Current and archived news about pets:
Pets
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Woman in New Jersey Arrested for Alleged Animal Hoarding
Monmouth County resident Marlene Sandford was arrested and charged with 61 counts of animal cruelty after her son reported the alleged hoarding of dozens of dogs to authorities.
July 30, 2020
Government of State in India Bans Trade of Dog Meat
The government of Nagaland recently enacted legislation that bans “import, trade and sale of live dogs and dog meat.”
July 14, 2020
Government of Mississippi Acts to Help Prevent Animal Cruelty
The government recently enacted legislation that makes first-time aggravated animal cruelty a felony offense — the crime previously was a misdemeanor — and increases the penalties for repeat offenses.
July 14, 2020
Dog in Texas Found to Have Contracted Covid-19 from His Owners
The dog was tested for the disease as a precaution after his owners were diagnosed with the illness. He remains healthy and is not believed to pose a threat to other people or animals.
July 11, 2020
Thirty-Eight Dead Puppies Found Aboard a Ukraine International Airlines Plane
The puppies were discovered shortly after the plane arrived recently in Toronto. Many of the more than 450 surviving puppies arrived dehydrated, vomiting and weak. The cause of the deaths is still under investigation but believed to be extreme heat.
July 6, 2020
Man in Mississippi Imprisoned for Physical Abuse of a Dog
Vicksburg resident Walter Stewart III admitted that he slammed his girlfriend's dog on the hood of a truck shortly after getting into an argument with the woman. Stewart was jailed for six months and fined $2,500.
July 2, 2020
'Laundering' of Exotic Animals for the Pet Trade in Japan Revealed
A report recently issued by TRAFFIC indicates that "historically Japan has been one of the biggest consumers of exotic pets" and the country's “weak legislation and porous borders are...a boon for traffickers.”
June 26, 2020
Government of Virginia Enacts Legislation to Protect Dogs Kept Outdoors
The legislation that prohibits keeping dogs chained up outdoors in extreme cold or heat and increases the minimum length of chains to which dogs are attached outdoors from 10 to 15 feet.
June 26, 2020
Man in Missouri Imprisoned for Killing of Kittens
St. Peters resident Kaine Louzader was recently sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to felony animal abuse charges. Louzader had been accused of torturing and killing cats he obtained via "free to good home” ads posted on Craigslist.
June 20, 2020
Chinese Government Reclassifies Dogs from 'Livestock' to 'Companion Animals'
The government did not explicitly prohibit consumption of dog meat and the legality of such consumption in China is now unclear.
May 23, 2020
