For decades, the courtroom has been a place where animal victims are silenced. Legally, they are treated as property—a piece of evidence, like a broken chair or a slashed tire. Their suffering, trauma, and future…
The federal Animal Welfare Act is supposed to be the law that sets the minimum standards of care for dogs at commercial breeding facilities. The problem is, those "minimums" are so pathetic and outdated that…
On a quiet suburban street in Riverside, California, a dark sedan slowed. The passenger door swung open, and a small, terrified terrier mix was shoved onto the asphalt. The car sped away as the confused…
Imagine this: a shelter in Nevada adopts out a friendly dog to a charming, well-spoken man. Three weeks later, the dog is found dead, and the man is charged with felony cruelty. What the shelter…
The conviction of a former NFL player, Leshan Johnson, for running a vast, multi-state dogfighting and trafficking enterprise is a stark reminder that this barbaric crime is not a relic of the past. It is…
For decades, it was seen as an impossible fight against a culturally entrenched industry. But in early 2024, the impossible happened. South Korea's parliament passed a historic, overwhelming bill to ban the breeding, slaughter, and…
Every year, the Humane Society of the United States releases its "Horrible Hundred" report, and every year it serves as a sickening, infuriating, and absolutely essential exposé of the worst puppy mills in America. The…
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…