Are Cosmetic Companies Still Testing On Animals?
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about cosmetic companies testing their products on animals again. Ground zero was a post back in 2012 by PeTA that you can read here. While Dog Files is not an advocate of PeTA, their work over three decades earlier to stop makeup companies from testing […]
DANGER!!! Dog Restraints In Cars Fail Most Crash Tests!
While not always doing it, I think most responsible dog owners agree that it’s a good idea to use dog restraints to protect your pet in case of a car accident. Well, according to the Center for Pet Safety, a non-profit watchdog group, 25 of 29 products failed during crash tests. “Pet owners should be screaming about […]
New Jersey Man Beats His Dog In SPCA Parking Lot
Pietro Bottino, 68, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after staff members of the area shelter witnessed the man punching his dog. Ironically, the abuse took place in the parking lot of New Jersey’s Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on October 12, 2013. Several staff members saw the man […]
CEO Beats His Dog On Video, Charges Dropped
Daniel Padilla, the CEO of a luxury New York charter-jet company was recorded as he viciously beats his dog, an 8-month-old St. Bernard puppy. Despite the video evidence and a confession from Padilla, the charges were inexplicably dropped by the prosecutors. Padilla, 38, reportedly began beating his dog in the elevator of his penthouse high-rise […]
Romanian Stray Dogs Issued Death Sentence After Boy Dies
The government of Romania has approved a law to slaughter tens and thousands of stray dogs in the country’s capital of Bucharest. The tipping point The decision was made after a 4-year-old boy was killed while playing outside a park with his 6-year-old brother, who was also injured by a pack of dogs. Sadly, this is just […]
Kisha Curtis, Patrick The Pit Bull's Abuser, Gets No Jail Time
Patrick the pit bull, the famed miracle dog of New Jersey, finally had his day in court. Unfortunately, his abuser merely received a slap on the wrist.
367 Pit Bulls Rescued From Massive Dog Fighting Organization
Federal and state investigators have made 12 arrests and rescued 367 pit bull terriers in a multi-state raid to shut down a dog fighting ring in what is believed to be the second-largest raid against organized dog fighting in the United States.
ASPCA Posts Thousands Of Photos To Fight Puppy Mills
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (the ASPCA) is working to end the sale of animals through pet shops that get their puppies from puppy mills by cataloging photos of sick dogs and harsh kennel conditions taken by the federal agency that licenses commercial breeders.
New Jersey Man Charged with Punching Police Dog
Numerous charges have been filed against 22-year-old Angel Mendez who allegedly punched a police dog that helped apprehend him in northern New Jersey.