Latest Animal cruelty News
2 people arrested after 200 minks are released from Pennsylvania farm
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — Two people are facing charges following the release of about 200 minks from cages at a central Pennsylvania fur farm. Most of the animals were recovered, according to an official, unlike a similar incident just over a year ago in which thousands of mink were...
Man charged with abandoning dog in floodwaters as Florida residents evacuated ahead of hurricane
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man has been arrested for animal cruelty after authorities say he abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida's Gulf Coast last week shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall. The 23-year-old man from Ruskin, Florida, was...
Cubans searching for a better future leave their pets behind
HAVANA (AP) — Balto, Pepa and Mami were among the lucky ones. After being abandoned by their owners who left Cuba — or simply couldn’t care for them anymore — the dogs were rescued by animal rights activists on the island, who fed them, sterilized them and found them a new...
Wyoming moves ahead with slight change to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — People outraged by how a man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal’s mouth shut and brought it into a bar last winter failed to persuade Wyoming lawmakers on Monday to outlaw killing predators with vehicles as ranching industry representatives stood...
South Korea sets a compensation plan for dog meat farmers before the 2027 ban
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced plans Thursday to compensate farmers and others in the country's dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ban goes into effect in 2027, a move that is drawing opposition from both farmers and some animal rights activists. South...
California governor signs bills to bolster gun control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider stalking and animal cruelty as grounds to restrict access to firearms. The state already has some of the strictest gun laws in the...
A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest adventure alone: traveling hundreds of miles from Wyoming to California. But how the feline named Rayne Beau — pronounced "rainbow" — made it home two...
Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook ’s parent company Meta on Friday lost its appeal in a Kenyan labor court that ruled the company could be sued in Kenya over the mass sacking of content moderators. The court had earlier ruled that Kenyan courts had jurisdiction over the matter, but...
Ohio city continues to knock down claims about pets, animals being eaten
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city remains in an unwelcome spotlight after former President Donald Trump amplified false rumors that members of its recently expanded Haitian immigrant population were abducting and eating pets, elevating in a televised presidential debate the type of inflammatory...
University of Mississippi official and her husband are indicted on animal cruelty charges
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi’s vice chancellor for student affairs is on leave from her job after she and her husband were indicted on animal cruelty charges. Charlotte Pegues and Terry Pegues were served indictments Monday on 10 counts of aggravated animal...
