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Glynn Johnson – And the Verdict is…. GUILTY! YES!

Admin - Deanna — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:00:35 +0000

I know that, like me, many of you have been following Glynn Johnson’s brutal killing of 6-month-old puppy, Karley, from the beginning, hoping and praying for justice. Well, we are one step closer to justice for Karley with Johnson’s guilty verdict today!! Yes! After less than 3 hours deliberation the jury returned a guilty verdict [...]

Abuser of More than 50 Dogs Gets Jail, Probation

Admin - Deanna — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:12:59 +0000

Robert Brunette, 46, of Boulder Creek, CO, was arrested this past summer after police responded to a call about “animals crying in pain” at his property at 100 block of Hartman Creek Road. What they found almost defied description; dogs found locked in small cages covered in their own urine and feces, others [...]

Justice for Buddy; Dog Stolen, Tortured, Dragged to Death – PETITION – VIDEO

Admin - Deanna — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:19:29 +0000

Update 1/5/10 – Buddy’s Owners Speak Out and Romero’s Sister Arrested

On December 30th a male German shepherd/blue heel mix dog was found dead with a rope around it’s neck and dumped on the Colorado National Monument. It was a crime that shocked the community. The dog, Buddy, had evidently been tied to [...]

Where Does Your State Stand on Animal Protection Laws?

Admin - Deanna — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:44:50 +0000

ALDF (Animal Legal Defense Fund) recently complied a report showing where the US states and territories rank based on their animal protection laws including the top and bottom five states. It’s quite an eye opener as it details specific strengths and weaknesses. It’s broken down into tiers; top, middle and bottom. Where does your state [...]

Puppy Mill Law Biting Hard

Andrea — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:51:39 +0000

Good news for Puppy Mill opponents. In Pennsylvania, instead of breeding dogs, they’re “milking cows.” In an article appearing in the Lancaster Online, Edwin Zeiset, a kennel owner licensed to breed up to 500 dogs a year said he had no choice but to shut down. Pennsylvania’s new regulations are biting hard at dog breeders. [...]

“Bait Dog” Left for Dead Slowly Recovering

Admin - Deanna — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:56:11 +0000

This sweet little pitbull girl was found curled in a ball, covered in scars and open wounds, whimpering and shivering beside a wooded area next to Smithfield Road near Turtle Park Parkway. She had makeshift sutures where someone had attempted to close wounds and her ears where close cropped. Lieutenant Alan Borgal, director [...]

Quick Updates on a Few Cases

Admin - Deanna — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:15:10 +0000

Here’s some updates on a few cases that I’ve previously covered; we’ve got a small measure of justice, some potential justice and what will probably amount to a slap on the wrist but at least justice in a guilty verdict.

Dogfighting Ring at Daycare Center Jimmy Lovell and the Little Brown Dog Dragging Senior Convicted of Beating Dog [...]

Help a Dog, Get Charged with a Felony! VIDEO

Admin - Deanna — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:44:05 +0000

Just unbelievable! Yet another good Samaritan being charged after helping a dog. This time it’s Troy A. Jackson, 36, who has headed the Boise-based animal rescue group Northwest Animal Companion for more than a decade.

A few weeks ago he got involved after another animal advocate from Upper Valley Humane Society was charged with trespassing [...]

Slap on the Wrist Sentences for Dogfighters!

Admin - Deanna — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:35:30 +0000

For men who were arrested and charged in connection with the largest multistate dogfighting raid in US history were convicted in federal court and sentenced to prison time. Teddy Kiriakidis, 50, of Leasburg, Ronald Creach, 34, of Leslie, Michael Morgan, 38, of Hannibal, and Robert Hackman, 56, of Foley were all sentenced to federal [...]

Good Samaritan Charged for Trying to Help Abused Dog – VIDEO

Admin - Deanna — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:23:21 +0000

Wow, doesn’t this just ring a bell? Looks like another good Samaritan is getting punished for trying to help a dog that was abused and neglected by its legal owners after the law and animal services couldn’t or didn’t help! An elderly Savannah, GA woman, Ann Wylene Lam, saw the dog in a neighbor’s while [...]