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Animal Cruelty Bill Advances In Legislature

An inadvertent hindrance in animal cruelty reporting created by a 2011 law is one step closer to being closed after Nevada senators passed a corrective measure through committee.

2013/03/08

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Police Find 3 Dead Horses On Utah Ranch

Police have arrested a 59-year-old woman and her adult son on 101 counts of animal cruelty after finding three dead horses and a dozen more near death on the family’s ranch in Spanish Fork.

2013/02/19

File photo of rescued dogs. (Photo by Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images)

Slew Of Animal Protection Bills Pending

New Mexico lawmakers this session are considering more than two dozen animal protection bills that propose everything from raising money for starving horses to increasing penalties for neglecting pets and continuing oversight of government-run shelters.

2013/02/18

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County Commissioners Deny Chimp Consent

Clark County commissioners have denied a permit for a man hoping to keep four chimpanzees at his southwest valley home.

2012/11/21

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Accused Kitten Killers Sentenced To House Arrest

A judge has placed two 11-year-olds on house arrest after police say they threw rocks that killed six newborn kittens in southwest Las Vegas.

2012/10/23

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Reno Man Tosses Puppy From Balcony

A Reno man is charged with animal cruelty for allegedly throwing a puppy off a third-floor balcony.

2012/09/14

File photo of a kitten with blue eyes.  (credit: Nevena Uzurov/GettyImages)

Arizona Authorities Probing Kitten Cruelty Case

Authorities in northern Arizona are investigating an animal cruelty case in which a kitten was buried up to its neck in concrete inside a metal pipe but didn’t survive.

2012/07/11

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Nearly Dozen Wild Horses Fatally Shot

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is investigating the shooting deaths of nearly a dozen wild horses in four separate incidents in California and Nevada since the beginning of the year.

2012/04/30

File photo of rocks. (Photo by ARIEL MARINKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Man Accused Of Throwing Rocks At His Dog

A Phoenix man has been arrested on an animal cruelty charge after reportedly throwing rocks at his dog.

2012/04/27

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