Animal Advocates Archives - Page 11 of 14

Professional Athletes Make Plea to End Dog Fighting: ‘It’s animal cruelty, plain and simple’

Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright, along with former Seahawks safety Jordan Babineaux, and MMA legend Matt Hume, are speaking out in a...

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Michigan Mall Shuts Down Puppy Store After Public Outcry

Less than one week after opening their doors to the public, a Michigan puppy store will close it’s doors for good. The...

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Undercover Video Exposes Severe Cruelty Inside China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival

Undercover footage released exclusively today by nonprofit Last Chance For Animals (LCA) exposes the horrific abuse and torture endured by dogs inside...

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Yulin Dog Meat Festival: 200 Dogs Rescued from Slaughter

Despite worldwide outcry and repeated efforts by animal activists to put an end to the Yulin Dog Eating Festival, a yearly tradition...

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Proposed Law Will Allow California Residents to Smash Car Windows to Save Dogs

California lawmakers are proposing new legislation that would grant residents permission to use necessary means, including smashing windows, to rescue dogs trapped...

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Dog Bite Statistics: A Year in Review

While Dog Bite Prevention Week (May 15 – May 21) is coming to an end, it’s vitally important that pet owners, parents,...

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VIDEO: Hot Cars Kill Dogs

Panicked, hopeless, and unable to cool down, many dogs left in hot cars die each year. The temperature inside a parked car...

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A Starving, Neglected Dog’s Transformation is Nothing Short of Miraculous

Angel was found severely neglected, starving, and barely clinging to life when START Rescue and The Dog Rescuers stepped in to help. They...

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Take the Pledge to Stop Supporting Puppy Mills

The ASPCA is employing a national fleet of puppy interrogators to help put an end to puppy mills. In the video below,...

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Cesar Millan Under Investigation for Possible Animal Cruelty

The self-proclaimed “Dog Whisperer” and television dog trainer, Cesar Millan, is currently under investigation and facing possible animal cruelty charges stemming from...

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Is Cesar Milan Being Unfairly Judged? You Decide

While many animal lovers are outraged after an episode of Cesar Millan’s NatGeo television show, Cesar 911, wherein a dog, with a known...

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Chihuahua Seeks Refuge in Undercarriage of Police Cruiser

A Phoenix, Arizona police officer got quite the surprise when he was patrolling a neighborhood and encountered a pack of small dogs...

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High School Shop Class Builds Hundreds of Dog Houses for Shelters & Needy Pets

Mr. Stewart’s high school students are learning a valuable trade and an even more valuable lesson in compassion in his shop class...

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Georgia Lawmakers Vote on a State Dog – And It’s Not What You’d Expect!

Over the years, Georgia lawmakers had designated a state vegetable – the Vidalia onion, a state bird – the Brown Thrasher, and...

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Following K9 Krijger’s Fatal Shooting, Anderson Cooper Donates Bulletproof Vests to All Norfolk K9s

Four days after a Norfolk, Virginia police dog was shot and killed in a standoff between police and a man who’d barricaded...

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Heroic Dog Lover Killed Saving a Dog He Didn’t Even Know

David “Krockett” Krieger, a husband, son, brother, father, friend, and protector of animals lost his life standing up for what he believed...

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Tired of Watching Dogs Suffer in Cold Weather, Man Builds Dog Houses for Free

Casey Evans has been a dog lover his entire life. When he thinks back to his own childhood dog, a pit bull...

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Weigh In! So, Michael Vick is an Animal-Rights Activist Now?

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Michael Vick served 18-months of a 23-month prison sentence after he was found guilty of bankrolling a dog-fighting operation, Bad...