#animal-cruelty

#animal-cruelty

Tewksbury police are asking for help identifying a driver they say intentionally ran over and killed several seagulls earlier this week. The incident happened around 12:06 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of 1777 Main St., a strip mall with several stores and restaurants. Surveillance video shared by the Tewksbury Police Department shows a dark-colored SUV plowing through a flock of seagulls resting on the ground, causing most of the birds to scatter and take flight.

A new report compiled by investigators at Lady Freethinker, Scrolling Through Cruelty, reveals thousands of disturbing videos circulating openly on major social media platforms, where animals are tortured and killed, forced into staged rescues, pitted against one another in fights, and even sexually abused - all for views, clicks, and profit. Collectively, these videos racked up an astonishing 1 billion+ views. The most common animal cruelty content documented was monkey torture, animal fighting, and fake rescues, where animals are deliberately put into dangerous situations so perpetrators can film dramatic "rescues."

There is a special place in hell for people who abuse animals, said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer in a statement. This was not an act of rage. This was a clear plan to kill a defenseless animal, and when he executed his plan, he drove off, leaving the animal's body in the alley for someone else to discover the horror of what he had done.

Marin County sheriff's deputies arrested a Bolinas woman for allegedly stealing a neighbor's dog and then attacking the pet and its owner during an argument. The incident began late Monday night when the dog owner left his pet at his residence in Bolinas. A witness called him about a woman entering the home and removing the dog, sheriff's Lt. Brennan Collins said. The dog owner spotted a driver with his dog in her vehicle in downtown Bolinas.

Piker was complaining about his poor internet connection which he equated with violence, and caused him to declare I hate this fucking country so much when he lost it on his dog for standing up. Kaya, please, just fucking go b-, just stop! said Piker, who appeared to be reaching for something that caused Kaya to let out a yelp. Jesus Christ, what are you doing? You're being such a baby! added Piker for good measure, before blaming his mom for spoiling her.

"It might only be a pigeon, but that was disgusting," says Stacie Delzingo, the founder of Safe Hands. "And it's cruelty."

A wildlife rehabilitator, certified by the state environmental conservation department, is facing animal cruelty charges after more than 200 animals were found in her home in Northport, Long Island, officials said. The animals were discovered alongside a 95-year-old woman who was confined on the second floor of the property, Suffolk County authorities said Thursday. Samantha Boyd, 57, and her partner, Neal Weschler, 61, were arrested after investigators obtained a warrant to search their property the previous day.

Police say the man slept in a chair in her bedroom that night, then attempted to talk to her about the issue the following day, but flew into a rage when she said no. First he allegedly slammed the woman into a wall, then hit her 17-year-old son and slammed him into a wall. Then he allegedly killed the small dog by throwing it into the ground, before dragging the woman away and she screaming, authorities said.

For anyone looking for an ethical statement on bullfighting, this is not that film. Composed primarily of a series of corrida at which Peruvian star matador Andres Roca Rey performs, this is an extremely tough watch for those with any kind of sympathy for animal rights. Director Albert Serra lauded for his 2022 thriller Pacifiction is not especially interested in the lives of the bulls, who all die desultory deaths, depicted with horrible intimacy here.

Prosecutors said that around 6 p.m. on Aug. 23, Fyffe was seen on 133rd Avenue near Gwen Ifill Park in Locust Manor wrapping duct tape around a white and tan pit bull's snout, eyes, front legs, and back legs. When confronted by a witness and another individual, Fyffe allegedly pulled out a knife and waved it at them. The pair immediately called police and recorded the incident, later posting the video on social media, officials said.

District Judge Hina Rai described the case as deeply shocking and concerning, stating, 'Without a doubt, these are the most awful offences against animals that I have seen in this court.'

The charges against Kevin Sanders were driven by a six-month investigation initiated after a former employee reported alleged animal cruelty at Your Dog's Best Friends.

Footage from a trailing vehicle shows a red-and-brown Doberman pinscher being dragged behind an older-model black Jeep Cherokee SUV on Wednesday around 5:45 p.m. The dog rolled, flipped and tumbled as the vehicle traveled about 30 miles per hour along Edgewood Drive in Spring Valley.

Someone deliberately set dogs on a defenseless cat while people watched and cheered, calling the incident pure evil, said Dan Rimada of Bodega Cats of New York.

The deputy estimated there were at least 20 cats in distress in the van, but when county animal control officers arrived, they found 106 "extremely emaciated" cats inside.

A disturbing case unfolded when a U-Haul van parked outside a Taco Bell was discovered to contain 134 cats, with many in distress and several dead.

Aimee Gutierrez, speaking about her dog Saint, expressed her devastation, stating: "We were not given details; we were not given the chance to say goodbye."

The RSPCA is really concerned that a loophole currently exists allowing animal abuse scenes deemed unacceptable elsewhere to be streamed freely and legally into our homes.

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"The defendant is accused of hoarding 48 Belgian Malinois in a cramped and filthy apartment filled with the animals' excrement," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. "At least three of the dogs were too sick to be saved and had to be humanely euthanized due to neglect."

The Metropolitan Police is treating this horrific incident extremely seriously, reflecting the community's distress and the importance of educating youth about animal care.