Imagine being a therapist and sitting across from a client who casually admits to kicking their dog. They kick until the dog stops barking. As a therapist, you are bound by a sacred code of ...

When, if ever, is it okay to hit a dog? If you’re an animal lover like me, your answer is probably immediate and unflinching: It’s never okay to hit a dog — or any other animal, for that matter. But ...

During their first argument, Christina's boyfriend kicked her cat, Luna. He later apologized, claiming she was “just in the wrong place.” Over time, however, the violence escalated — not just toward ...

The 2-year-old petition from Animal Partisan to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), calling upon the agency to share its federal jurisdiction over animal abuse with state law ...

H.R. 712, introduced by Representatives Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Julia Brownley (D-CA), amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to expand the data collected around child abuse cases to ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The dog arrived with gruesome stab wounds to the face and neck with blood matted into her fur. Pieces of Ivy’s ear were missing. The team at Northview Animal Clinic in North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following an animal abuse report earlier this week, law enforcement and animal advocates are speaking up about how to prevent it.

This year, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the addition of animal cruelty data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). This accomplishment came ...

With reported animal cruelty cases up 55% in Michigan since 2021, the state's largest county is stepping up efforts to prosecute such cases, saying they could be a sign of larger issues at play in ...

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10)– The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee has moved forward with a proposed law to create a countywide animal abuse registry. According to county ...

Community outrage is growing in Riverside over recent attacks on wild donkeys roaming Reche Canyon. Now, the search is on for ...