Tag: Animal Cruelty: Page 4

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Fla. Police Arrest Inebriated Man After Horse Pursuit

An intoxicated man who led Florida police officers on a 30-minute chase while riding a horse was arrested after his father tackled him off the animal.

September 26, 2012

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St. Louis PD Assigns Officer to Animal Abuse Crimes

Officer Louis Naes, a nine-year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department, has become the department's first animal abuse investigator and a member of the new Animal Abuse Task Force. It includes the circuit attorney's office, mayor's office, the health department, and Stray Rescue of St. Louis.

September 24, 2012

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70,000 Chickens Die After Drunk Man Cuts Power To Coop

A 21-year-old Maryland man now faces multiple charges after he allegedly caused the deaths of 70,000 chickens in Delmar when he broke in to a poultry farm while intoxicated.

August 28, 2012

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Calif. Sheriff, Deputy Face $10M Suit Over Seized Horse

A former Carmel woman is claiming that a Putnam County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy who was president of the Putnam Humane Society confiscated her $35,000 horse in 2006 and sold it to the deputy's sister for $100.

July 31, 2012

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Calif. Police Dog Found Emaciated at Former Officer's Home

An anonymous tip led the SCPA to the severely emaciated and dehydrated German shepherd Ingo, who weighed 55 pounds or about 25 pounds less than a healthy dog.

March 25, 2012

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Video: Court Rules N.C. Trooper who Kicked K-9 Should Get Job Back

A widely distributed video of a North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper kicking his narcotics-sniffing dog brought an outpouring of sympathy for the Belgian Malinois that stumbled to the ground in the incident.

February 8, 2012

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Woman Left Six Cats In Closet to Die

Faint meows led Palm Bay (Fla.) Police office George Santiago to a barricaded closet where he found a starving, flea-infested cat inside the closet alongside the decomposing remains of five cats.

December 19, 2010

Gangs

Animal Pit Fights

Hip-hop stars, drug dealers, and notorious gang members frequented every cock fighting derby. Because guns and other weapons were openly exposed, disputes often resulted in assaults and homicides.

October 16, 2008

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Firepaw Recognizing Pet Abuse Book

Firepaw

“Silent Victims” is a book for those who come in contact with animal victims and perpetrators of animal abuse. It provides an overview of the most critical scientific and anecdotal findings about the factors surrounding animal abuse. The user-friendly book’s goal is to provide strategies for identifying abusers of animals and alerting the proper people to such behavior, which is often a precursor to violence against people.

August 31, 2006