A couple flying from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Tampa, Florida, on New Year’s Day was cited for placing a 6-month-old cat inside a checked bag “without food, water or air,” police said. The Erie Times-News reported that Olivia Sari, 21, and Nicholas M. Larrison, 21, both of North Port, Florida, are accused of attempting to smuggle …
An Alabama man was reportedly held at gunpoint after being caught in a barn stall trying to molest a horse. Al.com reported that Daniel Bennett, 18, was caught trying to molest a 20-year-old horse named Polly Thursday night. Polly’s owner, Francine Janes, told police that she believed that the horse was tampered with on several occasions in …
A UK woman is now a registered sex offender after authorities found a video on her cellphone showing her having sex with a dog. The Daily Record reports that Livingston, UK, police responded to the home of Suzy Cairns after suspecting her of possessing disturbing child abuse images. While searching her home, they found her cellphone, …
A dog found whimpering in a dumpster earlier this week has died in what authorities believe was a case of animal poisoning. The abandoned 6-month-old puppy was discovered Tuesday crying in a San Antonio dumpster and rescued, KABB-TV reports. An animal care organization says the canine was poisoned and was in dire need of medical …
Boy’s father: “I don’t blame the breed of dog, I blame the owner because of what he taught the dog”
Dog had been chained outside in sub-freezing temperatures
A negligent dog owner is facing criminal charges after a young pitbull was found frozen solid in Hartford, Connecticut, this week — during a severe cold spell in the area. CBS News reports that a young pitbull was found frozen solid inside its doghouse on New Year’s Day. Hartford police told the news station that …
A California woman is dead and police say that a pack of stray dogs are likely the suspects. KOVR reports that police stated a pack of stray dogs attacked Deborah Onsurez, 56, while she was in the driveway of her Stanislaus County home, off of the 500 block of Crows Landing Road on Thursday morning. She was later …
Authorities in the London area are searching for a suspect they believe is responsible for the deaths of roughly 400 cats and other small animals. According to the Yorkshire Post, officials have described the manner of death for the animals to be blunt force, which was followed by mutilation with a knife or some other …
A Rhode Island man allegedly kept 24 dogs outside in the frigid cold and other animals in reportedly “deplorable and inadequate” conditions, the Providence Journal reports. Authorities on Thursday charged 59-year-old Carlos Alves of Exeter, Rhode Island, with unnecessary cruelty to animals and mistreatment of animals. Last week, officials seized 24 dogs from Alves’ home, …
Police in Kentucky have arrested the alleged owner of two pit bulls responsible for mauling a woman to death and seriously injuring her husband on Christmas Eve. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that Johnny Dale Lankford, 42, has been jailed since December 22 on a second-degree assault charge, unlawful imprisonment, and a bench warrant. Two days later, police …
Crime never takes a holiday, but Crime Stories does. For this Christmas Day, Nancy Grace talks about how animals help humans — sometimes even saving lives. Her special guest include Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the famous Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and host of Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and Wild Countdown, reporter and …
