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

www.huffingtonpost.com | Posted 05.29.2012

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...

MASSIVE Cockfighting Ring Busted In Keys

Posted 05.25.2012

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

New Bird Spices Is Actually A Spray Painted 'Faux Hawk', And The Judge Isn't Laughing

Posted 01.19.2012

A group of New Zealand birdwatchers thought that they encountered a new species -- but really, it was just a faux hawk. A Dannervirke District Cour...

Euthanizing a Loved One

Ken White | Posted 12.13.2011

Ken White

Those of us who work in animal welfare are frequently asked to answer a question that has no answer: When is the right time to end the life of a loved animal? A lousy question, but I guess it's just part of the job.

The Stray Dogs Of Thailand And How Travel Can Help Them

Wendy Diamond | Posted 12.11.2011

Wendy Diamond

Thailand is filled with abandoned pets, but a grassroots effort is beginning to take shape to help these abandoned animals.

New Digs for the Dogs, And Everyone Else

Ken White | Posted 11.22.2011

Ken White

A first of its kind in the nation, PHS/SPCA's new Center is literally a life-saving tool. A 57,600 square foot, three-story-tall life-saving tool built to care for animals in need.

Duff Goldman: The Ace of Cakes On A Sugar High

Regina Varolli | Posted 11.15.2011

Regina Varolli

A lot has changed for Duff Goldman over the past year. The Ace of Cakes has gone off on a motorcycle powered Sugar High, becoming a bi-coastal frequent flyer who told me, "I travel so much I don't have a time zone anymore."

Lending a Helping Paw on the 10-Year Anniversary of 9/11

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.08.2011

Wendy Diamond

While our firefighters and police officers became real-life superheroes on September 11th, we must not forget the four-legged heroes who played a big part.

An Introduction: My Life With the Animals

Ken White | Posted 09.11.2011

Ken White

I've shared my office space with dozens of venomous snakes, and I've been responsible for the lives of hundreds of thousands of homeless dogs, cat and other animals. In all ways, it's work you take home with you.

100 Sled Dogs Slaughtered, Dumped In Mass Grave Following Slump In Tourism

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

The heinous slaughter of 100 dogs in British Columbia has revealed a "dirty secret" of the dog sled industry, according to CKNW. Following the 201...

Majority Willing To Risk Their Lives To Save Pets, Says Study

Posted 05.25.2011

A recent study conducted by a New Zealand university student found that over 50% of pet owners are willing to risk their lives to save a non-human fam...

'Gothic Kittens' Trial Begins: Groomer Holly Crawford Faces Animal Cruelty Charges Over Piercing Cats

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A northeastern Pennsylvania woman is on trial to face animal cruelty charges for marketing "gothic kittens" with ear and nec...

Wellington Dog Slaughter: New Zealand Police Seize Brothers' Weapons After 33 Dogs Are Killed

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Police on Friday seized weapons used by two New Zealand men to slaughter more than 30 dogs owned by a neighbor in what...

Hundreds Of Dead Animals Found In Philadelphia Home

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

PHILADELPHIA -- Investigators say some kind of religious ritual may be behind the discovery of the remains of 400 to 500 dead animals at a Philadelphi...

Arrest is made in duct-taped cat case in Philadelphia

The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

PHILADELPHIA (AP)- Investigators say a Philadelphia teenager wrapped a cat in duct tape, put it in a shopping bag and left it in a neighbor's backyard...

Richmond SPCA CEO Robin Starr's blind, deaf dog dies after 4 hours in hot car

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

RICHMOND, Va. An executive for an anti-animal cruelty group says her 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after she accidentally left him in her hot ca...