Animal cruelty

A $1,500 reward is on offer to find the culprit after the creature was found bound up with duct tape in Seminole County.

The El Paso Police Department said it was investigating the incident as a case of animal cruelty.

A man from San Juan, Puerto Rico, was arrested Saturday evening for killing a dog after shooting it multiple times. He was later released on $60,000 bond.

"This act is illegal on a number of accounts," non-profit organization White Shark Conservation Trust said.

"You eat murdered animals, you will never be like us — we are vegans and love animals," the couple is said to have told the inspector as the puppies were seized.

Late Tuesday night, 15 kittens were found shot to death in Dunn County, Wisconsin. Police are offering a $3,000 reward for the capture of the killer.

A three-year-old first-place winning greyhound was discovered to be doped up on significant amounts of methamphetamine, according to a post-race urine test. Now, New Zealand's entire dog racing industry is under review.

A video from June 18, 2020, showed the group beating the goats with a spiked mace, a medieval weapon, slitting their throats and ordering dogs to attack them.

A woman has paid the adoption fees for all of the dogs at an animal shelter after earning money through an investment in Dogecoin.

Numerous people tried to alert the man about the dog tied to the back of his car before his vehicle finally stopped, police said.

Video footage of a horse going through a local car wash has police looking into potential animal abuse.

In a disturbing video posted on TikTok, a man is seen punching a possum sitting on a fence and animal advocates have begun to sound off online.

A California nail technician has sparked controversy online for her viral posts in which she puts press-on nails on her dog's paws.

On March 20, Mandy Garner's shih tzu, two-year-old Gizmo, sustained severe injuries in what Garner says was an acid attack.

Officials said that 10 of the baby tortoises found in a suitcase headed for mainland Ecuador had died.

Experts say the raccoons were being electrocuted in such a way that they would still be conscious while experiencing a slow, agonizing death.

Dogfighting is a felony in all 50 states and illegal gambling and drug sales often take place at such events, with the animals involves often dying due to injuries.

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The men reportedly told police they were punishing the pet for biting one of them, but PETA tells Newsweek they are likely to avoid any legal consequences.

A woman made the gruesome discovery near Foresthill, around 50 miles northeast of Sacramento.

A video of care worker Rehan Baig abusing the birds - which were pets - was saved under the file name 'family vids'.

Lowe, who had a recent court date for a case involving an illegal big cat business in Las Vegas, had faced charges of animal neglect.

Ocean sunfish are the heaviest bony fish in the world, weighing as much as 5,100 pounds.

More than 70 cats, including 11 feral cats, were found at the woman's home, as well as 28 dead cats and a dead squirrel.

Dozens of labeled, frozen cat corpses, plus forty sick cats have been found at a residence in eastern France littered with trash and excrement.

A USDA report found wolves, bears, tigers and other animals suffering from medical neglect and dangerous living conditions.

Pastor Lloyd Plumbar of the Holy Fight Ministries claims the state's cockfighting ban is in breach of his constitution religious freedoms.

More than 600 animals were removed from a home during a rescue operation in the Buchanan community.

PETA asked for the zoo from the Netflix docuseries to be investigated after video and photos allegedly showed young lions suffering from medical neglect.

The animal rights organization is offering the reward to anyone with leads that result in the arrest and conviction of the suspect.