Atlanta, Georgia – A recent external review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has highlighted significant concerns regarding the agency’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, conducted by a group known as A People’s External Review of the CDC, points to a troubling number of deaths and a failure to … Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control team is on the hunt for those responsible for the neglect of a 9-month-old puppy, discovered Friday morning at their Old Frankfort Pike location. The dog was severely underweight, weighing only 17.6 pounds when it should have been at least 30-35 pounds, according to Lt. … Read more
CATSKILL, N.Y. – A man from Catskill is facing charges of animal cruelty. Last month, State Police and the Columbia-Greene Humane Society removed a donkey, a horse, and a mini-horse from a property located at 4880 Route 32. The property was previously known as the Friar Tuck Inn and Resort. All three animals were found … Read more
HADLEY, Mass. – A Hadley woman has been sentenced to five years probation and prohibited from owning or handling livestock after pleading guilty to three counts of animal cruelty. Shannon Rice-Nichols was originally charged with 35 counts of animal cruelty but entered into a plea agreement that dropped 32 of the charges. The charges stemmed … Read more
VANCEBORO, N.C. – A woman in Craven County is facing charges of animal cruelty after authorities discovered 31 cats and two dogs living in unsanitary conditions in her home. Susan Riggs, the owner of the animals, was found to be absent from her residence on Maul Swamp Road outside of Vanceboro when the authorities arrived … Read more