Family dog kills baby boy as babysitter tries desperately to stop attack
Animal Crimes
The attack appears to have been unprovoked
Animal Crimes
March 15, 2017
People are injuring dogs to get pain meds!
According to a January 23, 2017 article in The Washington Post, some drug addicts are getting access to pain medication by inflicting injuries upon their own pets. The article tells the story of Heather Pereira of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who took her “injured” golden retriever to an animal hospital to sew up a cut. Pereira asked …
Animal Crimes
March 14, 2017
Illinois dog lovers beware!
Police are warning Southern Illinois residents to keep an eye out for dog bandits posing as animal control officers who are snatching dogs right out of their yards. Five dogs, including purebreds, have reportedly been stolen so far, while some dog owners ran the thieves off before they ran away with their pets. Perry County Sheriff …
Animal Crimes
March 13, 2017
Affluent woman’s double life led to murder
Nicole Burgess and her dog were stabbed to death in her home
Animal Crimes
March 13, 2017
Lawyer heads to court insisting ‘Apes are people, too’
“To treat them as things destroys them”
Animal Crimes
March 12, 2017
Virginia man found with 21 dead dogs has a long history of animal cruelty
A Virginia man is facing 65 charges after officials uncovered 21 dead dogs in his Hampton home. On Wednesday night, Vernon Silver, 58, was charged with 22 felony counts of animal cruelty, 22 misdemeanor counts of inadequate care of an animal by an owner, and 21 misdemeanor counts of disposal of dead companion animals. Police, …
Animal Crimes
March 12, 2017
Atlanta-area animal shelters mistakenly kills wrong dogs, and more than once, despite court orders
There is a rise in wrongful dog deaths in Atlanta area animal shelters. They come as animal control officers are under increased pressure to keep dangerous dogs off neighborhood streets. Among loose dog reports, one attacked children at an Atlanta school bus stop, killing a six-hear old by. The dog’s owner faces felony involuntary manslaughter …
Animal Crimes
March 11, 2017
Pet pig starts legal battle!
A New Carlisle, Ohio resident, Misti Hedrick, was informed by city officials that she has less than a month to get rid of her family’s 100-pound pot-bellied pig, Olive. The city’s position is that the pig is considered livestock, and zoning ordinances prohibit Olive from living inside city limits. WHIO reports that Hedrick is one of …
Animal Crimes
March 8, 2017
Police: Tennessee man throws mom’s Shih Tzu in trash compactor
A Nashville, Tennessee, man was arrested Tuesday afternoon for supposedly throwing his mother’s Shih Tzu into a trash compactor last month. Arbor Hills Apartments’ surveillance cameras allegedly captured Terrence Clark, 27, drive up, retrieve the dog from the back seat, put it in a plastic bag, and place it into a trash compactor. The 27-year-old …
Animal Crimes
March 3, 2017
San Jose cat killer to register as sex-offender?
On Wednesday, a California judge requested a complete psychological report on a San Jose man accused of killing 21 cats. She’ll determine whether the suspect should register as a sex offender once the report is complete. Mercury News reports that Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sharon A. Chatman not only wanted a psychologist to examine Robert …
Animal Crimes
February 28, 2017
California man steals puppy, owner gets dragged by car
Help police catch this California dog snatcher!
Animal Crimes
February 27, 2017
Two pit bulls snatch, eat Tampa officer’s poodle
A Tampa, Florida, police officer reportedly shot two pit bulls who ate a fellow cop’s poodle. Keithroy George was walking his poodle, named Simba, Monday morning when two loose pit bulls snatched the poodle from his leash and dragged him into the woods. “They grabbed the dog out of my hands, and they no longer …
