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Video Alleges Abuse at Pig Farm

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:54:37 CDT

Wyoming officials are investigating alleged animal abuse at a pig farm after a secret video of conditions there was released. In the footage, workers are seen punching, kicking, and jumping on pigs and tossing piglets, reports CBS in Denver . Other pigs have untreated abscesses, notes the Huffington Post . The footage...

Court Warns Artist: No Strangling Puppies

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:21:50 CDT

Two puppies in Berlin would be relieved to read this. A court in Berlin stopped an artist from staging a provocative theater piece yesterday in which he planned to strangle two puppies with cable ties, The Local reports. The show's theme: the plight of Spanish hunting dogs and Alaskan sled...

Burger King to Go Cage-Free

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:29:31 CDT

If you typically start your day with a Croissan'wich, go ahead and pat yourself on the back: You'll soon be supporting cage-free farming. Burger King made major fast-food news this morning with the announcement that it will exclusively use eggs and pork from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017. It's...

Man Gets Ticket After Cat Refuses to Go on a Jog

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:11:53 CDT

A case of feline fitness gone wrong: Colorado police have ticketed a man who is accused of tying his cat to a rock after it refused to go jogging. Sgt. Fred Palmer says 19-year-old Seth Franco brought his cat on a leash to a path at a Lafayette park on...

Calif. Cat-Eater Busted

Rob Quinn — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:34:11 CST

Disgusted cops in Bakersfield say they've arrested a man on suspicion of cooking and eating cats. Jason Louis Wilmer was charged with animal cruelty and using a pet or domesticated animal for food after neighbors heard cats screeching at his house and called police, AP reports. "I heard a cat...

Dem Politico's Cat Killed, 'Liberal' Scrawled on It

Mark Russell — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:15:05 CST

An Arkansas campaign manager arrived home with his four kids to discover the family cat dead on the front porch, its head bashed in and "liberal" written on its side in black marker, reports CBS News . Jake Burris, who has been working on Democratic candidate Ken Aden's run for Congress...

No Pets for 3 Years After Man's Puppy Drinks Vodka

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:13:16 CST

Attention dog owners: Next time you're drinking vodka and Coke, don't leave your glass on the floor. Matthew Cox, 26, did just that, went outside to have a cigarette, and returned to find that his 6-month-old Labrador puppy, Max, had finished his drink for him. The Brit was too drunk...

Feds Halt Chimp Research

Matt Cantor — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:55:02 CST

A new report suggests that the use of chimpanzees in health research is rarely justified, and the National Institutes of Health has taken it to heart. The organization has placed a temporary ban on using chimps in new research, "effective immediately," the Washington Post reports. A committee will examine research...

McDonald's, Target Drop 'Cruel' Egg Supplier

Mark Russell — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:42:19 CST

McDonald's and Target have both dropped a major egg supplier after an animal rights group released an undercover video last week showing animal cruelty and harsh conditions at five of the supplier's facilities, reports AP . "Having been made aware of the unacceptable conditions in the company's egg-laying facilities, effective immediately,...