There are new developments in a story I've been following here in SC. PETA sent an undercover investigator to work 5 days a week for 6 months at an Horry Co cat sanctuary. PETA then released a compilation video made during the undercover investigator's time at the sanctuary and stated the cats were living "in … Continue reading SC Cat Sanctuary Raided
Category: animal cruelty
NY Mother Pleads Guilty in Pet Torture Case
You might remember the 2009 story of the Long Island mother who forced her children to participate in torturing pets to death. We're not talking a couple of unfortunate family pets here - we're talking dozens of dogs and cats, probably stolen from area residents. Since she never made bail from her December 2009 arrest, … Continue reading NY Mother Pleads Guilty in Pet Torture Case
New York City: The Show Goes On
If you watch the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on TV tonight, you will see a Samoyed in the Working Group. Samoyeds are stunning white dogs, known for their "smile". Click here to see one. Not far from the Samoyeds competing at Madison Square Garden today, there is another Samoyed at NYC AC & C. … Continue reading New York City: The Show Goes On
Action Item in the Case of Phoenix
Baltimore - Eleven of twelve jurors wanted to convict Travers and Tremayne Johnson for the cruelty inflicted on Phoenix, the Pitbull who was was doused in gasoline and set on fire in 2009. The twelfth juror held out on reasonable doubt. Therefore, a mistrial was declared. Unless the State's Attorney decides to retry the case, … Continue reading Action Item in the Case of Phoenix
Strength in Numbers
In Petaluma, CA - a town of about 60,000 - 1 person apparently left a male Labrador Retriever to suffer long term, probably unattended, in a crate. The long term confinement caused his skin to burn from urine, his face and front toenails to become damaged from trying to escape, and his body weight to … Continue reading Strength in Numbers
Animal Cruelty Cases in the News
A NC family was watching someone else's Pitbull in their home last month when the dog bit the 2 year old toddler in the face. No details on the circumstances surrounding the bite are provided. The child's mother reportedly then shot the dog, dragged him outside and left him to suffer in the freezing cold … Continue reading Animal Cruelty Cases in the News
Dirty Jobs
Warning: Disturbing and graphic descriptions of animal cruelty at the link. In the course of discussion, many of us like to declare what we wouldn't do in order to keep our jobs. Of course, in this global economy, one might have to amend the list. But I'm pretty sure you'd have to be one sick … Continue reading Dirty Jobs
One Pitbull Torturer Not Up for MVP This Year
I always find it difficult to report on animal cruelty stories. Some do touch me more deeply than others of course and such was the case with Phoenix, a Pitbull set on fire in Baltimore in 2009. A crowd of onlookers watched her burn until a heroic police officer arrived to douse the flames. Tragically, … Continue reading One Pitbull Torturer Not Up for MVP This Year
Oregon Cat Killer Receives Probation
In July, two males - aged 17 and 18 - made friends with a neighbor's cat by feeding him. Once the cat, named Tigger, trusted the two, they lured him into an apartment and threw a sheet over him: They hit and kicked the cat, bashed it with a fire extinguisher, then drowned it in … Continue reading Oregon Cat Killer Receives Probation
Not a Crime
In MI, a Pitbull mix named Gooch was suffocated and squashed to death by a man and woman who put a choke collar on the dog, muzzled him, then sat on him until he died. This was a "service" they were providing to the owner, who has MS, and wanted her dog's nails trimmed by … Continue reading Not a Crime
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