Dogs & Laws
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4.3K5Can You Help to Find This Injured Dog’s Owner?
The Western Pennsylvania Humane Society is seeking the public’s help in finding the owner of a severely injured dog. The dog, a...
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4.7K3Charleston Doctor Charged in Death of 9 Dogs
A Charleston, South Carolina gastroenterologist has been charged with 9 counts of ill treatment of animals and one count of animal torture...
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3.7K5Help Find The Person that Abused and Abandoned this Dog
Animal rescuers and police in Washita County, Oklahoma are searching for answers while a severely abused dog fights for her life. Last...
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5.9K14Neighbor Facing Animal Torture Charges After Dog Dies
Three days before he had to be euthanized, Jim Stotts and his wife noticed their 14-year old dog, Nibbles becoming very ill....
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4.0K4Dog Sitter Charged in Death of Two Senior Dogs
A Warwick, New York dog-sitter was arrested and charged with two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty and confining an animal to a hot...
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4.4K6Police Officer Shoots, Kills Dog in Front of 6-Year old Girl
On Friday afternoon, Apollo, a 16-month old German Shepherd mix slipped out the front door. Moments later he would be shot in...
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4.7K6Maryland Police Break Truck Window to Rescue Overheated Dog
Despite repeated warnings by police, news stations, animal advocates, and the general public, people continue to carelessly leave dogs inside parked cars....
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7.5K12Green Acre Dog Deaths: Evidence Proves Dogs Didn’t Chew Through Wire
It was nearly one month ago when tragedy struck at the Green Acre boarding facility in Gilbert, Arizona. In what was initially...
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3.7K4Police Need Your Help Finding This Animal Abuser
The Austin, Texas police department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the person responsible for severely injuring and abandoning a dog...
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5.8K12Boston Bombing Survivor & Her Service Dog Kicked Out of TJ Maxx Store
Sydney Corcoran was seriously injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. The teenager suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the...
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Cop Shoots, Kills ‘Vicious Dog’ Locked Inside Parked Car
A Coeur d’Alene, Idaho police officer fatally shot what he described as a “vicious pit bull” yesterday morning. However, the dog’s owner...
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7.9K38Dog Dies in Walmart Parking Lot During Owner’s 13-Hour Shopping Spree
A 49-year old woman from Crestview, Florida, was arrested on Monday and charged with one count of misdemeanor cruelty to animals after leaving...
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WV State Troopers Shoot, Kill Beagle-Mix During Search for Unrelated Fugitive
It’s a story that’s happening all too often these days – police enter an unsuspecting dog owner’s property, unannounced and without warning,...
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Veteran Denied Hotel Room Because of Service Dog
Former Army Sgt. Robert Price was vacationing in Daytona Beach, Florida when he was turned away and refused a room at the...
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Michigan Man Facing Charges After Rescuing Puppy from Hot Car
Alex Soper of Jackson, Michigan is facing criminal charges for breaking a car window to rescue a Golden Retriever puppy left trapped...
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17 Dogs Die of Heat Exhaustion at Arizona Boarding Kennel
Seventeen dogs, all clients of Green Acre Dog Boarding facility in Gilbert, Arizona, have died of apparent heat exhaustion in what police...
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Missing Dog was Restrained When Police Officer Slit Her Throat
Nala, a 7-year old Shar Pei, escaped from her Baltimore backyard on Saturday morning. While Nala’s owner was searching for her beloved...
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7.1K26Dog Walker Locks 8 Dogs in Hot Van While She Shops at the Mall
With the windows down, the doors locked, and the sun beating down, 8 dogs were trapped, leashed in the back of a...
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Louisiana Officer that Shot Dog Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty
Last April, Sulphur, Louisiana police officer Brian Thierbach became the center of an investigation after he shot and killed a dog that was...
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Dog Dies in Locked SUV at Arizona Shopping Mall
Phoenix police are investigating a possible case of animal cruelty after a dog died inside a locked SUV in a mall parking...
