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Taping of farm cruelty is becoming the crime

rawsteel — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:49:08 +0000

According to NBC news, some States are declaring the filming of cruelty towards animals a crime or even terrorism.

Erotic Zoos Prompt Germany To Reinstate Bestiality Laws

Jking8767 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:35:33 +0000

The Daily Telegraph reports that bestiality laws have been off the books in Germany since 1969, but Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner has agreed to support a law that would make it illegal for people to "use (animals) for their own sexual activities or sexual acts of third parties." The proposed law would also ban the "pimping" of animals to others.

Man helps loose dog in street, gets arrested and loses job

phonon — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:15:35 +0000

He was thrown in jail and now a San Antonio man is facing charges over a little dog he says he was trying to rescue. Elvis Hernandez said he tried helping a dachshund but instead he ended up with a criminal record.

NYPD Shoots Homeless Mans Dog

snowdog2012 — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:40:15 +0000

The video, posted on Gothamist.com, shows the dog, named Star, standing on the sidewalk, barking.

Star's owner, a homeless man, is lying nearby, having a seizure.

"Why are you shooting him?" onlookers scream. "Why did you shoot the dog?"

Remorseful soap actor commits suicide after having dog euthanized

Karrde188 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:21:40 +0000

New York - After succumbing to pressure, Nick Santino, a soap opera actor, was so distraught about having, Rocco, his healthy pit bull mix euthanized Tuesday, that he commit suicide from remorse, devastation, and depression.

Santino, who appeared on All My Children and Guiding Light, was found dead by police in the bedroom of his NY condo, on what was his 47th birthday. It appears he died from a pill overdose.

Federal Indictment for Feeding Whales

snappytype — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:56:58 +0000

California marine biologist indicted for feeding whales -- faces possible prison time

FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Terrorists

abexman — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:37:21 +0000

The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has kept files on activists who expose animal welfare abuses on factory farms and recommended prosecuting them as terrorists, according to a new document uncovered through the Freedom of Information Act.

Animal rights group wants to change entire egg industry

Mattfree88 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:43:47 +0000

Animal rights group wants to change entire egg industry

MINNEAPOLIS - The animal rights group that exposed animal cruelty by employees at Litchfield-based Sparboe Farms wants retailers to adopt new rules when it comes to the type of eggs they sell.

Mercy for Animals says it's time to change the entire egg industry.

Video of maltreatment of chickens taken at Sparboe Farms by Mercy for Animals has prompted McDonald's and Target to stop buying eggs from the egg producer.

Florida May Have Accidentally Banned sex.

NonAggressionist — Sat, 14 May 2011 02:11:36 +0000

Politicians in Florida have passed a bill banning all sex with animals. The bill designed to combat bestiality makes it an offense to engage in sexual activity with "animals".

Text of the bill here: http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0344/BillText/Filed/PDF

Off duty cop kills a dog in front of its 15 y/o owner.

dennis_m — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:26:46 +0000

Off duty cop walking his dogs shoots and kills a dog in front of its 15 y/o female owner. Says he felt threatened. Owners of dog will not be pressing charges and PD has already said the shooting was ok. VACAVILLE, CA

Anarchy in the Air: Crocodile on plane kills 19 passengers

RottingNation — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:03:34 +0000

No this is not from the Onion.

A stowaway crocodile on a flight escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard stampede that caused the flight to crash, killing 19 passengers and crew.

Croc caused plane crash, says survivor. A plane crash in the Congo that killed 20 people could have been caused by an escaped crocodile.

The croc had been hidden in a passenger's sports bag - allegedly with plans to sell it - but it tore loose and ran amok, sparking panic.

8 year old boy beats and kills a dog and dozens of other animals.

Stu Pitt Moran — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:21:49 +0000

8 year old boy kills a dog with a barbecue utensil and beats a dozen ducks, hens and chicks with a garden hole. Some were so badly abused they had to be euthanized.

Hair Trigger Trooper Shoots Trapped Kitten to Death

EternityAblaze — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:50:53 +0000

“Rowdy” — the kitten pictured above — was shot to death by North Carolina state trooper Shawn Houston who was subsequently dismissed from his job. He claims he was treated unfairly and deserves his job back.

According to court records, Houston said he was bothered by something climbing on his vehicles at home. He had also caught a glimpse of “an unknown animal” that jumped out at him “during the hours of darkness.”

P.E.T.A. killing Animals

soliscjw — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:58:51 +0000

In 2009 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) put a few more notches on its belt—2,301, to be exact. That’s how many cats and dogs met their demise at the hands of this radical animal rights group last year, according to PETA’s own “Animal Record” filings with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.