Roman Gorilyk is now little more than a skeleton. His ribs and collarbones are sticking out, his belly is sunken, his shoulder and hip joints clearly visible under his pale skin. Gorilyk’s extreme emaciation appears to be the result of the two years he spent in Russian captivity. The former checkpoint guard at the Chernobyl […]
Large numbers of California brown pelicans are turning up on shore with signs of malnutrition, prompting a California Department of Fish and Wildlife investigation. California brown pelicans are a federally protected species, and Central and Southern California wildlife rehabilitation facilities have begun admitting “an unusually high number of debilitated pelicans,” according to the CDFW. The […]
A New Paris, Pennsylvania man is facing animal cruelty charges after his dog was found “extremely emaciated” with no access to any food or water. NBC affiliate WJAC reports that state troopers were called to a home in West Saint Clair Township in late February. The homeowner claimed that Thad Knisely, 38, had been repeatedly […]
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 […]
Jan. 3—A Butler County grand jury will consider the case of a woman facing animal cruelty charges after a dead dog and an emaciated horse were found on a Hanover Twp. property. Katie Still, 31, was charged last month when county deputy dog wardens conducted a welfare check on property in the 6000 block of […]