Dog Abuse
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18.5K3Caitlyn’s Abuser Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty
Caitlyn’s abuser, William Leonard Dodson, 42, of North Charleston plead guilty to a felony charge of ill-treatment of an animal on Monday....
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9.5K3Dog Trapped in Hot Car for Two Hours Prompts Policy Change for Durham Police
The Durham County Sheriff’s Office announced a policy change that could both make it easier for police to rescue distressed dogs and to...
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13.3KThieves Bust Truck Window to Steal Laptop, Inadvertently Save Dog Locked Inside
A Chicago pub owner believes that a group of thieves that have been preying on the neighborhood unintentionally saved the life of...
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39.1K7Woman Arrested After Dog Dies in Hot Car Parked Outside PetSmart
A Virginia woman was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty yesterday when her dog died after being left alone in a vehicle...
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21.7K1California Police K-9 Dies in Hot Patrol Car
A Porterville, California police dog died after he was left unattended in a patrol car for 90 minutes while his handler worked inside...
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36.6K13(Another) K9 Officer Dies in Hot Patrol Car
Another police K9 was found dead of apparent heat exhaustion, in the back of a parked patrol car in Gainesville, Florida. Alachua...
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Police Rescue Dog Hanging from Truck in Walmart Parking Lot
Arkansas City, Kansas police responding to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart came to the rescue after an employee noticed a small dog...
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13.0K7Another Police K9 Dies After Being Locked in Hot Car
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections initiated a fact-finding investigation when a drug-detection K-9 with the department died after being left in a hot...
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10.5K2Good News! Vermont Law Allows Citizens to Save Dogs From Hot Cars
Good news for Vermont’s dogs! A new Vermont law that took effect July 1 will shield people from civil liability when they...
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Columbus Zoo Staff Rescue Dog From Hot Car in Parking Lot
Staff at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, were forced to break into a vehicle in the zoo’s parking lot...
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Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Intentionally Scaring Dog With Fireworks
A Fulton County, Georgia man is facing animal cruelty charges after video posted to Facebook shows him intentionally terrifying his dog with...
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56.7K36UPDATE! Officer Whose K9 Died in Hot Patrol Car Now Linked With Third K9 Death
A Cherokee County, Georgia police K-9 was found dead in a patrol car on June 10 after her handler, Cherokee County Lt. Dan...
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Kennel Owners Responsible for 23 Dog Deaths Will Serve 23 Days in Jail
It was two years ago last month when tragedy struck at the Green Acre boarding facility in Gilbert, Arizona. Twenty-three dogs, now known...
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Mailman Caught on Tape Pepper Spraying Dogs Through Fence
A northwest Houston mail carrier is under internal investigation after home surveillance captured video of him pepper spraying a family’s three small...
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Dog Dies Following Nail Trim at California PetSmart
When Katherine Rhodes took her 6-year old, 7-pound Chihuahua, Terri Lynn to her local California PetSmart for a simple nail trim on...
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Dog Sitter Accused of Animal Cruelty, Theft Hired Through Popular Online Service
When a Massachusetts firefighter planned to travel to Mexico for a week long vacation, he worried about how his senior dog would fare...
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Bystanders Smash Window to Rescue Dog from Hot Car
It was a sunny Sunday in Katy, Texas, with temperatures reaching into the low 90’s when concerned dog lovers gathered around a...
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UPDATE! Officer Whose K9 Died in Hot Patrol Car Now Linked With Second K9 Death
A Cherokee County, Georgia police K-9 was found dead in a patrol car on June 10 after her handler, Cherokee County Lt. Dan...
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Dozens of U.S. Military Working Dogs Dead in Alleged ‘Revenge Killing’ in Kuwait
An American securities company operating in Kuwait is under investigation after photos leaked to social media, along with allegations of a “revenge...
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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...
