Animal cruelty

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Puppy Set On Fire In Sacramento Dies From Injuries

Sacramento animal control officers say they are looking for anybody responsible for deliberately setting fire to a puppy that has since died.

2013/01/04

24-year-old Eric Cuellar (left) and 24-year-old Justin Teixeira are accused of killing an exotic bird at a Las Vegas casino on October 12, 2012. The pair said they are students at the UC Berkeley Law School. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police)

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.

2012/12/27

12-Year Old Salinas Boy Admits Killing Dog To See It Die

A 12-year-old California boy said he killed his dog because he wanted to see the terrier mix die.

2012/10/29

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.

2012/10/12

A frame from an undercover video from animal rights group Compassion Over Killing shows a worker at Central Valley Meat Company slaughterhouse using an electric prod on a cow to get it to stand up. (Compassion Over Killing/YouTube)

USDA Resumes Meat Purchases From Calif. Slaughterhouse Accused Of Cruelty

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is resuming purchases of meat from a Central California slaughterhouse that’s been at the center of an animal cruelty investigation.

2012/09/10

Fremont Dog Euthanized After Being Found Neglected, Abused

A dog in Fremont had to be euthanized after police found it neglected and abused on Saturday night, a police spokeswoman said.

2012/08/29

Central Valley Slaughterhouse Repoens After Cruelty, Food Safety Allegations

A Central Valley slaughterhouse shut down because of cruelty and food safety allegations can reopen, according to federal regulators.

2012/08/27

SPCA workers provide rescued cats with medical attention. 51 cats were found alive, and 75 kittens were found dead in Monterey County, July 24, 2012. (SPCA)

Charges Filed In Dead Kittens Case Against Monterey County Women

Monterey County prosecutors have filed charges against two women after authorities found 51 neglected cats in their house and 113 dead kittens in a nearby apartment.

2012/08/23

Whirlybird, the sea lion blinded by metal fragments from a gunshot. (Marine Mammal Center)

Sea Lion Blinded By Gunshot Wound Recovering In Sausalito

A California sea lion blinded by a gunshot wound was recovering at Sausalito’s Marine Mammal Center six weeks after it was found in Santa Cruz.

2012/08/14

Watsonville Children Accused In Brutal Attack On Kittens

Animal shelter officials want three Watsonville youngsters charged for hurting a trio of kittens, including one that was bashed against a wall and had to be euthanized.

2012/08/03

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