Animal cruelty

A man who allegedly stabbed a San Diego police dog last week during an altercation with officers in the Midway District pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that include animal cruelty and resisting arrest.

Nearly three dozen cats were rescued by the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) after they were found abandoned in a central Escondido condo, according to the animal welfare organization.

A Fontana man who specializes in animal removal was charged with animal cruelty after he was caught on video shooting a coyote more than 12 times, investigators said Monday. Fontana resident Jadat Griffith says she and her husband David thought the man who was shooting a coyote outside their home was trying to tranquilize it. “Because I know that we…

Authorities on Friday reached out to the public for help in finding whoever severely injured a 1-year-old Chihuahua in the Mountain View neighborhood early this month.

A Maryland woman has been sentenced to prison for animal cruelty charges after 27 dogs were found dead and another 27 were discovered in poor condition inside a home she rented with her husband

Federal officials are investigating an Oklahoma zoo made famous in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series after an animal rights group accused it of neglect.

A Maryland woman will spend 180 days in jail for keeping 66 dogs in deplorable conditions in her home.

A reward was increased Friday to $5,000 for information leading to whoever placed an illegal foothold trap that led to the death of a raccoon in the Santa Clarita area. Wildlife Emergency Services offered a $1,000 reward on Thursday, andPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals chipped in $4,000. Wildlife Emergency Services circulated a photograph of the raccoonthat was recently found dead...

A dog was shot twice and left to die in a gutter Sunday in what may be one of the worst cases of animal cruelty caught on camera. Police now need help finding the people responsible.  Security footage captured a white Jeep Grand Cherokee with distinctive black rims making a U-Turn on Phoebe Avenue just before 1 p.m. in...

A Kentucky man is facing animal cruelty charges after police say he killed and skinned four of his neighbors’ dogs to make a “doggy coat.” Kentucky State Police arrested 38-year-old Jonathan D. Watkins on December 23rd after being alerted by neighbors.

An Arizona man has been arrested on suspicion of mutilating and beheading his roommate’s dog as she moved out of the home that the two shared in a Phoenix suburb. Jose Vega Meza, 21, told investigators that he killed the dog on Saturday because his roommate owed rent money to his mother, who owns the home in the city of...

Thirty-eight dogs were confiscated Monday evening from a suspected puppy dumper’s home in Riverside County, animal services said.

A North Carolina man has been charged with abandoning a pet fish that authorities say he left behind without food when he was evicted. News outlets report that that New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office arrested 53-year-old Michael Hinson on Wednesday and charged him with one count of abandonment of an animal and three counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Officials...

A transient probationer was charged Tuesday with binding a runaway Chihuahua and repeatedly kicking the dog in Santa Ana.

Oxnard police arrested a man for allegedly killing a cat with a bow and arrow on Friday.

Animal control officers are investigating what may be a terrible case of animal cruelty. Inside an abandoned cardboard box in Fullerton, they discover an 18-month-old pug. Her hind legs appeared to have been deliberately severed.

Police in Ontario were investigating what appears to be a case of animal abuse on Saturday.

A three-month-old terrier was found abused and abandoned Wednesday in Santee and was taken to an animal facility in Bonita for treatment.

A man was arrested after he slashed the throat of a neighbor’s pit bull after it had fatally attacked his poodle, officials said. The pit bull later died of its injuries.

Deputies arrested a woman for throwing a dog from a moving car in New Smyrna Beach Wednesday.