"I think it sends a strong message that this type of activity is not going to be tolerated and that there are severe consequences if you engage in it." Read more
In the far-too-crowded news header of "people being monsters," a 26-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after tossing a puppy from a moving vehicle. Read more
“If they could use a phone, they certainly could have gotten help for this dog. There is never a reason to be cruel or neglectful to a defenseless animal.” Read more
“She has no concept of a leash or a collar. She is scared, timid, nervous and shy. I've been showering her with affection. She has to be touching me at all times…” Read more
“I asked him, ‘Did you kill my dogs, man? I want to know so I can bury them.’ Then he kind of looks down his nose at me and says ‘Yeah, I killed your dogs.’” Read more
Two Echo Park women were charged with impersonating animal control officers and trying to take a dog away from someone that they were told was abusing their dog. Read more
"This poor dog was treated horrifically with no care," he told the Free Press in an interview Monday. "This dog was tortured, abused, neglected." Read more
An 8-year-old pit bull found alive by searchers after he was shot during a burglary of a Jacksonville police officer's home has been reunited with his family. Read more
