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Oct 20, 2021

Escaped Zebra Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty Amid Another Alleged Zebra Death

The new court document also shed further light on the death of one of the zebras more than a month ago, and their escape from Jerry Holly’s property in late August.

Dec 12, 2016

After Animal Cruelty Conviction, D.C. Woman Can’t Own Pets For Five Years

A judge convicted and sentenced Brenda Bullock today in D.C. Superior Court.

Sep 20, 2016

Police Remove 82 Live Cats From Man’s Home In Falls Church

They also took five dead cats from the home of the 52-year-old man.

Aug 11, 2016

Graphic Video: Tyson Foods Workers Abusing Chickens In Virginia Factories

An advocacy group released a film showing employees running over birds, strangling them, and sticking bones through their nostrils.

Jun 16, 2016

Two Men Charged For Brutally Killing A Possum In Northeast

Officers found a hockey stick, wooden pole, and a bicycle wheel covered in blood at the scene.

May 11, 2016

Police Arrest D.C. Woman On Three Counts Of Animal Cruelty

One of the puppies had to get a blood transfusion.

Nov 17, 2015

D.C. Woman Arrested In Animal Cruelty Case

Vets didn’t expect the dog to last through the night, but she has made a full recovery.

Dec 04, 2013

Two Men Arrested For Allegedly Injuring Dog Saved By Washington Humane Society

Christopher Wayne Johnson and Mark Donell Mosley, both 28, were arrested on December 2 and arraigned yesterday on felony animal cruelty charges.

Aug 15, 2013

Dog Shot Four Times in NE D.C., Washington Humane Society Says

The dog was euthanized, due to the severity of his injuries.

Feb 22, 2013

Cat Declawer Sentenced to 180 Days in Halfway House

A D.C. man who declawed his two kittens at home was sentenced to 180 days in jail today, but that portion of his sentence was suspended. He will spend 180 days in a halfway house, though.

 
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