Fetch can be fatal, British vet warns
A London veterinarian has come out against fetch — or at least the age-old practice of throwing a stick for your dog to retrieve. Professor Dan Brockman, of the Queen Mother Hospital of the Royal...
View ArticleWoman charged with slitting throat of dog
A Pennsylvania woman was charged with animal cruelty and a weapons offense after she slit a dog’s throat Sunday night during an argument with her fiancé at his family’s home in Union Beach, N.J.,...
View ArticleSaving Harley: One Chihuahua’s tale
From Washington’s Olympic Peninsula comes the story of Harley — a Chihuahua found on the side of a logging road with his throat slit. The dog, bearing a four-inch gash on his tiny throat, was found...
View ArticleDog found hung in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania SPCA Humane Law Enforcement officers are investigating the death of a dog that was found hanging in a tree in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia. The dog, whose breed was undetermined,...
View ArticleBraveheart and the magic fence
Monika Wesolowski wanted to adopt the pit bull mix she became a foster mom to this summer, after he was found in northwest Georgia with his throat cut. But, given his ability — once he recovered — to...
View ArticleLawyer accused of slashing his dog’s throat
An Alabama lawyer who investigators say slit his dog’s throat, then tried to blame it on his estranged wife, has turned himself in to authorities. James Stewart Robinson, 45, of Birmingham, surrendered...
View ArticleFlorida deputy adopts dog he helped rescue
A Florida sheriff’s deputy plans to adopt the dog he helped rescue after her owner slashed her throat and stabbed her. The dog, a 70-pound collie-Labrador mix named Amber, was attacked Sunday night,...
View Article“I’m going to gut this thing,” Baltimore cop allegedly said before slitting...
A Baltimore City police officer has been charged with slitting the throat of a dog that had been running loose — even though the dog had already been restrained. “We have no words to describe this. To...
View ArticleBaltimore cop who slit dog’s throat was being heroic, his attorneys say
Lawyers for a Baltimore police officer who slit the throat of a sharpei on a city street in June tried to put a new spin on his actions in court last week, entering a not guilty plea and suggesting...
View ArticleBaltimore police officer who cut dog’s throat is found not guilty of all charges
There was no justice for Nala in Baltimore this week. A Baltimore Circuit Court judge on Thursday acquitted a former city police officer charged with animal cruelty, misconduct and mutilating an animal...
View ArticleOfficer who killed Nala will get back pay
Former Baltimore police officer Jeffrey Bolger will receive $45,000 in back pay for the time he spent on unpaid leave after slitting a dog’s throat. Bolger, 50, was acquitted last year of animal...
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