Two people were arrested Saturday night after the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office uncovered a dog fighting ring in Merritt Island. Deputies responded to a Merritt Island home after the Sheriff’s Office was tipped off by a concerned citizen who heard what they believed was animal cruelty in progress. Deputies alleged…
A 62-year-old Daytona Beach man pleaded no contest to charges that he was sexually abusing his small female dog on Thursday, according to the state attorney’s office. Reports indicate that neighbors of the man said they saw the accused have sex with his 8-month-old dog. Authorities allege that the dog…
Police have arrested two people in Welaka and charged them both with animal cruelty. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received information regarding a possibly malnourished dog in the 100 block of Beecher Springs Road on Monday, July 22, 2013. A further investigation revealed a deceased dog lying near a trash…
A 32-year-old Clearwater, Florida woman accused of tying a rubber band around the snout of a 9-month-old puppy for days pleaded not guilty in her first court appearance Monday. The woman faces a charge of first-degree misdemeanor animal cruelty. A pretrial hearing was apparently set for March 26. The puppy,…
Two Port St. Lucie, Florida women have each been charged with two counts of animal cruelty by tormenting, depriving, mutilating or killing animals after they allegedly left two dogs inside a hot car at the Altamonte Mall on Saturday. Altamonte Springs police said that a mall security officer reported the…
If you’ve ever left your dog in the car for “just five minutes” on a summer day you could be subjected to criminal liability. How? According to the United Animal Nations, dogs don’t have sweat glands all over their bodies as humans do. They cool off by panting, which is…