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Man in Florida Imprisoned for One Year for Beating a Dog to Death
Ponce Inlet resident Travis Archer entered a no contest plea to felony animal cruelty after the Supreme Court of Florida declined to hear his case. Archer in addition to being jailed was sentenced to three years of probation.
December 3, 2019
United States Government Makes Acts of Severe Animal Cruelty Felonies
President Donald Trump recently signed into law the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, which makes the worst and most malicious acts of animal cruelty, including crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating and impaling, federal crimes.
November 29, 2019
Authorities Seize Six Barn Owls from Man Trying to Sell Them Illegally
Richard Collins, who is a resident of the town of Walsall in England, was arrested and ordered to do 80 hours of community service and pay court costs.
November 22, 2019
Woman Fined for Stealing a Puppy from a Neighbor in England
Manchester resident Shannagh Cookson claimed she "heard crying" and that the dog was "treated badly." Cookson was ordered to do 150 hours of community service and pay £600 (US $775) in compensation.
November 22, 2019
Last Dog Slaughterhouse Remaining in Seoul Shut Down
The government of Seoul recently finished shutting down all of the dog slaughterhouses in the city. The operation was started in February.
November 6, 2019
Puppy Mill Operator Found Guilty of Animal Neglect in Iowa
Manly resident Barbara Kavars was given a suspended sentence of 420 days in jail, fined $910 and placed on probation for two years after being convicted.
November 5, 2019
Walmart Ends Sales of Live Fish
The policy change was made in response to reports of severe mistreatment of fish being sold as pets.
October 26, 2019
Dog Dies During a United Airlines Flight from Boston to Fort Lauderdale
The airline is claiming that the dog “injured itself while chewing through and escaping his kennel” but the results of a necropsy performed on the animal suggest that he died of heatstroke.
September 28, 2019
Man in Florida Fined for Improper Euthanization of Cats
A judge recently ordered Paul Zhang to pay almost $3,000 in fines and prohibited him from trapping cats for euthanizing 27 of the animals without their caretakers' permission as part of his "trap-neuter-vaccinate-release" work.
September 27, 2019
New York State Government Facilitates Rescue of Pets Trapped in Cars
The government has enacted legislation that allows emergency responders to rescue pets in cars in cases of “extreme heat or cold without proper ventilation or other protection, which puts the animal in danger of death or serious injury.”
September 10, 2019
