Animal cruelty: Humane Society officials and president arrested

"" Another sad story hits the headlines in Canadian news today.  Unfortunately, this story revolves around the abuse and mistreatment of animals supposedly cared for by the Humane Society of Toronto.  In...

DONKEY BRUTALLY MURDERED IN SPAIN

" A donkey has been brutally murdered by teenagers in the village of Torreorgaz in the Spanish region of Extremadura. The news has shocked a Spanish charity which now plans to take full legal action against the...

Tuskers forcibly removed from an Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka

Two baby tuskers were forcibly removed from it's orphanage and separated from their mothers by the Diyawadana Nilame Nilanga Dela of Dalada Maligawa. Nilanga Dela is not only accused of ill-treating the two tuskers named Raju and Sindu, but also of other tuskers at the Dalada...

Elizabeth Carlisle, Petland Employee, Drowns 2 Rabbits, Takes Pic

Elizabeth Carlisle was a Petland employee who drowned two rabbits in the backroom of the Akron Ohio store, and posted the picture on Facebook of her smiling and holding up the two dead rabbits (the picture is graphic so be warned). When a friend made a comment on her Facebook...

New York Assembly Bill 8163 would ban farm animal cruelty in NY

Proposed in May of 2009, and sitting in the Agriculture Committee of the New York Assembly, AB8163 if passed, will phase-out pig gestation crates, veal crates and hen battery cages by 2015, and it would prohibitsany person from tethering or confining any pig during...

07/21/09 For Science Without Animal Experiments

With a powerful performance Animal Friends calls to the marking of the Day of Fighting Animal Experiments"Bloodied" Animal Friends' activist wrapped up in bandages was "crucified" on a "laboratory device" in order...

Cheyenne Cherry Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges

Cheyenne Cherry pled guilty to charges of animal cruelty and attempted burglary. Cheyenne Cherry was sentenced to one year in jail. The teenager has shown no remorse for her crimes screaming "It's Dead, bitch!" to...

Pro Slaughter Group Issues Tainted Survey Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO, (EWA) – The Unwanted Horse Coalition, a subsidiary of the American Horse Council continues to present a false facade of neutrality on the explosive issue of horse slaughter in America, all the while doing everything in its considerable power...

SPCA Raids Toronto Humane Society

Toronto - The Ontario SPCA has suspended the Toronto Humane Society's membership, pending an investigation into allegations of "unnecessary suffering of animals."  " The move came in the wake of a series of...

Exotic Petting Zoo, Ft. Myers Florida

We were about to pull into the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Ft. Meyers, Florida one night in February when we noticed something very odd next to the road: a camel standing in a pen under brutally bright...

Fashion giant Benetton will no longer sell fur products

The fashion giant Benetton Group has just announced that they will no longer sell products with animal fur. They follow in the footsteps of other chains such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, BCBG, Gap and JCPenny....

A Legal Victory For... Animal Cruelty? Say What?

Just when you thought we might be making progress as a society, a story like this comes out... A society can be judged upon how well it treats its innocent and those in need of protection. It seems that somehow,...

Trash Bagged Dogs Dumped in Woods

"By Ted GreenbergNBCPhiladelphia.comupdated 11:17 a.m. CT, Sat., Jan. 3, 2009 Animal cruelty investigators in Cumberland County, N.J. are trying to figure out who stuffed the bodies of three young pit bulls into garbage bags and dumped them in a remote section of...

Prince Edward accused of dog beating

Prince Edward (the Earl of Wessex) has been photographed appearing to beat his gun dog with a stick. A spokesperson for the Royal Family said that they were "great dog lovers . . . they don’t want to hurt...

It's a 'Miracle.' Injured horse knocks on woman's door for help!

This story was on the front page of today's paper. What was this man thinking? Thank goodness the horse was able to walk to get help. LAS CRUCES — A horse that was shot in the head three times and survived apparently sought help by knocking on the door of a home,...

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