For too long, large-scale animal abusers—especially dog fighters and puppy mill traffickers—have exploited the cracks in our justice system. They operate across county lines, knowing that disconnected police departments and federal agencies struggle to share…

It’s a grimly familiar sight in many parts of the country: a person on the side of a highway with a cardboard sign that reads "Puppies for Sale." This is the bottom rung of the…

In a heart-wrenching incident from Petal, Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly beating a family dog named Chico to death with a stick. The incident was captured on video…

In a landmark case that has sent shockwaves through the animal welfare community, Vincent Lemark Burrell, a 57-year-old resident of Dallas, Georgia, was sentenced to an astonishing 475 years in prison. Burrell was convicted on…