An Oklahoma father is accused of fatally shooting his 17-year-old daughter’s two dogs as punishment for not doing the dishes or having the house cleaned. According to The Oklahoman, Jeffrey Don Edwards, 35, was arrested Wednesday following an altercation with his daughter for not doing her chores. The teen reportedly told investigators that Edwards was angry …
An India man made the mistake of trying to take a selfie with a wounded bear on Wednesday after pulling over during a group wedding trip in Odisha. New York Post reports that the victim, identified as Prabhu Bhatara, stopped to relieve himself in a forest on Wednesday evening when he spotted the bear. He walked …
A U.S. veterinarian accused of sewing heroin into puppies’ stomachs as part of a Colombian drug ring will be extradited to New York more than two years after his arrest. Per Fox News, Andres Lopez Elorza, 38, was arrested in Spain in 2015 after U.S. authorities accused him of implanting liquid heroin into puppies’ stomachs so they …
The owner of a pit bull caught on video biting a woman on a New York City subway was criminally charged for allegedly punching the woman before his dog attacked her. According to the New York Daily News, Ruben Roncallo, 53, was charged on Thursday with reckless endangerment and assault for an incident involving him …
A Medford, New Jersey, man who started a GoFundMe for his German Shepherd’s veterinary bills is accused of causing the injuries that ultimately led to the puppy’s death. According to NJ.com, Reid M. Herjo, 24, is accused of collecting more than $14,000 for his dog Atlas’ recovery from a hit-and-run ATV accident when he actually had beat …
An Oregon woman is behind bars after police say she cooked her pet chihuahua in an oven last Monday while inside her Warrenton apartment. People reports that 28-year-old Noelle Georgia Moor is facing first-degree animal abuse charges after she reportedly put her 7-year-old dog inside an oven and turned it on. Clatsop County District Attorney Joshua Marquis said …
Police in Maine are reportedly searching for a wild turkey that broke into a Kennebunk home before taking off. The Kennebunk Police Department wrote on their Facebook page Wednesday that they were looking for a “peeping Tom” that had “forcibly” entered a home through a bedroom window. Images provided by police department showed a busted-out screen and broken …
An array of animal cruelty charges are in the works after police in Texas announced the arrest of between 12 and 14 people they claim took part in an animal sacrifice as part of a ritual in the garage of a San Antonio residence this week. According to Fox News, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office …
A United flight headed to St. Louis was diverted to Akron, Ohio, after the airline mistakenly loaded a pet onto the flight. ABC News reports that a flight departing Newark airport was diverted after the airline learned that a pet had mistakenly placed on the flight. United Airlines confirmed the incident to the news station, …
The snapping turtle who was allegedly fed a puppy by a high school science teacher was euthanized, Idaho State Department of Agriculture officials announced Friday. “The snapping turtle was euthanized humanely,” an ISDA representative said in a news release. According to KSTU, the snapping turtle was euthanized because it’s considered an invasive species in Idaho and …
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a series of abusive acts toward animals at an illegally operated kennel. As Fox News reported, Jason Gentry, 37, agreed to a plea deal that will require him to testify against the breeder authorities believe he worked with when the mistreatment took place. Gentry was …
Authorities reportedly discovered 11 puppies and one dog dead in a freezer at a Canton, Texas, puppy mill—the same place they also seized 60 dogs. The Dallas Morning News reported that members of the SPCA of Texas, along with Van Zandt County deputies and constables, found many of the dogs stored in feces-filled crates without food …
