Animal Rights News

Phil Arkow sinks into a leather chair in the front foyer of the St. George Banquet Hall in Waterloo and sips a cup of coffee.

PETA loves exploiting your emotions. Nothing new there. However, what is new is this take on animal cruelty, aimed at the TV and film industry.

ASPCAPro.org is hosting a free one-hour webinar on "How Forensic Veterinarians Help Prosecute Animal Abuse Cases" on Thursday, May 23 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

Today in Hamilton, Ohio, Butler County Judge Daniel Gattermeyer addressed a defense motion from the March 27th hearing to suppress evidence in the animal cruelty case of Bruiser , a ten month old pit mix puppy, allegedly starved by pregnant 19 year old Elizabeth Lewis , and ultimately euthanized because of it.

Second in a series: "Happy Tails," based on true stories from Manatee County Animal Services and No Kill Manatee County.

BRICK - Two township residents facing animal cruelty charges after bringing a malnourished dog to a Tinton Falls animal hospital were arraigned in municipal court on Monday.

Charges are pending in an animal abuse case that has left an Australian Shepherd mix dead after being starved in Camden.

The Cole Bros. Circus is heading to Livingston this weekend, and PETA wants the media and parents to know about its repeated violations of federal laws aimed at protecting animals and members of the public.

On a sun-soaked Saturday, Karen Trayah and her dogs enjoyed the sights, sounds, and of course smells of a festival for fidos.

New Zealand in 2013 has the opportunity to take a bold step and introduce the best animal welfare laws in the world.

An officer with the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services arrested 69-year-old Charles Dudley yesterday evening.

Spots are still available for Pay It Forward Animal Welfare Network's next low-cost spay-neuter clinic, which is set for June 12.

Police say Donnie Britton was trying to break up a fight between two dogs by hitting them with a board.

Thousands of people and their pooches enjoyed a day in Forest Park at the 21st annual Bark in the Park .

So-called "ag gag" laws unconstitutionally target farm whistleblowers. Two recent decisions have dealt a serious blow to these laws.

A yet-to-be-released report slams Baltimore City agencies for failing to cooperate to curb the problem of animal abuse, the WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team has learned.

Virtually invisible, it hovers everywhere in the air in spring, summer and early autumn, and your dog could end up in a veterinary hospital if you fail to recognize its symptoms.

PETA said it's been targeted, too. Politico reported that Jeffrey Kerr , the general counsel for the animal rights group, sent a letter on Thursday to the Treasury Department alleging that PETA was unfairly audited on three separate occasions: Between 1990 and 1992, from 2003 to 2005 and in 2009.

A series on animal control issues in Muskegon County shed some light on larger issues involving animal abuse and abandonment, but also dispelled some myths about pit bulls - a breed that has populated quickly in the urban areas of the county.

A new minister will be appointed as the minister of St Albans Unitarians this weekend with a pledge to support an end to animal cruelty.