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 […]
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.
Why Animal Cruelty Laws Need To Have Bite
Recently, animal cruelty has been all over the news: Emmanuel Alfredo Tadeo, a 28 year old Georgia resident pleaded guilty to four charges, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Animal Cruelty, Animal Cruelty and Battery, after he was arrested for beating his girlfriend with her dead Pomeranian, Murphy who he killed minutes beforehand. After receiving an upsetting phone […]
Audrey The Pit Bull Shows Incredible Will To Live
ILLINOIS — She was abandoned, had nearly starved to death and hobbled on swollen, infected feet. But the strawberry-blond pit bull with a tan nose and brown eyes rebounded – and waltzed her way into many people’s hearts. Along the way, she earned a new name. “We named her Audrey because it means ‘noble strength’ […]
Man Who Beat, Killed Girlfriend's Dogs Sentenced to 5 Years
A 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to beating and killing his girlfriend’s dogs last year was sentenced to five years and four months in state prison, District Attorney, Bonnie Dumanis announced Friday. Patrick Caleb Land pleaded guilty to three counts of animal cruelty in September after being arrested and extricated to San Diego from North […]
161 Malamutes Rescued From Montana Puppy Mill
It’s survival of the fittest for 161 malamutes recently rescued from a dog kennel in Jefferson City. “Some are doing better than others,” said Wendy Hergenraeder, state director for the Humane Society of the United States, a Billings resident who is part of a team assisting in caring for the dogs. The dogs were recently […]
The Story Of Buttercup: Dog Files Success Story
On June 13th, a special 2 month old mangey puppy came into my life. Covered in scabs, bloody with open wounds, swollen from secondary skin infections, eye infections, and urinary tract infections. This little girl was a complete mess. The question was, how did a young puppy end up in a such a pitiful state? […]
Coffee The Dog Forced to Panhandle All Day At Mets And Yankees Games
For years now, at every Mets and Yankees game, she’s been forced to sit outside for hours on end with a pipe in her mouth, wearing what is believed to be a shock collar hidden by colorful bandanas and silly outfits with neither food, nor water, nor rest, just so her owner can panhandle for […]