; man charged with abuse
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man has been charged with animal abuse and other offenses after authorities...
View ArticleFirefighter Arrested After Allegedly Killing Neighbors' Dogs, Posting Photo...
A volunteer firefighter turned himself in to authorities after allegedly killing the neighbors' dogs for coming onto his property and posting a photo of the remains on Facebook. Tim Conatser, of Hunt...
View ArticleSenseless slaughter: Two Fayette County men charged with decapitating a dog
In Fayette County, West Virginia, Sheriff Steve Kessler announced the arrest of two men for animal cruelty in the partial decapitation of a dog earlier in February, reports woaytv.com. Corporal C.M....
View ArticlePolice charge suspect in two break-ins
A Rocky Mount man is due in court March 1 to face felony breaking and entering and larceny charges after being arrested Feb. 9 in connection to a series of break-ins in Tarboro. Tarboro police...
View ArticleWNY farmer gives up 44 cattle, 2 pigs, 12 ducks in cruelty case
By Nancy Fischer The Buffalo News, N.Y. Nov. 09--NIAGARA FALLS -- Middleport farmer Richard Heschke made an agreement with the Niagara County SPCA on Tuesday to turn over all of his livestock: 44...
View ArticleRead list of dozens of people charged in Cayuga County welfare fraud sweep
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Dozens of people were arrested earlier this week in Cayuga County on warrants relating to welfare fraud. Related: Cayuga County authorities charge dozens of people in welfare fraud...
View ArticleMilitary police officer charged for killing two hunting dogs
A military police officer, stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, is facing multiple charges for killing two hunting dogs on Saturday reported Tuesday's WITN News. Corporal Jeremy Edge was...
View ArticleMom, daughter charged after more than 38 animals found in distress
VANCOUVER - A mother and daughter have been charged with animal cruelty in northern B.C. after 18 horses, 18 dogs, two cats and other small animals were allegedly found in distress. The animals were...
View Article2 charged after pups found dead
A Swampscott animal trainer who raised a fierce breed of guard dogs is accused along with his New York business partner of killing two puppies because they “weren’t meeting breed standards,” dumping...
View ArticleCops charge CNY man with stealing pitbull puppy from Finger Lakes SPCA
Auburn, N.Y. --A Union Springs man was charged Tuesday with stealing "Lil Jed," a 10-week-old puppy from the Finger Lakes SPCA earlier this month. Auburn police charged William R. Butler, 38,...
View Article42 animals seized from 'cruel' conditions at Pottsboro home
Authorities seized 42 animals from a North Texas home over the weekend and arrested a man they said was treating them cruelly. The SPCA of Texas, the Grayson County Sheriff's Office and the Pottsboro...
View ArticleTwo indicted, Charlottesville teen charged in fatal shooting of Waynesboro...
WAYNESBORO — Two people have been indicted by the Waynesboro grand jury and a Charlottesville teen is charged in a juvenile petition on murder and accessory after murder charges stemming from the...
View ArticleSlaughtered SPCA pig an unfortunate emblem of a bigger problem, rescue groups...
[ALBEMARLE] The pews of Albemarle County’s Circuit Court were relatively full two weeks ago when a county prosecutor successfully convicted two Fishersville residents of animal cruelty and the felony...
View Article21 dead dogs found at Virginia home; man charged with abuse
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been charged with animal abuse and other offenses after authorities discovered 21 dead dogs in his home. WAVY-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2n4yw08 ) that Vernon...
View ArticleKeys Woman Accused Of Killing Dog After It Bit Her
MARATHON (CBSMiami) – A Keys woman reportedly choked her dog to death because she was tired of it biting her. Over the weekend, the Monroe Co. Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Florida Keys SPCA...
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