Instagram to Shame Users Who Take Exotic Animal Selfies with Abuse Notification
Instagram will now alert users who post selfies with exotic animals, informing them about animal abuse “that makes some seemingly innocent wildlife photos possible.”
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New York Man Charged with Biting Family Puppy’s Eye Out
A New York man has been arrested and charged for allegedly biting the eye out of the family puppy, a report says.
Texas Church Shooter Shows History of Violence to Animals, Children
The First Baptist church shooter in Texas had a history of cruelty to animals, and he even fractured his step-son’s skull. Criminal experts warn about the link between violence to animals and people and they have a checklist of things to look for.
Report: Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing Animals Asks for Chemical Castration
An Indiana man accused of sexually molesting chickens, dogs, and other animals has asked a judge for chemical castration instead of jail time, reports say.
Police Bust Half-Billion Dollar Opium Poppy Plant Farm, Rescue Hundreds of Abused Animals
North Carolina police rescued 358 injured or neglected animals after discovering roughly a half-billion dollars worth of opium poppy plants on a Catawba County property earlier this week.
LA County Deputies Bust Cockfighting Ring, Seize 7,000 Birds
On Monday, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies busted a cockfighting ring on a farm in Val Verde and seized 7,000 birds.
Two MTSU Football Players Suspended After Puppy Abuse Video Surfaces
Editor’s note: Story updated to include dismissal of the two football players. Two Middle Tennessee State University football players have been indefinitely suspended while they are being investigated by the Murfreesboro Police Department for animal cruelty after one of the players
Venezuela’s Maduro: Starving Elephant, Symbol of Food Crisis, Is Simply of ‘Advanced Age’
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has dismissed reports of a starving African elephant, the only one in the country, in a nation that lost twenty pounds on average in 2016, claiming there is a right-wing conspiracy to create a “media show… to demoralize the people” into no longer supporting socialism.
Dubai Arrests Man Behind Video of Cat Fed Alive to Dogs
Police in Dubai have arrested a man who was behind a gruesome video showing a cat being fed alive to dogs as a punishment for eating birds, local press said Tuesday.
Pennsylvania Police Charge Man with Having Sex with a Miniature Pony
Police in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, have charged a Lancaster County man with sexually molesting a miniature pony, court records say.
Police: Texas Man Shoots Neighbor Who Won’t Stop Beating Dog
Police are investigating the case of a Houston man who was shot in the neck by his neighbor. The neighbor allegedly became enraged upon seeing the victim beating his dog.
Police Say Mississippi Woman Was Having ‘Unnatural Intercourse’ with Dog
A woman in Calhoun County, Mississippi, has been arrested and charged with abusing an animal by having “unnatural intercourse” with her dog, reports reveal.
Police: 2 Men Torture Chained Dogs with Fireworks for Social Media Video
Police in South Carolina have arrested two men after being alerted to a video posted on social media, showing the pair torturing chained dogs with exploding fireworks.
Canada’s Supreme Court Legalizes Some Sex Acts with Animals
Canada’s highest court has just ruled that some sex acts between humans and animals are legal.
Arizona Police Charge Man with Bringing Dog to Hotel for Sex
Police charged a man in Tempe, Arizona, with bestiality after he was arrested in a sex sting at a local motel.
South Carolina Woman Charged Having Sex with Dog After Selfie Videos Discovered
A South Carolina woman was arrested and charged with abusing an animal after a video she made of herself having sex with her pet dog were discovered by police.
One Sick Puppy: Florida Woman Charged with Having Sex with Pet Dogs
A Florida woman has been charged with having sex with her pet dogs, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Department.
Criminal Kicks Chihuahua–in Police Station
On Saturday morning, a 48-year-man with a lengthy criminal record chose an unusual place to abuse his dog: the lobby of the South Pasadena police station.
Police: Chicago Teen Pours Boiling Water on Cat, Posts Video on Facebook
A Chicago teenager has been arrested and accused of torturing an animal after he posted a video on Facebook showing him allegedly pouring boiling water on a cat. After the video went viral on Tuesday, February 2, Chicago Police arrested
200 Starving Horses Land Texas Couple in Jail for Abuse
More than 200 horses were seized in an afternoon, and more than a dozen taken to the SPCA facility in Houston for immediate treatment for malnourishment, open and infected wounds, and hooves untrimmed for perhaps as much as a year, causing the horses to limp.
Emu Tortured to Death by Texas High Schoolers, Say Police
A Texas high school football player has been accused of stealing an emu from a farm and then torturing and killing it at a party late in the evening on Valentine’s Day. Seven other students were charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief, and additional charges may be forthcoming, according to a press release from the county sheriff.
After Dog Freezes to Ground, Michigan Man Charged with Felony Animal Abuse
An Encorse, Michigan, man was arrested and charged with abandonment, animal cruelty, and torture after his dog was found frozen to the ground last week.
PETA Alert: Google Simulates Animal Abuse on Robot Dog
Boston Dynamics, owned by Google since 2013, has released a video of its new robot dog, Spot, in which workers try to kick it over, first gently and then more violently.
