In Defense of Animals applauds the ruling in the case of three dogs who were repeatedly shot with a BB gun in Hernando County last year. Jamie Lynn Kujawa pled no contest to felony aggravated cruelty for shooting her three dogs over 173 times with a pellet gun and was sentencedContinue Reading
A pregnant Indian elephant died after eating food that was filled with firecrackers in India’s Kerala state. A video of the injured animal went viral, sparking outrage across India. The man suspected of the heinous act has been arrested, but not identified. The wild elephant, thought to be 15 yearsContinue Reading
As COVID-19 creates a new normal throughout the United States, a Florida animal shelter puts a new spin on fundraising to keep their doors open, operations alive, and save animals’ lives in the process. Located in the panhandle of Florida, Alaqua Animal Refuge is a private, non-profit (501c3) animal shelterContinue Reading
A Winter Haven man has been arrested for felony animal cruelty after Polk County Animal Control found five neglected dogs, including an adult dog with skin growing around a chain. Last Wednesday, detectives arrested 51-year-old Fernandez Gunter. An anonymous tip on December 8, 2019 to the Polk County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
Early this week, unknown suspects forced entry through the locked gate to the victim’s property and stole her horse. Deputies and the victim searched the surrounding area and later located the horse deceased in a nearby field. The horse had been slaughtered for the meat. On Thursday, Manatee County deputiesContinue Reading
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor will bring the city’s official dog, Alcaldesa, and the public is invited to bring their pets and favorite creatures to the Franciscan Center on Friday, Oct. 4, from 4 to 8 p.m. for a free festival where animals will be blessed and celebrated, in recognition ofContinue Reading
A federal jury has found JOSEPH MALDONADO-PASSAGE, also known as Joseph Allen Maldonado, Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, and “Joe Exotic,” 56, formerly of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, guilty on two counts of hiring someone to murder a woman in Florida, eight counts of violating the Lacey Act for falsifying wildlife records, and nine countsContinue Reading
Lakeland Veterinarian Dr. Gail Nichols and her husband/co-defendant, Paul Smith, have been arrested again on an animal cruelty charge. Smith was arrested Wednesday, November 1, and Nichols was arrested Thursday, November 2. The charge is as a result of the subsequent medical discovery of an untreated horse that suffered under their careContinue Reading
