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On August 19, the ASPCA, NYC Animal Care & Control and the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals worked in tandem with local police to rescue 25 dogs from an animal hoarder in Queens, NY. After a carefully planned intervention led by the ASPCA, the hoarder, a man in his mid-50s, voluntarily relinquished the dogs. While neighbors had long been compl… read more

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A firefighter in Columbus, Ohio took his two mixed breed dogs to the basement, shot and killed them with a rifle so that he wouldn’t have to pay a boarding fee while he and his girlfriend went on vacation. He even made a silencer out of a plastic bottle to muffle the sound. He then bragged to all his friends about the act, describing how … read more

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this happened just a few blocks from me,i wish i was there to catch this mean person A Staten Island judge's tire served as a wheel of fortune for a tiny kitten that was callously tossed by a passing motorist onto Hylan Boulevard during rush hour this morning. The 3-week-old gray, white and black female Calico was aptly named "Lucky" by F… read more

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Early last week, ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Special Agent Debbie Koch arrested Manhattan resident Richard Smith, 24, on multiple charges related to domestic abuse. Smith allegedly assaulted his 21-year-old girlfriend and severely beat a two-year-old Shiba Inu belonging to the girlfriend’s sister. Multiple attacks on the dog allegedly occurred i… read more

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a shocking and cowardly crime: the cold-blooded killing of a neighbor's dog. Lola, a German Shepherd, was a beloved pet of the Hodges family for ten years, until one day they'll never forget. The Hodges figured it was safe to let their dog out in their own backyard to play for a few minutes every night. Little did they know, their neighbor w… read more