Pennsylvania Must Stop Treating Puppies as Retail Inventory
By DefendAnimals.net Editorial Commentary A puppy in a store window can make a customer fall in love in seconds. What...
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North Carolina woman faces 44 animal-cruelty charges involving animals and reptiles
A North Carolina woman faces 44 criminal animal-cruelty charges after a Hoke County investigation uncovered deceased and malnourished animals, including...
Los Angeles Sues Wagmor Pets Over Alleged Puppy Laundering
Los Angeles has brought a civil enforcement action accusing Wagmor Pets and related businesses of selling commercially bred dogs as...
Arkansas Man Faces Felony Animal Cruelty Charge Following Haskell Police Traffic Stop
Arkansas prosecutors filed a felony aggravated animal cruelty charge on October 23, 2026, following a June traffic stop in Haskell...
Court Bars Glen Cove Defendant From Keeping Animals as 166-Cat Cruelty Case Proceeds
A New York court has temporarily barred a Glen Cove woman from keeping animals while a criminal case involving 166...
ACCT Philly Traces Rescue Transfers After Dog-Welfare Concerns
ACCT Philly is working to account for dogs transferred to a New Jersey rescue partner after concerns emerged about their...
Houston Shelter Takes In 39 Dogs After Shady Lane Park Rescue
Houston’s municipal animal shelter received 39 dogs following a rescue near Shady Lane Park, according to a shelter official’s account...
Senior Dog Surrendered for Euthanasia Finds New Home With Cherry Hill NJ Family
A senior dog surrendered to a Philadelphia shelter with a request for euthanasia is now living with a family in...
Two Charged After About 100 Cats Removed From Unsafe New York Apartment
Police in Catskill, New York, have charged two residents after a search of an apartment uncovered approximately 100 cats living...
Seventy-Six Dogs Removed From Illinois Home in Coordinated Rescue
Authorities removed 76 dogs from a home in Lemont, Illinois, on October 22, 2026, in a rescue involving police, animal-control...
