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Read MoreSierra Madre, California – The search for a hiker’s missing dog has ended on a sad note. The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team was trying to find a 15-year-old black miniature Doberman Pinscher named…
Silsbee, Texas – Joshua Nolen, 29, was arrested this month for allegedly using his personal pistol with a silencer, to “euthanize” shelter dogs at the Silsbee Animal Control. Nolen was an animal control officer when…
Fulton County, Georgia – A man with an extensive criminal history has been charged in a disturbing case of animal cruelty involving the sexual assault and strangulation of two dogs. Police have arrested 48-year-old Dorie…
Greensburg, Pennsylvania – A man is facing animal cruelty charges thanks to an astute bartender who reached out to the police after seeing an injured parakeet in Callaghan’s Bar on South Main Street. According to…
Warren, Ohio – According to Jason Cooke, Founder of the Healthy Hearts and Paws Project, a $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for the…
Olympia, Washington – A long-time poacher, who illegally killed wildlife for years, has been sentenced to prison. According to sources, 77-year-old Ronald Livermore was sentenced to 43.5 months in prison after pleading guilty to seven…
Dogs
Read MoreMartin County, Florida – On Thursday, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 62-year-old John Burt Sparhawk for allegedly strangling his five-month-old puppy and exposing the pup to cocaine. In a release, the…
Brookhaven, Georgia – A Georgia woman was arrested and booked into jail after animal abuse was captured on her livestream Twitch account. According to a news release from the Brookhaven Police Department, 19-year-old Aspen Easterling…
Chambers County, Texas – Police in Chambers County are seeking information about an animal cruelty case that involves a Labrador retriever named Ace. According to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, someone fatally shot the six-year-old…
Fulton County, Georgia – Police in Fulton County have reached out to the public for help identifying and locating a man who is accused of sexually assaulting two dogs before killing them. According to the…
Jurupa Valley, California – A beautiful German shepherd, and her newborn puppies, are at risk at a California animal shelter. The pregnant dog, Khatra, was taken in at the Riverside County Animal Control facility on…
Grafton, Ohio – Eleven dogs were saved from suffering on chains in frigid temperatures. According to a release from the Friendship Animal Protective League, the rescue effort took place on January 24 with the help…
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – Firefighters in Cape Girardeau made an unexpected discovery after putting out a car fire on South Sprigg Street earlier this week. According to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, Engine 1 arrived…
Cats
Read MoreAustin, Texas – A 27-year-old woman is accused of abandoning 15 cats in her Austin apartment, which was vacated in mid-January. According to the City of Austin, police charged Nayzak Najm with 13 counts of animal…
Long Island, NY – Investigators have ruled out arson as the reason for the devastating fire that killed at least 100 cats and Chris Arsenault, the owner/founder of the Happy Cat Sanctuary, on March 31.…
Long Island, NY – On Monday, a devastating fire killed approximately 100 cats and Chris Arsenault, the owner/founder of the Happy Cat Sanctuary, who died while trying to save the cats trapped in the flames.…
Long Island, NY – A devastating fire has destroyed a Long Island cat sanctuary, killing dozens of cats and the man who operated the facility. The cat rescue community has been rocked by news of…
Mission Viejo, CA – On Wednesday, officials with Mission Viejo Animal Services announced the arrest of the man caught on surveillance video abandoning an injured cat in a dumpster near the 25000 block of Cabot…
Update 3/13/2025: Man arrested – read more here. Mission Viejo, CA – The Mission Viejo Animal Services agency is hoping that a member of the public will assist them in identifying the person who abandoned…
South Bend, Indiana – A 23-year-old man was arrested on Thursday afternoon after allegedly throwing a cat from the Mishawaka Avenue Bridge into the St. Joseph River. The St. Joseph County Police Department announced the…
WILDLIFE
Read MoreJersey City, New Jersey – An employee of the Liberty Harbor Marina is accused of killing a Canada goose in front of its mate. According to Pad Paws Animal Rescue, the man used his bare hands…
Arlington, VA – The week before Christmas, as an Arlington family’s house was decked out of the holiday, an unlikely visitor made a surprise appearance. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington shared the family’s magical…
