A man has been convicted of animal cruelty for dumping five puppies down an outhouse toilet last January and leaving them to die.
The Crown is seeking jail time for Frederick Hoath, 57, of Fernie, B.C., who was found guilty in provincial court in Pincher Creek, Alta. He is to be sentenced Jan. 27. A [...]
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Pigeons come in many shades in New York City — but purple is typically not one of them.
That’s why animal lover Joe Mora was stunned when he saw a pigeon at a Queens playground that had been painted a violet hue.
The pigeon was taken Friday to licensed wildlife rehabilitator Bobby Horvath. He said the bird [...]
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A gang of young men is believed to be behind a series of horrific attacks on animals in Brisbane’s northern suburbs.
A koala and her joey were rescued and are receiving treatment and another koala was found dead in a park in the suburb of Kallangur on Friday night after reports that teenagers were throwing rocks [...]
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Just north of D.C., in the small suburb of Berwyn Heights, a county SWAT team raided a house last week after a shipping service delivered a large quantity of illegal drugs to the front door.
Good police work in the war on drugs? Probably not.
The house is home to Berwyn Heights mayor Cheye Calvo and [...]
A Yorkshire terrier was found dead in a washing machine Wednesday, the day after one of its owners hosted a party at a Nantucket home, police said.
Police believe the 8-year-old dog, estimated to weigh about 15 pounds, died when it was placed in a front-end washing machine and the machine was turned on Tuesday night [...]
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Western heritage runs deep in this high plains city, and nothing typifies the local cowboy and ranching culture more than the 10-day Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration, which boasts the world’s largest outdoor rodeo.
Yet, as this year’s “Daddy of ‘Em All” rodeo gets under way this weekend, the event is fighting off allegations of animal cruelty, [...]
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Smythson, the Queen’s stationer, has been criticised for selling luxury leather gifts using the skins of rare lizards.
The Bond Street stationer, which employs Samantha Cameron, the wife of the Conservative leader David Cameron, is reportedly selling at least a dozen products made from the [...]
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“E ‘ad it comin’, if you ask me,” said my neighbour on the Tube, peering over my shoulder at the Evening Standard’s photograph of a matador being shaken like a rag-doll.
The matador was Sébastien Castella of Béziers, the best bullfighter ever to have come out of France. The bull was of the handsome and aristocratic [...]
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Local animal activists put themselves in the doghouse on Saturday, literally.
They were chaining themselves to doghouses on the lawn of the State Capitol to raise awareness about cruelty to dogs. The unusual “chain off” is a part of a week-long event.
Statistics show an estimated 6 million dogs live most or all of their lives chained up.
“If you [...]
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An Arkansas mayor who ordered 10 Humane Society dogs let loose in a national forest is wanted on animal cruelty charges after a special judge issued an arrest warrant.
The warrant was issued Friday for Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley. Circuit Judge David Henry found reasonable cause to arrest him over accusations that he obstructed the [...]
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