The president of a Wyoming animal shelter was suspended for 60 days for his controversial decision to pepper spray a pit bull puppy a day before it was euthanized. The Board of Directors made their decision during an emergency meeting Monday and Bob Fecht’s unpaid suspension will go into effect on Friday. In a statement …
A Wyoming animal shelter is at the center of controversy after staff reportedly pepper sprayed a pit bull puppy a day before they euthanized him. The incident reportedly involved an 8-month-old, 70-pound pit bull named Tanner housed at Cheyenne Animal Shelter. According to WLS, the dog bit shelter volunteer Marissa Cox several times on her …
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Authorities in Virginia are reaching out to the public for answers after a Richmond resident reported finding a badly abused dog wrapped in a trash bag earlier this week. According to Fox News, the animal is believed to be a 5-year-old Shih Tzu mix breed. Richmond Animal Care and Control reported that a city shelter …
A Massachusetts man is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly burying his girlfriend’s 17-year-old dog—who was later euthanized following the traumatic ordeal. WHDH reported that Kaylee Belanger called police Sunday afternoon after she found the Shih Tzu buried under a rock and dirt behind Richard Piquard’s Whitinsville home. Northbridge Police Chief Walter Warchol told the station that Piquard initially …
A New York man is facing jail time over a domestic dispute police say ended when the victim’s pet parakeet was “snapped” in half and killed amid the suspect’s flurry of violent threats. According to the Staten Island Advance, 36-year-old Javier Villanueba was initially arrested in April on suspicion of multiple crimes associated with the …
A Washington state family who survived a mass shooting last year says a neighbor shot and killed the dog they adopted to help with healing and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) resulting from the attack. Joseph and Lona Johnson, who live near Bellingham, were in the audience of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in …
A Maryland woman died Monday after officials say she was mauled to death by a pit bull she had adopted only two weeks prior. The body of Robin Conway, 64, of Columbia, was discovered by her family as the dog stood over her body, WMAR Baltimore reports, citing police. Authorities were called to the deceased …
Authorities in Ohio are investigating after a German shepherd mix registered in a program that matches inmates with dogs was reportedly found dead in a jail cell late last month. In a Facebook post, Joseph’s Legacy announced the death of one of its dogs, Evie, and said they would no longer participate in the rehabilitation program …
Police in Thurston County, Washington, confirmed that yet another cat was found mutilated outside this week, bringing the total of dead cats to 13. KING-TV reported that police discovered the 12th cat on Monday in Olympia on the 3800 block of Pacific Avenue after receiving reports of a cat found brutally slaughtered. Now, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office …
Three Pennsylvania men who stand accused of bestiality with multiple animals are facing 1,460 counts in relation to the crimes, as well as charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors after a search warrant was obtained by police Saturday morning. According to a news release by the Clearfield County District Attorney’s …
An Illinois couple is demanding answers days after they say animal control mistakenly euthanized their 6-year-old dog. Fox News reported that it was August 3 when a maintenance worker made an unannounced visit to Tony and Jennifer Wang’s backyard. Upon entering the backyard, Tony said Moses, his Labrador and shepherd mix, became startled and bit the worker. Jennifer …