Lunenburg County, VA – A Virginia man is dead after a bear fell on him during a hunting excursion. According to sources, Lester C. Harvey, 58, died after a bear fell from a tree, striking…
Colorado – Heavy snowfall in eastern Colorado is driving Pronghorn onto roads and they are dying in the dozens because of vehicles that mow them over. According to the southeast state wildlife office, the animals…
New York – Social media darling P’Nut the squirrel and Fred the Raccoon, who were killed by state officials in late October, did not have rabies says Chemung County Executive Chris Moss. The animals were…
Pine City, New York – Outrage is spreading across the nation as people learn that two beloved Instagram stars have been seized from their owner and euthanized by officials with the New York Department of…
Jackson, Wyoming – People familiar with a beloved grizzly bear known as Grizzly 399 are mourning the news of her death. The 28-year-old grizzly, fondly known as the Queen of the Tetons, died after being…
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Read MoreJersey City, New Jersey – An employee of the Liberty Harbor Marina is accused of killing a Canada goose in front of its mate. According to Pad Paws Animal Rescue, the man used his bare hands…
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Los Angeles, California – A California man has been sentenced to jail time and probation for charges stemming from an animal cruelty incident in June 2025. According to sources, 25-year-old Cesar Gustavo Diaz, of Watts,…
Hankinson, North Dakota – A man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge for leaving dogs and puppies without proper shelter in subzero temperatures in North Dakota. As reported by KVRR News, a warrant for…
Johnson County, Texas – A Texas man was arrested after deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office found dogs stashed in a storage unit at Mouser Self-Storage. According to the authorities, the dogs were in the…
Henderson, Kentucky – A Kentucky man was arrested and charged after being caught having “sexual intercourse” with a dead deer. According to the Central City Police Department, a person reported the disturbing incident after seeing…
NATIONAL ANIMAL NEWS
Read MoreGolden Valley, Arizona – A wild donkey found himself in a crappy situation (pun intended) when he fell into a septic tank at an RV park in Golden Valley. According to the Bureau of Land…
Berwyn, Ill. – A family’s senior dog was found dead in their stolen SUV, months after the vehicle was taken. Wally, a 14-year-old Pomeranian, was in Rafael Corona’s white 2017 Subaru Forester SUV when it…
Ketchikan, AK – The search for two missing French bulldogs came to a tragic end near the Thorne Bay Harbor. According to officials, the remains of the missing dogs were found during a routine Alaska…
San Bernardino, CA – A young dog finds herself in need of help at a busy California animal shelter. The year-old Old English sheepdog, dubbed Baroness, entered the facility on March 19, and her stray…
Oklahoma City, OK – Adult dogs and young puppies were rescued from a parked car in Oklahoma City on March 1. According to the authorities, the 11 dogs and puppies were on the verge of…
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Johnson County, Texas – A Texas man was arrested after deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office found dogs stashed in a storage unit at Mouser Self-Storage. According to the authorities,…
Las Vegas, Nevada – The dog who was abandoned earlier this month at the Harry Reid International airport in Las Vegas has been adopted. The two-year-old dog, dubbed Jet Blue…
Henderson, Kentucky – A Kentucky man was arrested and charged after being caught having “sexual intercourse” with a dead deer. According to the Central City Police Department, a person reported…
Update!! Elowen has been rescued. Thank you for advocating on her behalf. Devore, California – A gorgeous German shepherd is in dire need of help at the San Bernardino County…
Las Vegas, Nevada – A woman was arrested and charged after abandoning her dog inside the Harry Reid International airport in Las Vegas earlier this month. According to reports, the…
Mahoning County, Ohio – On Thursday, the Mahoning County Dog Warden was notified of a deceased dog who had been disposed of in a dumpster behind Gateway Gas and Food…
Seagrove, North Carolina – A devastating fire ripped through a barn at Callicutt Stables in Seagrove on Sunday, killing 36 of the 43 horses who were boarded there. As reported…
Austin, Texas – Unwanted kittens are safe after being rescued from freezing temperatures. According to the Austin Police Department, eight caged kittens were abandoned on a sidewalk in late January.…
