Legal News

If You're Going to Commit Animal Cruelty, You May As Well Do It in Style
Howsa 'bout a round of applause for Pauline Harpin and her son, Paul, who are responsible for the worst case of animal cruelty in the history of Vermont. Where's Guinness? Five cats, two ferrets, a lizard, a gecko, a rabbit,...

Animal Cruelty Charge Upheld Against Chandler Arizona Police Officer Sgt. Tom Lovejoy - K9 Died After Officer Left Him In A Hot Car
CHANDLER, ARIZONA - A motion that would have dismissed an animal cruelty charge against a Chandler Police officer whose dog died in his custody last year has been denied. A Justice Court judge ruled the case will go ahead to trial on Friday...

NJ: Santeria Adherent Fined For Animal Cruelty
The Religion Clause Blog links to this APP.com report indicating that an adherent to Santeria has pled guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals after engaging in a ritual sacrifice and then spreading animal parts through a neighborhood...

Men Keeping Animals For Santeria Sacrifice Charged With Animal Cruelty
In Greenburgh, New York, a father and son have been charged with animal cruelty under New York's Agriculture and Markets Law after police discovered over 100 animals intended for sacrifice in Santeria religious rituals on their property...

Dog kills bear cub -- owner gets charged
Story is from New Jersey, where a 5-year-old Rottweiler killed a bear cub that wandered into its yard. The local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has filed criminal charges against the dog's owner, saying she should have...

Third Circuit Strikes Down Statute Criminalizing Visual Depictions of Animal Cruelty
In a 10-3 decision, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that a federal statute criminalizing visual depictions of animal cruelty violates the First Amendment...

False Arrest
City of Greer pays $50,000 settlement after imprisoning a woman whose charges had been dismissed years earlier.

Teva Animal Health Expands Ketamine Hydrochloride Recall
Teva Animal Health Expands Ketamine Hydrochloride Recall

MindWare
Animal Tracking Explorer Kit Recalled

US Army Corps of Engineers
Class action dismissed for allegedly failing to protect New Orleans from the levee breach.

AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit

PETCO
Animal Food Distribution Unsanitary, Food Seized