Torture charges after animal abuser shoots cat through the throat with an arrow: Police
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A Maryland woman who was found last year with 27 dead dogs in her home was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison. Laura Filler, 56, was sentenced to 33 years with all but seven years suspended for 11 counts of aggravated animal cruelty. The Carroll County Times reported that Filler has remained jailed without …
On Sunday, Colorado authorities apprehended a man who they believe beat his roommate’s two dogs to death days earlier. The Teller County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Matthew Dieringer, 30, was arrested at a Days Inn Motel in Arapahoe County. In an earlier press release, police said Dieringer was suspected of fatally beating and …
An Indiana woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly filming and photographing herself torturing animals — then posting the footage onto several social media platforms. A probable cause affidavit stated that Krystal Scott, 19, claimed her “good side loves cats and dogs but her bad side tells her to commit acts of animal cruelty.” FBI agents …
Officers responding to an animal abuse call discovered a human child behind kept inside a dog cage at a Tennessee residence. WSMV reports that Henry County Sheriff deputies arrived to a home in Buchanan on Thursday morning in response to a call about animal abuse. The deputies reportedly found the door open and entered the …
Police in northwestern Indiana arrested a 62-year-old woman this week after she tried to neuter her dog at home because she didn’t have enough money to pay for the procedure. According to NWI.com, Kimberly Oldham told police she had received numerous complaints about her unneutered terrier-chihuahua mix and took a neighbor’s advice that she could …
A Massachusetts man is facing a slew of criminal charges for allegedly killing his family’s pet Chihuahua Monday. Weymouth police officers responded to a local apartment building following reports that Shykeim Basden, 19, had killed a dog. MassLive reported that after a witness told officers that Basden killed a small dog named CoCo, a family …
A Florida man is facing animal abuse charges after police say he lit a bucket of kittens on fire after an argument. Pensacola News Journal reports that the incident happened in Milton after a woman arrived at suspect William Carr’s Steephead Road home on Friday to help him paint. The woman told Santa Rosa County …
A Pennsylvania man who was filmed in November abusing a deer with another teen was sentenced Monday to probation and community service. Alexander Smith, 19, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cruelty to animals and four summary charges to avoid felony aggravated animal cruelty charges. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the incident occurred after a 16-year-old boy …
An Illinois woman is dead after her own beloved pet attacked her, according to police. Fox News reports that 52-year-old Lisa Urso was with her rescue French Bulldog in her Fox Lake home when the pup viciously attacked her. Fox Lake Police Chief Jimmy Lee said that police arrived at the home a little before …
A monkey riding a mini motorbike decided to snatch a child, but it didn’t get too far after losing its grip and crashing. According to TMZ, the incident happened in an alleyway in Indonesia, while a toddler girl sat with three others on some steps. A macaque randomly appeared on a mini bike and sent …
An Iowa driver has been charged with murder and animal neglect after he slammed his truck into a woman walking her dog, killing both before speeding off. Police say Jason Robert Sassman, 49, was driving a pickup truck at a high rate of speed in northwest Des Moines shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday, according to …