An animal rights group has filmed the practice and calls for clear standards in prosecuting steer tailers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Current board resident Scooby enjoys head scratches from Ruff Haven board member Stan Stensrud before going for a short walk at ...

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - An Ellisville man is now behind bars after police say he was caught on camera abusing multiple animals at the Laurel-Jones County Animal Rescue League. WDAM 7 was not able to ...

MONTPELIER — A proposed new law requiring defendants in animal abuse cases to post a monthly bond for the care of abused animals while in shelters is making its way through the Legislature. The bill, ...

CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — Animal abuse. It's a troubling crime, and the numbers are troubling in the Palmetto State. South Carolina ranks 40th out of 50 states when it comes to laws protecting ...

A self-proclaimed dog breeder has been accused of severely abusing animals by Arizonan authorities, who allegedly found starved and dead dogs in apartments he owns. Police in Phoenix teamed up with ...

A Georgia man was sentenced last week to 475 years in prison for facilitating dog fights and abusing animals, which included 107 dogs seized at his property in November 2022, authorities said. It's ...

As animal abuse cases rose by almost 40% in two years in Connecticut, lawmakers are eyeing stronger penalties and a statewide public database for animal abusers, much like the state’s sex offender ...

Nikolas Cruz, the 19 year-old who methodically killed 17 people at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida had a history of animal cruelty. He posted pictures of dead animals on ...

SALT LAKE CITY — "I have seen firsthand that child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse and animal cruelty rarely occur in isolation," said Kristina Pulsipher, co-founder of Ruff Haven, a nonprofit ...