Dog shot 32 times was also poisoned
If shooting him 32 times wasn’t enough, police say the killer of a 10-year-old American bulldog also surrounded him with poison-filled hot dogs before leaving him tied at a country club fence to die....
View ArticleThe price is not right, Bob Barker says
Bob Barker has made a new public service annoucement for PETA, aimed at calling attention to the suffering of animals used for product testing. Many animals are poisoned, blinded, and killed every year...
View ArticlePoisoned meatballs sicken dogs in Denver
Poisoned meatballs have been found in the yards of at least three Denver homes and have made at least two dogs seriously ill. Two neighbors reported their dogs had become violently sick. One neighbor,...
View ArticleWhen your best friend becomes a lab test
Maybe this is a case of making the best of a bad situation. Maybe it’s a case of man’s best friend making for an even better scientific paper. Maybe, as much as I write about my dog, I have no room to...
View ArticleFather of N.C. State mascot fatally poisoned
The father and two siblings of Tuffy, a Tamaskan who serves as mascot for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack, have died of suspected poisoning. The poisonings are similar to those attempted...
View ArticleTwo pit bull pups die from poisoning after pit bull awareness event in...
Two pit bull puppies died after they were apparently poisoned during a pit bull awareness event in Central Pennsylvania. The event, sponsored by A Darrah Bull Bully Rescue, was held on Saturday at...
View ArticlePoisoned terrier dug up from grave in France
Poisoned and buried alive, a Jack Russell terrier was unearthed in France by a man who saw the ground moving and ran to get a shovel. Firefighters rushed the dog — named Ethan — to an animal hospital,...
View ArticleJustice for Mary: Hundreds show up during hearing for woman accused of...
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Marathon County Courthouse in Wisconsin this week during a hearing for a woman who is accused of killing her boyfriend’s dog and describing her ongoing torture...
View ArticleNew sheriff believes his dog was poisoned
The newly elected sheriff of Chester County, South Carolina, says his dog was poisoned and died early this week. Alex Underwood, the county’s first African-American sheriff, said he left A.J., his...
View ArticleWas Samoyed poisoned at Westminster?
The handler of a prize-winning Samoyed suspects the dog might have been poisoned by animal rights activists during the Westminster Dog Show. And, groundless as the accusations are, the New York Times...
View ArticlePoisoned meatballs claim first victim
A 7-year-old dachshund who ate some of the poisonous meatballs planted in multiple San Francisco neighborhoods early this month has died. Oskar was one of at least three dogs who became sick after...
View ArticleArizona park poisonings placed at eight
Eight dogs are now suspected of ingesting poison in a Mesa, Arizona park, according to a story in yesterday’s Arizona Republic. One of the cases resulted in death — a German shepherd mix named CJ, who...
View ArticleStrychnine meatballs killing Spokane dogs
Poisoned meatballs are believed to have killed three dogs in a Spokane neighborhood last week Several more batches were found Monday on streets in the South Hill neighborhood, KREM-TV reported, though...
View ArticlePoisoned meat kills two dogs in Virginia
Investigators in Virginia are looking for the person who threw poison-spiked meatballs into the yards of at least three homes in Fairfax County, killing two dogs and making a third ill. One of the...
View ArticlePolice department bids farewell to Cheko
Police in Thomasville, North Carolina, paid their tribute to one of their canine partners Thursday – Cheko, a 9-year-old drug-sniffing dog who died after being poisoned. About 150 people gathered for a...
View ArticleA murder mystery at Crufts?
As prestigious and proper as the world of Crufts is, fear, loathing and backstabbing have never been strangers to the world’s largest dog show. Murder, however, was — at least until this year. The...
View ArticleHow does that Second Commandment go?
There doesn’t seem to be much loving of thy neighbor going on around Anderson Valley Christian Church in rural Indiana. Dubois County Sheriff’s deputies arrived there Sunday after reports of gunfire...
View ArticleCustomers say supermarket’s chocolatey kindness poisoned their dogs
To thank its loyal customers, the UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s sent complimentary chocolates through the mail to holders of the store’s reward card. Now, it’s hearing back from some customers who...
View ArticleGang members arrested in China for selling poison darts used to kill dogs for...
Thousands of poisoned syringes that were sold to dog meat vendors to instantly kill dogs on the streets have been seized by police in China. The police investigation led to the discovery of a ton of...
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