Thanks Patti for sharing a link to an update on the story of the poodle who was killed for revenge by authorities in Hydro, OK after the owner broke into the pound to free him. There has been a huge backlash over the incident. Police officer Chris Chancellor has been taking calls from people angry … Continue reading Conduct Unbecoming of an Officer
Category: animal cruelty
How Not to Keep a Pack of Hounds
Dorchester County Animal Control in SC received a complaint and visited a home to follow up on October 22. They found 10 dead hounds and 31 live ones standing ankle deep in feces in a pen. The dogs were seized and 2 of the 3 owners were cited for neglect. The hounds are being cared … Continue reading How Not to Keep a Pack of Hounds
Crazy Case in NM
This is a rather strange story about the Heart and Soul Animal Sanctuary in NM who says they received three anonymous phone calls regarding an abused Yorkie at the Bureau of Land Management offices in Santa Fe. Someone from the sanctuary went to the location and was captured on video surveillance removing the dog from … Continue reading Crazy Case in NM
USDA Inspection of NC Research Lab Exposed by PETA
After PETA released a video showing snippets from a 9 month undercover investigation done at a NC research lab, the USDA conducted an inspection. The September 14 report details research animals in poor condition. From the report: ...large number of dogs...problems such as periodontal disease, pododermatitis, otitis externa and conjunctivitis. ...receded [gums]... exposed roots... loosened … Continue reading USDA Inspection of NC Research Lab Exposed by PETA
“Cursory Examination” Does Not Stand Up in Animal Cruelty Case
In May of this year, 261 dogs were seized from a rescue operated by Charles and Diana O'Malley in Polk Co FL. To refresh your memory on the dramatic details of the case: In what authorities are calling the largest case of animal abuse in Polk County history, a Polk City husband and wife were … Continue reading “Cursory Examination” Does Not Stand Up in Animal Cruelty Case
Is This America?
I talk a lot on this blog about holding public shelters accountable. Like most of our taxpayer funded services, shelter workers would be my heroes if they just did their jobs. Anything above and beyond the call of duty - I'd worship them as gods! Firefighters are another taxpayer funded group who get to be … Continue reading Is This America?
Being Held Accountable
A reader writes (in part): OK well, it sounds like you’re saying that individual people should never be accountable at all? For anything they do with the animals they don’t want? Is it EVER their fault when they act irresponsibly? Or is it always the shelter’s fault? I'm glad for the opportunity to address this … Continue reading Being Held Accountable
Thor – A Sad Life, A Brutal Death
Although this story put me in mind of the guy in Georgia who crushed and then skinned a small dog who tried to bite his child, it stands on its own merits in the Psycho Files. A lady in NM could no longer keep her young Pitbull, named Thor, so she gave him to her … Continue reading Thor – A Sad Life, A Brutal Death
AKC Judges Guilty of Animal Cruelty in PA
AKC judges Mimi Winkler and Jim Deppen had been charged with a combined total of 60 counts of cruelty and related charges after local authorities found sick and dead dogs at their PA show kennel. Although cleared of most charges, they were found guilty on some of the counts in court yesterday: District Judge Rod … Continue reading AKC Judges Guilty of Animal Cruelty in PA
“No Return” on Justice for Delta Either
Cathryn Washington, the former nursing professor who killed her dog Delta in July by leaving her in the car while she shopped at Costco, then went back inside to return the dog food and bed she'd bought after discovering Delta was dead, was charged with two misdemeanor cruelty charges. The first was for failing to … Continue reading “No Return” on Justice for Delta Either
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