by Wendolyn Aragon, president, Pet Assistance Foundation Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. nearly two years ago, in 2020, most U.S. animal shelters adopted some variation of managed admissions, an approach long promoted by the “no kill” movement, only admitting animals in need of emergency care. This was concerning, since it was breeding […]
Bestiality & child porn: ex-K9 cop Terry Yetman gets 20 years
Allegedly had sex with police dog BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana––Former Bossier City police officer and K9 handler Terry Yetman, 40, was on November 23, 2021 sentenced to serve at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in August 2021 to six of the 71 counts he faced in connection with alleged acts of bestiality […]
Where the late Bernie Rollin got his garbled “facts” about pit bulls
“It’s in the book!” ––a 1922 work of fiction The ANIMALS 24-7 obituary for philosopher, teacher, and author Bernard Rollin (1943-2021), posted on November 20, 2021, mentioned that, “His late-career writings about pit bulls, in particular, offered no more than recitations of stock pit bull advocacy rhetoric, little if any of his material originating with […]
Mississippi dog burning
The Buddy case parallels local human deaths TUNICA, Mississippi––“Each New Day is a Celebration of Light and Life for Buddy!” bannered the Tunica Humane Society of Tunica, Mississippi on August 18, 2021 above a glowing update about a young dog whose face was set afire on April 22, 2021 by a juvenile who has […]
Rare busts hit cockfighting, dog torture, & other Appalachian pastimes
Convictions remain scarce as hen’s teeth LONDON, Kentucky––Ten people including a Laurel County bailiff were reportedly cited by Kentucky State Police for various alleged offenses on July 10, 2021 while attending a cockfight at Bald Rock, Kentucky, according to the Chicago-based animal advocacy organization Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK]. SHARK drones and hidden cameras […]
MLK assassin ex-wife Anna Ray busted for dog hoarding––again!
1996 Anna Sandhu Ray case history was often cited by hoarding expert Vicky Crosetti JACKSON, Tennessee––Anna Sandhu Ray, 74, ex-wife of James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., was on June 21, 2021 arrested in Jackson, Tennessee and booked into the Madison County jail on 44 counts of animal cruelty for extreme […]
Citrus County, Florida, tries to put Out of the Box Rescue back in the box
Efforts to transfer dangerous dogs out of the shelter system fill Citrus County Animal Shelter with more dangerous dogs than before, now held as evidence INVERNESS, Florida––Two pit bulls and an apparent Rottweiler mix impounded in January 2021 from Out of the Box Rescue attacked two Citrus County Animal Shelter volunteers and a staff […]
Law prof: more jail time for cruelty does not advance animal rights
Institutional offenders remain untouched by felony cruelty penalties DENVER––“More prosecution will never lead to greater animal rights. Longer sentences have not incrementally advanced the standing of animals in society,” argues Sturm College of Law professor Justin Marceau in the March 20, 2021 edition of the Harvard Law Review Forum. Marceau is also the Brooks Institute Faculty […]
Colorado pit bull defense lawyer charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot
Animal Law Center founder Jennifer Edwards now has more in common with “Joe Exotic” than just initials and notoriety [UPDATE: Jen gets 10: Colorado pit bull defense lawyer sentenced for hit plot.] EVERGREEN, Colorado––Animal Law Center founder Jennifer Reba Edwards, 43, central to efforts to overturn and weaken Colorado dangerous dog laws, now has […]
Pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin, facing 39 felonies, flunks drug test
Charges originating out of allegedly killing dogs & defrauding donors could bring Baldwin a maximum of 81 years in prison MARYSVILLE, Ohio––Pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin, already facing 42 criminal charges that could potentially bring him 81 years in prison, including 39 felonies and three misdemeanors, was on December 15, 2020 further charged with violating […]
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