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Wake County man charged with 9 counts of animal cruelty

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News

A Holly Springs man was charged with nine counts of animal cruelty Monday. The News & Observer A Holly Springs man was charged with nine counts of animal…

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Charge: Man tortured, poisoned dogs

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News

A Wake County man is charged with nine counts of cruelty to animals. 64-year-old Michael Thomas Duke of Fuquay-Varina was arrested on Monday. According to court documents, Duke…

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Brigitte Bardot, iconic French actress and activist, dies at 91

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 · Entertainment

PARIS — Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist…

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Bay Area woman arrested after 28 dogs in

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 · San Francisco, California Local News

A woman in Sonoma County was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty Tuesday after police said they found two dozen dogs living in poor living conditions inside a…

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Twenty-five people arrested at Alvarado cockfight on Thanksgiving, officials say

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 · Dallas, Texas Local News

Sheriff’s deputies seized a trophy from a cockfight on Thanksgiving morning in Alvarado. Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Johnson County sheriff’s deputies arrested twenty-five people and seized roosters from…

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Dogs found dead on property used for pet rescue in southern Minnesota, sheriff says

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

An investigation is underway after a disturbing discovery last weekend at a southern Minnesota property that was being used as a pet rescue. The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office…

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Monkey escape gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 · Technology

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research…

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Jury convicts California activist who took chickens from Perdue Farms plant

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

A California animal rights activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant was found guilty Wednesday of felony conspiracy, trespassing and other charges and…

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Aurora man gets 40 years’ prison time for thousands of child sexual abuse photos, videos

October 28, 2025October 29, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

An Aurora man will spend 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to possessing thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse, including images…

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California woman who stole chickens trial puts slaughter houses in national spotlight

October 27, 2025October 28, 2025 · Breaking News

SAN FRANCISCO — A California woman on trial for taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms’ major poultry plants has put animal treatment at slaughter houses in…

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Northglenn women charged with 109 animal cruelty counts

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

Two Northglenn women are charged with 109 counts of animal cruelty after police rescued more than 70 dogs and cats from a home in the 1900 block of…

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Corpses of 250 animals found with surviving animals eating the dead in

October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 · Houston, Texas Local News

Spanish police on Saturday said they made an arrest after finding 250 dead animals, mostly dogs, in a filthy warehouse that local media dubbed “the breeding ground of…

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Tyrese Gibson booked into Georgia jail and released on bond following cruelty to animal charge

October 3, 2025October 4, 2025 · Entertainment

Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police…

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NOAA backtracks on alleged sea lion decapitation at Central California beach

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 · San Francisco, California Local News

Federal authorities have issued an update regarding the reported decapitation of a sea lion at a Monterey County beach, clarifying that “no marine mammal parts were removed from…

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Tyrese Gibson failed to turn himself in following arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police say

September 30, 2025October 1, 2025 · Entertainment

Tyrese Gibson failed to turn himself in to police after an arrest warrant was issued because his four Cane Corso dogs mauled and killed a neighbor’s dog in…

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Court convicts man of throwing puppy off cliff in front of partner, citing gender violence law in Spain

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

A court in Spain has convicted a man for killing a puppy in front of his partner in a ruling that for the first time applied a gender…

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Waldorf man faces animal cruelty, possible dogfighting charges – WTOP News

September 8, 2025September 9, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

A Charles County, Maryland, man is facing animal cruelty and possible dogfighting charges after police carried out an investigation into suspected animal neglect at his Waldorf home. A…

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Wasilla man accused in deaths of more than a dozen animals faces felony charges

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 · US News

Sep. 5—PALMER — A Wasilla man is facing felony animal cruelty charges after authorities found more than a dozen dead animals, mostly rabbits and goats, on his property…

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Wyoming snowmobiler indicted for allegedly hitting wolf, tormenting wounded animal at bar before killing it

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it…

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Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

October 15, 2024October 17, 2024 · Fact Checking

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate…

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