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Michael Vick Speaks Out Against 'Dog Wars' App [VIDEO]

Sad Tale of Circus Elephant Getting Hit, Kicked [VIDEO]

An animal minder has been secretly filmed in the U.K. repeatedly hitting a 57-year-old Asian elephant with a metal pitchfork and kicking the circus animal, prompting an investigation by police and an animal rights group. Northamptonshire police and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals are looking...

PETA Protests Mike Tyson Pigeon Show

PETA, the animal rights activist group, is now going ape over Mike Tyson's new TV show where he attempts to fly to the heights of the pigeon racing world. The new series, "Taking on Tyson," which debuted Sunday on Animal Planet, follows Iron Mike around as he immerses himself in the world of pigeon racing. But PETA...

Hundreds Seek to Adopt Puppy That Survived Euthanasia [VIDEO]

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Hundreds of people from the United States and Canada want to adopt an Oklahoma dog that survived an attempt to euthanize it. The puppy was one of five stray dogs that Sulphur animal control officer Scott Prall put to sleep Friday -- or so he thought. Prall found one of the dogs alive Saturday in a trash...

Virginia Woman Arrested in Pig Decapitation Case

Police in Virginia have charged a woman with felony counts of maiming livestock for allegedly decapitating one pig and stabbing another. Ashley Marie Fowler, 21, of Portsmouth, has been charged with two felony counts of killing/maiming livestock, one count of misdemeanor vandalism and one count of possession of...

Background on Animal Cruelty

Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense.

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