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Read MoreDowney, California – Months ago, when Dino was a bright-eyed four-month-old puppy, his owner surrendered him to the Los Angeles County Animal Control. Today, the puppy, once full of curiosity and boundless energy is a…
Portland, Oregon – A Portland man is facing a slew of charges stemming from sexual abuse of children and chickens. The “Keep Portland Weird” slogan wasn’t technically meant for people like 56-year-old Iosif Blashishen, but if…
Poinsett County, Arkansas – A man found in a filthy home with 24 dead cats and kittens will not be spending any time in jail. According to sources, 38-year-old Boddie E. Williams negotiated a plea…
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts – A 27-year-old man is facing charges after police discovered a severely emaciated puppy in his car during a November traffic stop. According to the West Bridgewater Police Department, Devin Prepper was…
Jackson County, Mississippi – A Mississippi man who raped his cousin’s pregnant dog, Baby Girl, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and he is required to register as a sex offender. The vile…
Update 12/12/2025: Nicki has been rescued! Thank you for networking on her behalf! San Bernardino, California – A tiny dog dubbed Nicki is sitting in a lonely kennel run at the San Bernardino City Animal…
Dogs
Read MoreSampson County, North Carolina – Dozens of dogs perished this week in a tragic building fire at a dog breeding operation in Sampson County. According to sources, the fire took place at the Black Creek Kennels…
Everett, Washington – A dog dubbed Binny is recovering after someone put her in a suitcase and threw her into an Everett dumpster. Thankfully the dog was discovered and rescued by an Everett police officer.…
Lynwood, California – Police in Los Angeles County are searching for a man who witnesses say strangled and assaulted a German shepherd. The cruel incident was observed on the afternoon of December 1 near the…
Atlanta, Georgia – A couple is facing felony aggravated animal cruelty charges for ongoing abuse that killed their dog, Hailey. Elijah Cox, 23, and Chakyra Stanford, 20, tried claiming their dog suffered devastating injuries from…
Rio Rancho, New Mexico – A woman’s dog was seriously injured after a stranger opened fire at him on a rural trail outside of Rio Rancho. As reported by KOB News, Nicole Tatum was walking…
San Bernardino, California – In mid-November, a beautiful German shepherd alerted humans to her discarded newborn puppies, who had been callously thrown in a dumpster. The three-year-old dog, dubbed Roxy, saved her babies from death,…
Fayette County, Georgia – A couple, some may say a couple who isn’t bright, is facing charges for abandoning their dog, Blu, outside the Fayette County Water and Sewer Department building. Kenneth Beshers, and his…
Cats
Read MoreAuburn, Washington – Late last week, someone abandoned 18 sick cats and kittens outside a door of the Auburn Valley Humane Society. According to the animal welfare agency, the ailing felines were left outside a…
Pasadena, CA – A cat who was severely burned in the California wildfires has been reunited with her family. According to Pasadena Humane, the organization instrumental in savings countless pets displaced by the fires, said…
Watauga County, NC – More than four months ago, Sandy’s owner passed away, shattering her world and leaving her homeless. Now, the senior cat is waiting for someone who will love her for the remainder…
McKeesport, PA – An ailing cat, facing certain death on a frozen driveway in McKeesport, is alive today thanks to the intervention of a good Samaritan. According to KDKA News, Stacey Nebinski saw the cat,…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – A handsome tuxedo cat is lucky to be alive after someone abandoned him in a yellow backpack that was left outside during frigid weather. The cat, dubbed Mr. Satchel, was left…
Titusville, FL – A beautiful mother cat in Florida has been bypassed and overlooked since her arrival at a Brevard County animal shelter. The young cat, dubbed Cheez, was brought to a municipal shelter by…
COPIAGUE, N.Y. – A New York family is crediting their foster cats with saving them from a devastating house fire. As reported by CBS New York, while Theresa Stephanie and her husband were asleep, their…
WILDLIFE
Read MoreCatalina Island, California – In an effort to preserve the native habitat on Catalina Island, California officials have approved a plan to kill mule deer that occupy the land. Mule deer were intentionally introduced to…
Zimbabwe – Plans have been made to slaughter 200 elephants in Zimbabwe in order to provide meat to people facing food shortages in the drought-stricken area. Namibia also plans to kill dozens of elephants and hundreds…
