Read more animal cruelty stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3650/animal-cruelty.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:59:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Pittsburgh-area pit bull puppy was misbehaving before a Steelers game, police say, so 22-year-old William Woodson, his girlfriend, and her dog went out for a walk—except that instead of walking, witnesses say Woodson kicked the dog down the street. Once it was incapacitated and almost dead, he left....http://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74364/live-fish-dinner-on-youtube-sparks-uproar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFootage of Chinese diners tucking into a still-breathing fish has outraged animal rights groups. The video, which has attracted thousands of viewers on YouTube, shows the fish being picked apart with chopsticks as diners laugh and the fish gapes. It had been kept alive during cooking with a wet towel...http://www.newser.com/story/74364/live-fish-dinner-on-youtube-sparks-uproar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 4:34:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73188/video-sting-shuts-down-cruel-slaughterhouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Humane Society released more video yesterday from its hidden camera sting of Bushway Packing, after the USDA shut down the organic veal slaughterhouse on Friday. The footage, shot this summer, isn’t for the queasy; calves too weak to walk are dragged, kicked and shocked repeatedly, among other abuses. “We...http://www.newser.com/story/73188/video-sting-shuts-down-cruel-slaughterhouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 14:03:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70972/animal-cruelty-case-hits-supreme-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnimal cruelty takes the floor of the Supreme Court tomorrow, as the justices consider whether to overturn an appeals court judgment that allows the depiction of animal cruelty under the auspices of the First Amendment. The lower court wasn’t keen on animal cruelty, but found that our furry friends—unlike...http://www.newser.com/story/70972/animal-cruelty-case-hits-supreme-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 13:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66676/undercover-texas-cops-sting-dog-fighting-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pair of Houston cops recently put away nearly 100 dog fighters, but to do so they had to become “dogmen” themselves. Texas Monthly recounts the undercover sting and provides a look at the brutal sport. The cops were reluctant at first—“we just figured it was piddly shit, something...http://www.newser.com/story/66676/undercover-texas-cops-sting-dog-fighting-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 18:02:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65257/cops-find-150-dead-dogs-in-mich-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities in a Detroit suburb say they’ve found more than 150 dead dogs in a house where more than 100 live Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes were found during the previous 2 days, the Free Press reports. The search began following a neighbor’s complaint earlier this week about a foul smell...http://www.newser.com/story/65257/cops-find-150-dead-dogs-in-mich-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 17:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65234/peta-releases-video-of-circus-elephant-abuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPETA has released video it says shows cruelty to circus elephants, the Orange County Register reports. The tape shows Ringling Bros. handlers swatting elephants with “bull hooks,” and one pachyderm exhibiting signs of “severe psychological distress.” “This video again shows what we have been saying for years,” PETA charges. “These...http://www.newser.com/story/65234/peta-releases-video-of-circus-elephant-abuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 13:28:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64716/goodall-environment-near-point-of-no-return.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe LA Times catches up with chimp guru Jane Goodall, who argues in a new book that that the world is nearly "at the point of no return" on the environment, but that political will can turn things around. Interview excerpts: On the environment: "When I began there was no...http://www.newser.com/story/64716/goodall-environment-near-point-of-no-return.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 15:41:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64529/unrepentant-teen-cops-to-baking-cat-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 17-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to baking her former roommate's cat to death in a 500° oven and will serve a year in jail, reports the New York Daily News . The girl and a younger accomplice trashed the woman's Bronx apartment, stole DVDs and food, and fled, leaving the...http://www.newser.com/story/64529/unrepentant-teen-cops-to-baking-cat-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 8:44:00 CDT