Animal Abuse
UC Berkeley Law Student Pleads Not Guilty In Vegas Bird Beheading
A University of California, Berkeley, law student accused in the beheading of an exotic bird at a Las Vegas Strip resort has pleaded not guilty to animal killing and torture charges.
Windsor Man Gets Probation For Starving Retired Racehorse To Death
A Windsor man was sentenced Friday to three years’ informal probation and 200 hours of community service in Sonoma County Superior Court in connection with the death of a retired thoroughbred racehorse on his property in 2010.
California Bill Limiting Undercover Investigations Of Farm Animal Abuse Pulled
A California bill that would have limited undercover farm animal abuse investigations has been pulled by its author amid stiff and growing opposition.
Cockfighting Operation Discovered In Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa police have discovered what they believe is an illegal cockfighting operation involving about 150 roosters.
Berkeley Law Student Pleads Not Guilty In Vegas Bird Beheading
A University of California, Berkeley, law student is fighting felony and misdemeanor charges in what prosecutors allege was the torture death and beheading of an exotic bird at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
SF Police Name Man Suspected Of Throwing Dog Into Oncoming Traffic
San Francisco police have identified a man who allegedly killed a woman’s dog during a robbery in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood last month as 35-year-old Laurice Barrett.
UC Berkeley Students Charged For Beheading Bird In Las Vegas Resort
Prosecutors have filed charges against two University of California, Berkeley law school students accused in the death and decapitation of an exotic bird at a Las Vegas resort attraction.
2 Berkeley Law Students Accused Of Beheading Bird In Vegas Casino
Two men who say they’re UC Berkeley law school students have been arrested after police say they killed and decapitated an exotic bird that was part of a Las Vegas resort attraction.
Pit Bull Found Tied To Side Of Watsonville Highway
A pit bull was rescued from the side of a highway near Watsonville Tuesday, according to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter.
Cops Say Central Valley Woman Jailed For ‘Shocking’ Puppy Beating
A Central California woman is behind bars after authorities say she beat a puppy so badly that even veteran law enforcement officials were shocked.


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