LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a little-known armed revolutionary group. The 19-year-old college student’s infamous abduction in Berkeley, California, led to Hearst joining forces with her captors for a 1974 bank robbery that earned her a prison sentence. […]
ST. LOUIS – Dozens of Labrador rescues are looking for new homes at the Humane Society of Missouri after 97 dogs were rescued last month. Robyn Dexter of the Humane Society was there the day of the rescue, and so was her future dog, Onyx. “A lot of them were living outside. A lot of […]
Deputies seized 25 dogs after cracking a multi-state dog-fighting ring, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said Friday. Deputies seized 25 dogs in cracking a multi-state dog-fighting ring in rural western Iredell County, Sheriff Darren Campbell said Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. “The conditions that some of the dogs were found in were deplorable,” Campbell said in […]
All dogs go to heaven. But a bulldog might find itself headed there years before a border terrier, according to a new study of nearly 600,000 British dogs from more than 150 breeds. Large breeds and breeds with flattened faces had shorter average life spans than smaller dogs and those with elongated snouts, the researchers […]
An Indiana pet groomer adopted 343 dogs, mostly purebred, over the last five years as part of a scheme run by a former animal control supervisor to defraud the county, officials said. Jamie Hubiak, owner of Specialty Pet Grooming, Daycare and Boarding in Evansville, Indiana, was arrested on Jan. 29 and faces three felony charges, […]
One bird, nine cats and 66 small-breed dogs were seized from a mobile home in Felton Monday. Their discovery came after Delaware State Police received a call Monday afternoon about a potential animal cruelty case, Department of Health and Social Services spokesperson Laura Matusheski said in a news release. The animals were found “living in […]
London —A ban on American XL bully dogs came into effect on Thursday in England and Wales after a spate of violent attacks. Now, owners must apply for an exemption, which requires proof of neutering and liability insurance, in order to keep their pets. All XL bullies must be muzzled and kept on a leash […]
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A Detroit father of six is currently on life support after being attacked by a group of dogs while walking home from a bus stop Monday night. “The dogs bit his groin, his head, his back, his legs – they mauled him,” said Harold Phillips’ wife, Shauntaye Phillips. Harold was returning […]
Three Anderson residents who have a record of animal abuse charges dating back years were arrested on multiple counts of animal abuse earlier this month, court records show. Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies said they found five dogs, four kittens and several cats, three rabbits, two doves, two guinea pigs, a beta fish, a turtle, a […]
Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of a young Golden Retriever-mix who was found emaciated in the area of Newton Street and Clyde Street in Brookline. The dog, named “Brooke” by MSPCA staff, was brought to Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain on Wednesday “in need of serious […]
Sheriff’s deputies in Chatham County have charged a 36-year-old woman with 10 counts of animal cruelty after seizing 44 dogs from a home in Bear Creek. Six of the dogs were already dead when investigators reached the property on Oakley Church Road on Thursday, drawn by a citizen’s complaint of “distressing sounds” from the animals, […]
A Washington County man is facing nearly 100 charges after a dozen dogs were found to be emaciated in his house. According to the criminal complaint, Fredrick Frameli brought two dogs to Hidden Valley Animal Clinic in Bentleyville on Dec. 12. The two dogs, both under a year old, were considered emaciated, the complaint said. […]