A brief in the Jan. 1 paper reported that the American Kennel Club (AKC) has created yet another ‘breed’ of dog called dogo Argentino. The dog’s ears were cropped to create a desired look. The surgery ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara County SPCA Human Law Enforcement agents are investigating claims of an illegal ear cropping set-up out of Lockport. Ear cropping is a surgery where the soft part of a ...

QUESTION: My wife and I got a young Schnauzer for Christmas. We are debating whether or not to have its ears cropped. Could you give a little information on the operation? ANSWER: Today, ear cropping ...

TORTURE CHARGE. -- CHARGES. >> THEY’RE IN EFFECT MUTILATING AN ANIMAL. SARAH: IN THIS HOME NEAR 26TH AND JONES, HUMANE SOCIETY OFFICERS AND POLICE SAY THEY FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN ILLEGAL EAR-CROPPING ...

Two dying puppies dropped off at a Philadelphia animal hospital led to a Pennsylvania SPCA investigation that rescued 12 more dogs from two city properties, at one of which animals were undergoing ...

In one of the most disturbing animal cruelty cases in recent years, a couple in Stoke-on-Trent, England, has been convicted for running an illegal ear-cropping operation — a barbaric practice that has ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The owner of a Rhode Island car wash has been charged with allowing illegal dog ear cropping surgery at his business. WJAR-TV reports that 32-year-old Daniel Guerriero was ...

The puppy was brought to the veterinarian with his tail mangled. Infection had set in, and the smell was awful. Someone had put a rubber band around his tail to dock it so he would "look right." ...