A Riverside rental property where two dogs were found caged inside a padlocked storage shed, starving and lacking water, was the focus of an investigation Tuesday by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. Agency spokesman John Welsh said animal control officers were alerted Saturday night to potentially injured canines in a shed adjacent to […]
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(CNN) — A 12-year-old boy left his puppy outside a shelter with a stuffed animal and a touching note: He wanted to spare him the wrath of his abusive father. The boy, who identfied himself as Andrés, left the pitbull puppy at a shelter in the Mexican state of Michoacan on February 13. A dog […]
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A woman was arrested Thursday in Brevard County after she was caught on camera shoving an emaciated dog into the trunk of a car, the sheriff said. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in a video posted to the agency’s Facebook page Thursday night that Sara Perry has been arrested and charged with felony animal […]
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Port Hueneme Police have arrested a homeless man who is suspected of kicking a small dog approximately 15 feet into the air. The officers responded to a disturbing the peace call at Hueneme Beach last Friday afternoon to discover the transient, Dylan McTaggert, throwing punches at life guards. When he saw the police arrive, he […]
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A Coachella woman suspected of dumping seven puppies in a trash dumpster pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony animal cruelty charges. Deborah Sue Culwell, 54, is accused of leaving the 3-day-old puppies in a bin outside a Napa Auto Parts store at 49251 Grapefruit Blvd. on April 18. Security surveillance video from the location allegedly […]
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A woman has been arrested after her dog drowned in Naticook Lake in New Hampshire last week. On June 8, Merrimack police responded to 116 Naticook Road for a dog that had drowned in Naticook Lake around 7:30 p.m, according to officials. Witnesses told officials that a woman, later identified as Nancy Bucciarelli, of Merrimack, […]
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A popular dog-walking service is accused of hiring someone who deserted a badly-injured dog that required 50 stitches Monday then ignoring the owner’s complaints. Melissa Dauster has used the Wag! app for months with no problem until she got home to find blood on her fence and porch. When she opened the door, her worst […]
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A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever threw a dog onto a Louisiana interstate with duct-taped legs. Webster Humane Association Incorporated in Minden posted on Facebook that the dog, who they named Faith, was thrown onto I-20. The dog was run over and dragged down the road. “Unfortunately […]
