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Las Vegas Metro police released video Thursday of security personnel and police rescuing a Siberian Husky puppy left in a car with its mouth taped shut, so he couldn’t pant and cool himself. Security got the dog out of the car through the vehicle’s sunroof. Through our investigation, we discovered the dog had been in the car for nearly 2 hours without air conditioning, food, or water while the vehicle’s owner went inside to gamble. Raul Carbajal, 51, was arrested for a felony — malicious torture of an animal.

President Joe Biden recalled Monday putting a dead dog on the doorstep of one of his constituents, back when he served on the county council in the state of Delaware. During a speech at the National Association of Counties 2022 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Biden recalled when he served on the council and received a call from one of his constituents, who he said was in a wealthy neighborhood.

(WOAI/KABB) — A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday after a 22-year-old college student after being horribly attacked by several dogs last month. According to Brooker Law of Dallas, Jaqueline Durand was mauled by two dogs and left "permanently and catastrophically disfigured." The lawsuit says that Durand, a University of Texas at Dallas student, was hired by Dr. Justin Bishop and his wife Ashley to care for the couple's dogs while they were out of town. On Dec. 23, Durand went to the couple's home. She had just opened the front door to walk Lucy, a German shepherd mix breed, and...

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A Westminster man whose alleged abuse of his dog forced the pup to chew off part of a foot to get loose of a tether had his criminal charges dropped last week, after he took part in an animal neglect prevention program. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss misdemeanor failure to care for animals and cruelty to animals charges after Samer Ibrahim took an active role in completing a 10-class program teaching the 23-year-old how to properly care for dogs. He also agreed to voluntarily provide his DNA to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Warrants have been issued and rewards are being offered in connection with three cases of animal cruelty in Louisville. All three cases happened this month. The only connection is that each involves what the director of Metro Animal Services calls "heinous" abuses. Kelly Stice, 30, is wanted on three felony warrants for animal cruelty. On Aug. 19, officers found three dead dogs locked inside a home on Manslick Road where Metro Animal Services said Stice lived until a month and a half ago. "They had been dead for a long period of time," said MAS Director Justin...

So Michael “DOGKILLER” Vick has come out and blamed his “urban culture” for his propensity to enjoy his bare-handed torture, strangulation, electrocution, drowning, picking dogs up over his head and slamming them into the ground until dead and laughing as he threw his tiny house pets into pits to be torn apart alive by killer dogs. Where is the outrage at this slander from the black community? Every time I have pointed out the disgusting behavior of Michael “DOGKILLER” Vick, I invariably get called a racist for attacking a black man gambling and running dog fighting rings. No one ever...

BENNINGTON — A man cited for animal cruelty after police discovered he had 29 dogs living with him on a school bus claims he is misunderstood and that he just wanted to find a place where he and his dogs could live in peace. Larry Rogers Mason, 52, said his long-term plan was to find a rural congregation in the heartland where Mason, an ordained minister, could serve. "I was hoping to find some niche in America that would support the idiosyncrasies of a person raising a lot of dogs," he said.

<p>Youths beat, stab dog By Maureen Boyle, Enterprise staff writer BROCKTON — Youths beat and stabbed a 2-year-old dog at Edgar's Playground, leaving the wounded pooch to inch its way home to Brook Street a few houses away. Pug, a shepherd-husky mix, was found stunned and whimpering by its owner, Howard White, on the family's front porch Wednesday after the brutal attack and is now recuperating at a West Bridgewater veterinary clinic. "It is sad to think someone could be so cruel," said White's wife, Susan. Howard White said he returned from grocery shopping about 4 p.m. Wednesday to find Pug and the family's other dog, Rocky, outside and a person who witnessed the attack waiting for the family to return. White said the witness told him at least two youths were seen kicking and beating Pug at the park. White, who did not get the witness' name, is now trying to locate the person and anyone else who may have seen the attack. The witness said the attackers "were tormenting" Pug while the family's second dog, a 7-pound Pomeranian, barked at the men's feet, White said. "They started kicking him and hitting him," he said. White said the dogs were confined to the family's yard, but the smaller dog apparently dug under the fence to escape and Pug followed. Pug appeared stunned standing on the porch, but began experiencing breathing problems once inside and en route to the emergency veterinary hospital in West Bridgewater. "I just kept thinking, 'Don't take him from me,' " White said. Pug was taken Wednesday night to New England Animal Medical Center in West Bridgewater, which offers after-hours emergency animal care. The dog remains there today. Colleen Kelley, a veterinarian at the center caring for Pug, said the dog suffered a single stab wound to the upper side and there are fears there could be a tracheal tear. She said there was some air in the dog's central cavity and there are worries it could increase, causing breathing problems. Surgeons are being consulted to see if Pug needs surgery or if simply closing the wound will be enough, she said. Kelley said she has seen a number of animals abused recently by strangers, including a number who have been shot. The Humane Society of the United States reports there is no firm numbers on how many animals are abused yearly, but, based on cases it has studied, adult and teenaged males commit a higher percentage of intentional animal cruelty. Of cases the group has studied, 5 percent involved an animal being stabbed, 16 percent involved beating, 11 percent involved torturing and 20 percent involved an animal being shot. White said he hopes witnesses will come forward to help authorities identify the suspects before another animal is harmed As he gently petted Pug at the animal hospital Thursday, White said he is still stunned someone could attack his dog. "He is so gentle," said White, a retired postal worker. "Everyone who knows this dog loves him. He would not hurt anyone."</p>