Three agencies to probe Cecil County SPCA
The Maryland State Police confirmed this week it will investigate allegations of misconduct and animal cruelty at the SPCA in Cecil County, where two other state agencies have also launched inquirires....
View ArticleNew policy gives dogfighting victims a chance
Animals seized from dogfighting operations and other cruelty investigations deserve a right to be independently reviewed, instead of being automatically euthanized, a coalition of animal welfare groups...
View ArticleLeash law hearing is tomorrow
Reminder: A Baltimore City Council committee takes up the subject of leash laws at a 9 a.m. meeting in City Hall tomorrow (Tuesday). The hearing, before the council’s Judiciary & Legislative...
View ArticleIn a scent but proven guilty
A sheriff’s deputy in Texas whose scent tracing dog has identified suspects in crimes has been named in two lawsuits arguing that scent evidence is often scant evidence. The Victoria Advocate reported...
View ArticlePennsylvania pulls license of big puppy dealer
The Pennslyvania Department of Agriculture has revoked the kennel license of CC Pets, a Lancaster County puppy broker with a history of violations under its previous name. Once known as Puppy Love, the...
View ArticleSubaru donates custom Outback to ASPCA
Subaru of America, Inc. has donated a custom-designed Outback to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), to help them collect and process evidence at animal crime scenes....
View ArticleKansas law student seeks justice for dogs
In a typical animal cruelty case — on those rare occasions they do get to court — you’ll see an attorney representing the people, and another representing a defendant. But you don’t see one...
View ArticleFire dog memorial arriving in DC
The National Fire Dog Monument, a memorial to accelerant-detecting dogs, is scheduled to arrive today in Washington. Over the weekend, the sculpture stopped in Bloomington, about halfway through a...
View ArticleD.C. exhibit looks at horrors of dogfighting
Spiked collars, break sticks and Michael Vick’s indictment papers are among items on display at a new exhibit at the Crime Museum in downtown D.C. The dogfighting exhibit, put together by the ASPCA, is...
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