Florida database tracks those guilty of animal cruelty. Pet sellers, rescue groups can screen applicants so they won't place ...

An animal control officer in Culpeper is facing an animal cruelty charge after investigators say he choked a small elderly ...

Swinging former reality TV star Tony McCollister has been told to stay away from dogs with whom he allegedly had sexual ...

The governor proposes regulations on dog breeding and sales, but why don’t bears get similarly humane treatment?

An Arizona man who has been breeding and selling dogs was arrested after three were found dead and nine were found starving ...

A woman in Marion County is facing two animal cruelty charges after her two dogs were found starved and one had to be put ...

Starting January 1, Floridians will see three significant laws come into effect, impacting health care, pet insurance, and ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “Dexter's Law” in May 2025 to increase penalties for aggravated animal abuse.

Several dogs who started the year living in “deplorable” conditions at a Goose Creek home were reunited with their fellow ...

San Francisco police are crediting multiple witnesses for the arrest of an animal cruelty suspect in the China Basin ...

A major part of Florida’s new animal cruelty law is now in effect. Known as Dexter’s Law, the legislation establishes a ...