Animal Cruelty

Video Shows North Korean Bears And Monkeys Reportedly Forced To Roller Skate, Jump Rope

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 06.01.2012

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Footage covertly filmed by the Sun during a one-week stay in North Korea shows bears and monkeys being forced to perform tricks in gaudy costumes at a...

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'NIGHTMARE': Smell Of 36 Decaying Dead Cats May Have Set Off Fire Alarm

The Huffington Post | Hilary Hanson | Posted 05.30.2012

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Officials responding to a 2 a.m. fire alarm at a home in Bradley Beach, NJ, were horrified to find the house filled with the bodies of 36 dead cats. ...

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ANIMAL DUMPER? This Vet Is Accused Of Tossing Dead Pets On The Highway

www.huffingtonpost.com | Posted 05.29.2012

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HARRISON, N.Y. -- A New York veterinarian has been charged with dumping 35 euthanized pets alongside a highway. The Society for the Prevention of C...

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MASSIVE Cockfighting Ring Busted In Keys

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Spca, Cockfighting, Miami News, Keys News, Monroe County, Animals, 250 Chickens, Narcotics Investigation, Key West Jorge Blanco, Florida Keys News, Jorge Blanco Cockfight, Miami News

During a drug bust at Rockland Key apartments on Thursday, Monroe County Sheriff investigators stumbled upon what appeared to be a massive cockfightin...

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PHOTOS: Graphic Illustrations Of Animal Cruelty

Sue Coe | Posted 05.17.2012

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Hidden in dark sheds, force fed other species body parts and waste, animals exist and die for the propaganda of "meat," that it tastes good, and is good for us. Nothing is further from the truth.

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Undercover Video Reveals Tennessee Walking Horses Tortured To Win Championships

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Horse Abuse, Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Animal-Welfare, Video, Animal-Rights, Graphic Video, Humane Society, Graphic Animal Abuse, Animal Abuse, Animal Cruelty Charges, Green News

Graphic undercover video shot by investigators from the Humane Society of the United States and obtained by ABC News has revealed shocking alleged tor...

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Woman Who Allegedly Squeezed 3 Kittens To Death On The Loose

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Cats, Kittens, Mug Shots, Prescription Pills, Ashley Barnes Killed 3 Kittens, Animals in the News, Ashley Barnes, Crime News

Hopped up on a friend's prescription pills, Ashley Barnes allegedly went on a rampage, squeezing three 2-week-old kittens so hard their intestines fel...

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Man Strangled Pit Bull For Urinating On His Leg

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.08.2012

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A pissed off Connecticut man was arrested this week after he allegedly strangled his pit bull-boxer mix to death because the animal peed on him. Br...

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Little Naja

Liz Keller | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animal Rescue, Pets, Pet Adoption, Adopting Pets, Animal Shelters, Animal Shelter, Green News

As Naja settles in, I start to see how the abuse has hurt him. Any quick movements make him jump; any attempts to pet his head cause him to flinch. I have my work cut out for me, as I want him to trust and feel secure.

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263 Seized Dogs Need Your Help!

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.07.2012

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Police raided a Florida residence with 263 dogs -- at least by one count -- found in sickening conditions outside their owner's home. Now animal re...

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How to Go Vegetarian the Right Way

Ethos Magazine | Posted 05.04.2012

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Switching to a plant-based diet can lessen your contribution to global warming and the overall use of resources. It can also boost your health.

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Man Stomps On Hawk In Front Of Cops

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.02.2012

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Cops in Springfield, Mass., claim they watched a man surprise-attack a hawk on Tuesday, stomping the bird with his boot and continuing his assault wit...

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Police: Woman Bit Family Dog, Mother During Drunken Argument

Posted 04.30.2012

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A 19-year-old suburban Chicago woman was arrested over the weekend and charged with biting a dog during a domestic incident also involving her mother....

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Celebrating 20 Years of Free the Animals

Bill Maher | Posted 04.30.2012

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Free the Animals tells the riveting, real-life story of the people who put on disguises, use fake IDs, or jimmy their way into laboratories in order to carry out the daring rescues of animals used in experiments and of the insiders, the whistleblowers, who risk their jobs to help them.

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Can The Internet Save This Lamb?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.29.2012

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Oh, art. That magical, enigmatic practice that allows you to do anything you want in its name. You could shoot yourself, give birth to a child or lose...

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WATCH: Artist Endures Animal Testing In Cosmetics Protest

Posted 04.26.2012

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How far would you go to protest animal testing in cosmetics and other consumer products? A performance artist in London recently agreed to undergo pro...

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Dogfighting, Puppy Mill Victims Get Second Chance At Pet Rehab

AP | SUE MANNING | Posted 04.24.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Snarf was underweight with a heart murmur and a possible ulcer when he was rescued from a Kentucky puppy mill. He had hookworm, fleas a...

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GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Owner Pulls Horse Behind His Truck

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.24.2012

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Connecticut state cops are probing an elderly author after pictures surfaced of his horse being dragged behind his truck on Sunday. Culver Modisett...

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Giant Rat Killed In England

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.23.2012

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An English man named Brian Watson killed a large rat his granddaughter's boyfriend found while cutting grass, Sky News reports. "I heard him shout...

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Councilman's Personal Experience With Puppy Mills Inspires New Anti-Mill Measure

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.19.2012

The cute puppy and kitten faces peering out from Los Angeles malls and storefronts could soon all be rescues. The LA City Council Tuesday voted 11-1 i...

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Trayvon Martin Case Reminds Us: Never Be Silent

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 04.17.2012

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PETA's new campaign, "Never Be Silent," is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." It encourages everyone to speak up for others whose pain is often casually ignored.

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Puppy Mill With 350 Dogs Highlights Need For Puppy Protection Act

Posted 04.16.2012

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Michigan's so-called "puppy protection act" is getting a new push following a case of animal cruelty in Alleghan County that some say might have been ...

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Happy Easter: Rick Scott Legalizes Neon Pink Chicks

Posted 04.23.2012

Florida Governor Rick Scott just approved an agricultural bill, which permits animals to be dyed neon green and dayglo pink. But don't dip any liv...

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Flour Power

Ari Solomon | Posted 04.04.2012

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Since last week, it's been impossible to escape the news of Kim Kardashian's encounter with a mysterious "flour bomber" who doused her during the launch of her new fragrance in Los Angeles.

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PHOTOS: PETA Plans Protest Of White House Tradition

Posted 04.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's hard to know if you should feel worse for the kids or the birds. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will be protesting ...

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