The Harrisonburg VA police officer who clubbed an injured cat 20 times with his baton has been charged with animal cruelty and placed on administrative leave. In addition, he has finally been named: J. N. Snoddy. The charge is a misdemeanor. Watch this space for updates.
Category: animal cruelty
Attention Mayors of America!
The public looks to it's city mayors to address city issues, including the treatment and care of the community's pets at the local shelter. When dogs were found to have been neglected and mistreated at the pound in New Brockton AL, a charge of animal cruelty was brought against the mayor. Yesterday, a jury found … Continue reading Attention Mayors of America!
Case Update: AL Mayor’s Cruelty Trial Underway
Regular readers might remember that the mayor of New Brockton AL, Lenwood Herron, was charged with animal cruelty in conjunction with severe neglect at the town's pound last year. His lawyer attempted to get the case dismissed but failed. The trial began yesterday and included testimony from the sheriff, a veterinarian and a local animal … Continue reading Case Update: AL Mayor’s Cruelty Trial Underway
Harrisburg, PA Off the Rails
If you lose your dog in Harrisburg, PA and someone calls in a report of a stray dog to authorities, a police officer will promptly respond to the scene. The officer will then ask the caller if he'd like to adopt your dog. If the caller says no, the officer will decide if he'd like … Continue reading Harrisburg, PA Off the Rails
OH Dog Warden Charged with Animal Cruelty
The dog warden from Pike Co Ohio, Randy Mustard, has been suspended from his job after being charged with 11 counts of animal cruelty. A couple was at the pound looking for a dog on Tuesday when they heard whimpering coming from a trash bag. The dog warden was apparently not there and the only … Continue reading OH Dog Warden Charged with Animal Cruelty
MI Animal Cruelty Case Involves Father Murderer
In 1983, when Timothy Cregg was 19 years old, he shot his father twice in the chest with a shotgun. His father bled to death in a drainage ditch. Mr. Cregg was found not guilty by reason of insanity after the judge heard testimony from a psychiatrist that Mr. Clegg suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. The … Continue reading MI Animal Cruelty Case Involves Father Murderer
Can Anything Be Done about This Freak?
Paul Zhang has admitted to trapping dozens of cats in Queens and Brooklyn recently, taking them to three different vets to be killed. Mr. Zhang says they are feral colony cats he's been feeding and now that he's moved to a new location, is doing them the "kindness" of killing them. "I can't bear the … Continue reading Can Anything Be Done about This Freak?
Beagle Tragedy in NC
A person passing by a home in Pitt County, NC spotted a dozen dead Beagles and alerted authorities. The owner, Joseph Nicholson, reportedly had 12 Beagles in a metal dog box without water in the back of his truck. He took them out hunting and when he returned, all 12 were dead. He has been … Continue reading Beagle Tragedy in NC
Former Utah Animal Control Officer Charged with Animal Cruelty
The city of Smithfield appears to have a small animal control unit operating under the police department with no physical shelter. They do have what the Salt Lake Tribune describes as an "unshaded temporary holding kennel" outside where an ACO can place an impounded dog briefly before transporting the pet to an area shelter. On … Continue reading Former Utah Animal Control Officer Charged with Animal Cruelty
“Like he’s not a person”
The new issue of GQ magazine features an interview with Michael Vick: "For a while, it was all 'Scold Mike Vick, scold Mike Vick, just talk bad about him, like he's not a person,' " he says. "It's almost as if everyone wanted to hate me. But what have I done to anybody? It was … Continue reading “Like he’s not a person”
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