http://www.mail.com/subjects/24302-animal-cruelty.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24302-animal-cruelty.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a treatment program at a state prison. Michael Watkins, 22, of Weiser, was sentenced Thursday for his role in the Nov. 17 crime that caused shock and outrage in Idaho's capitol c... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:48:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html 2013-05-16T19:48:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049938-pattern-alleged-chemical-arms-use-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — The instances in which chemical weapons are alleged to have been used in Syria were purportedly small in scale: nothing along the lines of Saddam Hussein's 1988 attack in Kurdish Iraq that killed thousands. That raises the question of who would stand to gain as President Bashar Assad's regime and the opposition trade blame for the alleged at... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:14:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049938-pattern-alleged-chemical-arms-use-syria.html 2013-04-28T19:14:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047976-syrian-rebels-call-world-to-words-to-action.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition groups called Friday for international action after the Obama administration said U.S. intelligence indicates President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons. The government likened the accusation to false U.S. claims of weapons of mass destruction used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Washington's declaratio... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:07:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047976-syrian-rebels-call-world-to-words-to-action.html 2013-04-27T01:07:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038470-lawyer-inspectors-clear-nm-horse-slaughterhouse.html ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — About 5 miles from this southeastern New Mexico town's famed UFO museum, tucked between dairy farms, is a nondescript metal building that could be home to any number of small agricultural businesses. But Valley Meat Co. is no longer just another agricultural business. It's a former cattle slaughterhouse whose kill floor has been redes... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:12:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038470-lawyer-inspectors-clear-nm-horse-slaughterhouse.html 2013-04-23T20:12:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2001814-deputies-ga-man-stabbed-unleashed-dogs-pig.html SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man unleashed his two pit bulls on a neighbor's pet pig that got loose in a mobile home park, then stabbed the animal 23 times in front of children and other onlookers, authorities said. The pig — named Oliver — survived and was in critical condition at a veterinarian's office Friday, said Effingham County Sheriff's Offic... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:19:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2001814-deputies-ga-man-stabbed-unleashed-dogs-pig.html 2013-04-06T03:19:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1991036-investigation-leads-to-dogfight-raid-miss.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A raid on a barn in northern Mississippi over the weekend busted up what is thought to be one the biggest annual dogfights in the United States with organizers and participants from around the country, authorities said Monday. A monthslong investigation involving numerous federal, state and local agencies culminated in the raid Satur... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:24:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1991036-investigation-leads-to-dogfight-raid-miss.html 2013-04-01T23:24:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1961132-bills-seek-to-farm-animal-abuse-videos.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history. In Vermont, a video of veal calves skinned alive and tossed like sacks of potatoes ended with the plant's closure and criminal convictions. Now in a pushback led by the... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:13:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1961132-bills-seek-to-farm-animal-abuse-videos.html 2013-03-17T19:13:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1948052-center-offers-help-dogs-consumed-fear.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — People want their dog to be a friend, not afraid. But sometimes, fear grips dogs so tightly they shake, cower, bite, growl or pee. It can be constant, painful and hard to overcome. Such dread can consume a dog when it's freed from a cage at a puppy mill or hoarder's home because that's the only life the dog has ever known. ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:11:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1948052-center-offers-help-dogs-consumed-fear.html 2013-03-12T13:11:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855896-borneo-elephants-dead-toll-rises-to-13.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities found remains of another three endangered Borneo pygmy elephants, deepening a mystery surrounding at least 13 such deaths this month. The wildlife department in Malaysia's Sabah state is bracing for the possibility of finding more dead elephants in the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, where an unknown number ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855896-borneo-elephants-dead-toll-rises-to-13.html 2013-01-30T23:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852738-10-dead-borneo-pygmy-elephants-feared-poisoned.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in a Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife officials said Tuesday that they probably were poisoned. Carcasses of the baby-faced elephants were found near each other over the past three weeks at the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, said Laurentius Am... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852738-10-dead-borneo-pygmy-elephants-feared-poisoned.html 2013-01-29T14:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1807054-mexico-city-feral-dog-killings-open-debate.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police scoured a hilly urban park for feral dogs and tested dozens of captured animals on Tuesday in a hunt for those responsible for four fatal maulings that have set off a fierce debate about how to handle the thousands of stray dogs that roam this massive city. Authorities have captured 25 dogs near the scene of the attacks in the ca... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1807054-mexico-city-feral-dog-killings-open-debate.html 2013-01-09T00:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1798192-lawsuit-alleges-horses-mistreated-hbos-luck.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several of the horses used on HBO's canceled series "Luck" were drugged, underweight and sick during production, an animal rights worker who oversaw conditions on the show alleges in a lawsuit. Barbara Casey's suit filed Monday says she was wrongfully fired from her post at the American Humane Association after complaining about the con... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1798192-lawsuit-alleges-horses-mistreated-hbos-luck.html 2013-01-03T19:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1791402-mexico-city-orders-prison-animal-cruelty-cases.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City lawmakers have approved prison terms for animal cruelty, previously considered a civil offense sanctioned with fines and detentions. The capital's legislative assembly unanimously agreed that people who intentionally abuse and cause animals harm will face up to two years in prison and pay up to $500. If the animal is killed,... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1791402-mexico-city-orders-prison-animal-cruelty-cases.html 2012-12-29T19:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741588-dog-theft-case-ripples-through-mexico-town.html MORIARTY, N.M. (AP) — The cases were often heartbreaking: Families coming home to find their dogs had vanished from inside houses, behind locked fences and outdoor kennels in rural communities east of Albuquerque. But with the recent arrest of a woman accused of stealing two pit bulls — then throwing them from her moving car as the dogs' owner gave chase ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741588-dog-theft-case-ripples-through-mexico-town.html 2012-12-04T09:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1725590-growing-animal-rescue-group-work-teen-actor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The person behind one of the country's fastest-growing animal rescues can't even vote yet. And neither can most of the people leading its 10 chapters across the nation. Lou Wegner, a 16-year-old actor and singer from Columbus, Ohio, started Kids Against Animal Cruelty when he was 14. The organization, which uses social networking to enc... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1725590-growing-animal-rescue-group-work-teen-actor.html 2012-11-27T09:28:00Z