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PJ Nilaja Patterson, a 43-year-old Florida man who beat an iguana to death, now faces 5 years in prison after a judge rejected his defense of the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

A Georgia man was arrested on animal cruelty charges twice in three days after a dog in his care was so badly injured that it had to be euthanized, Channel 2 Action News reports. Police were reportedly called to the home of 35-year-old Courtney Thomas after a neighbor discovered a pit bull mix with injuries […]

Police in Florida arrested the owner of five dogs that had been so malnourished, they’d started eating one another. Lakeland police arrested 54-year-old Genar Smith and charged him with felony cruelty to animals. According to WFLA, the officer who responded to Smith’s home says he found two dogs chained to the ground, three in a […]

Demarko Nichols, 23, was arrested after his family called 9-1-1 to report that he’d stabbed a dog. Nichols was reportedly charged with aggravated cruelty to animals on Sunday afternoon. A family member told police he was inside the house when he heard the family pet, Taz, crying. The dog was running around the home with blood […]

  Besides being known for his skills in producing music, Pharrell Williams has become quite the style maven. One thing fashion is all about is…

  Besides being known for his skills in producing music, Pharrell Williams has become quite the style maven. One thing fashion is all about is…

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A woman who admitted abandoning a dog later found at the bottom of a trash chute in a case that became a cause celebre and led to tougher animal cruelty laws was sentenced to probation Thursday by a judge who urged the animal’s supporters to “put things in perspective.” The Essex […]

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A break-in at Zoo Boise early Saturday left a Patas monkey dead from blunt force trauma to the head and neck and police were analyzing blood found at the scene to determine if it came from the monkey or one of two human intruders. Two males wearing dark clothing were spotted […]

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The days of ordinary shampoos, haircuts, and neutering are long gone. Now man’s best friend and other household pets can experience spas and plastic surgery. Manhattan’s Downtown Doghouse Spa offers dogs fruit-scented facials, blow-dries, and tooth brushing with chicken-flavored paste. Groomer Ani Corless described these type of services as the new norm for lapdogs. “These […]