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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Help police catch this California dog snatcher!
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 …
A Florida man claimed that his pet dog accidentally shot his girlfriend on Tuesday night. KTRK reports that Jacksonville police responded to Brian Murphy’s 911 call at around 11:25 p.m, off of Patou Drive. When authorities arrived, they met Murphy and his dog, Diesel. Murphy claimed that he let the pup outside at some point during the …
Brandon Fulton has a history of animal cruelty
Last Sunday, citizens living near the failed Oroville Dam in North Sacramento, California, fled to safety over continued fear that the dam might burst and cause dangerous flooding. As authorities checked abandoned properties in the area, they discovered an assortment of exotic animals, including an albino kangaroo, mini-deer, and zebras. California Highway Patrol (CHP) reportedly …
The men have been ordered to volunteer at an animal shelter
The rescue dog’s family insisted he wasn’t guilty — and went the extra mile to prove it
