SPRINGFIELD — Assaulting a person, even in a case of intimate partner abuse, might mean a misdemeanor conviction and two-and-a-half years in a local house of correction. Punch a dog and it’s worse.

A Humane World for Animals rescue worker assists with the rescue of dozens of cats from an alleged cruelty case in Delmar, MD. Officials in Maryland rescued more than 100 cats from an alleged cruelty ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina is uncovering more dogfighting operations than ever as investigators confront the violence, trauma and unspoken evidence left behind in each case. The South Carolina ...

Animal rights advocates in Connecticut are calling on state lawmakers to toughen animal abuse laws in this year's legislative session. "In 2025, approximately 80% of the animal cruelty cases ended ...

A disturbing scam in Uganda exploits animal suffering for profit. Scammers create fake rescue videos of injured dogs, like ...

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 ...

In a court case in Nova Scotia last week, a man was sentenced for animal cruelty after it was judged he had caused his dog “undue anxiety.” CBC reports that the man repeatedly whipped the dog with a ...

A new Florida bill, HB 559, increases penalties for animal cruelty and creates new felonies for committing such acts in front of a minor. The bill raises the maximum civil penalty for a first offense ...

The owner of a Berks County family farm known for offering goat snuggling at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg is facing felony animal cruelty charges. Justin Steinmetz, who owns Steinmetz ...