For decades, destruction of Old Growth timber was blamed for the decline of the Spotted owl, but now, wildlife officials have set their sights on the barred owl as the problem, and plans are in place…
Los Angeles County, CA – A mountain lion was shot and killed after attacking a five-year-old child at Malibu Creek State Park on Sunday. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the big…
San Diego, CA – Days ago, the San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife Team returned nine bottle-fed, orphaned coyote pups to the wild. When the pups were first discovered, they were just four-to-six weeks of…
Nunavut territory, Canada – On August 9, the Nasittuq Corporation issued a release about the death of an employee who was attacked by two polar bears on August 8. According to the news release, the…
Yellowstone National Park – A senior woman from South Carolina was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to a hospital in Idaho after being gored by a bison in the Yellowstone National Park. According…
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Read MoreBallinger, Texas – More than 70 animals, including 60+ dogs and puppies, have been rescued from a rural Texas home where they were living in squalor. Humane World for Animals, formerly Humane Society of the…
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Scranton, Pennsylvania – Two women and a service dog were killed by a crazed man wielding a machete in Scranton. According to the Scranton Police, 38-year-old Michael Woods attacked his victims at the Jermyn Apartments…
Atlanta, Georgia – A former Atlanta Police Department officer has been arrested and is facing three counts of aggravated cruelty to animals for torturing and killing her dog. According to sources, Zabria Bridges intentionally broke…
Gonzales County, Texas – Days ago, officials in Gonzales County removed dozens of animals from a horse rescue and sanctuary. According to the Gonzales County Attorney’s Office, a Warrant for Seizure of Animals at Meadow…
Orange County, California – An Orange County man faces more than eight years in prison for an act of animal cruelty that claimed the life of a pregnant dog. According to a press release from…
NATIONAL ANIMAL NEWS
Read MoreFlorida – Florida has officially launched its first statewide animal abuser database, marking a major step forward in protecting animals and holding offenders accountable. The searchable database, now live on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement…
Phoenix, AZ – On March 20, a senior dog, dyed pink, was found in Phoenix, Arizona. The 10-year-old Siberian husky, Luna, is being held at the Maricopa County Animal Care & Control – West Valley…
Houston, TX – A Houston man is accused of bludgeoning his wife to death with a clothing iron and dumping her four dogs on a freeway. According to sources 34-year-old Chance Zane Chavez killed Kristen…
Apple Valley, CA – A five-month-old puppy named Michael is waiting to be saved in Apple Valley. The shepherd mix puppy has been at risk of euthanasia since March 14, and with each day that…
Update: Carly is on hold for a 501c3 organization! San Bernardino, CA – The fate of a beautiful shepherd mix pup hangs in the balance in San Bernardino, California. The year-old dog, Carly, has been…
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Fayette County, Georgia – A couple, some may say a couple who isn’t bright, is facing charges for abandoning their dog, Blu, outside the Fayette County Water and Sewer Department…
San Diego, California – Lifeguards with the San Diego Fire Department recently saved a black Labrador retriever mix named Sadie after the dog was swept out to sea in a…
San Diego, California – The San Diego Zoo has lost a “beloved icon” who called the zoo her home for nearly a century. The Galápagos tortoise, Gramma, passed away on…
Ottawa County, Michigan – A man’s beloved dog bravely took on an armed stranger who broke into his home last week. The dog, a Rottweiler named Chief, suffered fatal injuries…
Hill Country, Texas – Multiple horses managed to survive without care for two weeks after the death of their elderly owners. According to sources, two horses did not survive because…
Watonwan County, Minnesota – Officials in Watonwan County made a grim discovery at a property where a woman was operating an animal rescue. The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office said a…
Bella Coola, British Columbia – Eleven people were injured on Thursday during an elementary school outing on a trail near Hwy. 20. According to sources, a grizzly bear attacked children and…
Flint, Michigan – The reward is growing for information about the abandonment of two caged German shepherds who were dumped in a Genesee County pond in late October. On Wednesday,…
