Animal cruelty

"Officers observed the horse to be extremely exhausted, dripping in sweat and shaking uncontrollably. The horse fell shortly after and stopped breathing," the City of Brookshire police chief said.

Frank Jesse, 45, was taken into custody after his live-in girlfriend checked his phone when the cat, named Oliver, started behaving oddly.

The trade has placed unprecedented pressure on global donkey populations and even caused them to suffer drastic declines in some countries.

Authorities said the remains of the deep water sharks were found dumped on Strandfontein beach in Cape Town, South Africa.

"The management and protection of private wetlands that is incentivized and funded by the sale of American alligator eggs and hides benefits [other] species as well," the state argued in its complaint.

New documentary "When Lambs Become Lions" follows elephant poachers and the rangers trying to stop them.

PETA said its exposé into the Russian fur trade revealed animals including rabbits, minks and chinchillas were subjected to shocking abuse.

Farrow tweeted the image on Tuesday, writing: "@realDonaldTrump tell your sons that animal cruelty is now a crime."

The new piece of legislation will allow law enforcement to prosecute people carrying out acts of cruelty against animals. Anyone who breaks the law will face a hefty fine and a jail sentence of up to 7 years.

Emily Benton said her mother discovered their rescue cat, named Herbie, in a dire state at the back door of their house in Walsall in Birmingham, U.K.

Beneath the silly White House tradition is a compelling story of cruelty and climate change.

Christopher Eloshway, 34, was arrested after he allegedly beat his uncle's Shih Tzu to death in Boynton Beach, Florida.

The injured dog, a female German Shepard named Zoe, was rescued earlier this month after being found by a UPS driver. She was living outside in a plastic pet crate that was lined with hay.

Amos Price, 30, was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail after he was caught on surveillance footage setting a dog loose on a cat in Walsall, England.

Jacob Daniel Price, 30, has been charged with two counts of premeditated murder and two counts of aggravated animal cruelty.

The small dog was rushed to the vet where it was proununced dead.

There are approximately 1.25 million alligators in the state of Florida,

The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act gets bipartisan support after it was passed in the House.

Animal rights organization PETA called out actor Jason Momoa for pulling a "sad stunt" that it said ignores the cruel treatment of captive animals used for television and film.

Tanner Maggard, 19, is accused of mutilating the animal on a baby changing table in the restroom of an Arby's in the Kansas City suburb of Lee's Summit.

Jason Aaron Gibson tossed the iguana into the alligator pen at the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm in Key West, Florida.

Officers had been sent to the residence in Edgewater, Florida, for a well-being check on the three juveniles.

A police officer found a bowl of dog food surrounded by blood at the suspect's home.

Princess Franklin claimed she was trying to get rid of the severely malnourished animal left by a former roommate.

The new law bans the sale and manufacturing of all new fur products throughout California, as well as placing restrictions on hunting and circuses.

"It takes a truly callous person to skin a dog alive and it's completely heartbreaking," said Amanda Good, state director for the Humane Society.

David Mohr of The Roleaux Foundation donated the funds after his own pup was killed in a botched car robbery earlier this year.

"As a dog owner myself, I was completely appalled when we received a complaint of such horrific animal cruelty in our community," said St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office chief Randy Smith.

One cat needed surgery to treat its wounds after the man placed meat on fish hooks as bait for cats.

"Dogfighting is a blight on humanity, one that has no place in the Northern District of Florida or anywhere else," Lawrence Keefe, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, said in a press release.