Blytheville officers removed 18 dogs from two homes on South Ruddle Street and arrested 36-year-old Aylemis Estrada on 36 charges; investigators say they found evidence of dog fighting. Read On…
Fond du Lac officers responded after a 69-year-old man was attacked by five loose dogs on Dec. 24; he discharged a firearm to protect himself, police said, and officers initiated a controlled tactical response that included an armored vehicle. Read On…
After a Sept. 17 request from Gwinnett County Animal Control, investigators say they discovered 25 underweight dogs confined in poor conditions and 13 dead dogs in plastic bags inside refrigerators at a home on the 1900 block of Britt Drive. Police have named Christine Abbott, 67, and Donna Slavin, 65, in the case. Read On…
A 53-year-old man was severely injured around 11:25 p.m. when two pit bull mix dogs attacked him while visiting a friend in Van Zandt County. Authorities removed 31 dogs from the home; two male dogs were euthanized and 29 others were surrendered to the SPCA, Sheriff Kevin Bridger said. Read On…
Phoenix police and Humane Society officers found three dead dogs and several starving animals in converted apartments along Turney Avenue, leading to the arrest of 53-year-old John Lewis Kai on 16 counts of animal cruelty. Read On…
Sheriff Richard Skiles announced Tuesday that the Latah County Sheriff's Office will soon gain a drug‑sniffing dog, funded by donations and sourced from another police agency, with training to detect methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Read On…
A deputy was sent to the hospital after a dog became aggressive during an attempted assist in Port Huron Township, Mich.; the animal was shot by law enforcement, the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office said. Read On…
Union County deputies and rescue partners removed 40 dogs from two properties in Lake Butler after finding animals bearing scars and evidence of suspected fighting; one man was arrested on unrelated felony drug and weapons charges. Read On…
Following a Nov. 22 raid in Call, Newton County, a judge has directed that three dogs taken in a dogfighting investigation be placed with a rescue or animal shelter for proper placement. Read On…
A Polk County Sheriff's Office corporal rescued one dog from a burning Chevrolet Impala at Brighton Cemetery on Dec. 8, clearing the rear passenger compartment to reach the animal before flames reached it. Read On…