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Sad Tale of Circus Elephant Getting Hit, Kicked [VIDEO]
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsAn animal minder has been secretly filmed in the U.K. repeatedly hitting a 57-year-old Asian elephant with a metal pitchfork and kicking the circus animal, prompting an investigation by police and an animal rights group. Northamptonshire police and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals are looking into covert footage taken by Animal Defenders International, The Guardian reports. Shocking new ADI cruelty exposé shames UK circus industry from Animal Defenders on Vimeo. "We are appalled and shocked by the scenes contained in the video and will be investigating what ...
PETA Protests Mike Tyson Pigeon Show
By David Moye - AOL NewsPETA, the animal rights activist group, is now going ape over Mike Tyson's new TV show where he attempts to fly to the heights of the pigeon racing world. The new series, "Taking on Tyson," which debuted Sunday on Animal Planet, follows Iron Mike around as he immerses himself in the world of pigeon racing. But PETA members think the series is a birdbrained idea and protested Monday outside of his Las Vegas home. Mel Evans, AP The animal rights group PETA is protesting former boxing great Mike Tyson because they believe his new hobby, pigeon racing, is cruel. The group has ...
Hundreds Seek to Adopt Puppy That Survived Euthanasia [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsOKLAHOMA CITY -- Hundreds of people from the United States and Canada want to adopt an Oklahoma dog that survived an attempt to euthanize it. The puppy was one of five stray dogs that Sulphur animal control officer Scott Prall put to sleep Friday -- or so he thought. Prall found one of the dogs alive Saturday in a trash bin set aside for dead animals and took it to veterinarian technician Amanda Kloski. "He was prancing around. He heard me drive up, and he looked up and saw me," Prall said Wednesday. He said he initially found the stray dog near the animal shelter Friday and tried to kill ...
Virginia Woman Arrested in Pig Decapitation Case
By David Lohr - AOL NewsPolice in Virginia have charged a woman with felony counts of maiming livestock for allegedly decapitating one pig and stabbing another. Ashley Marie Fowler, 21, of Portsmouth, has been charged with two felony counts of killing/maiming livestock, one count of misdemeanor vandalism and one count of possession of prescription pills, police said. The investigation began Tuesday morning, when police were called to 23-year-old Zack Sawyer's Chesapeake home. Sawyer told police that his mother was leaving for work that morning when she found the decapitated head of one of his pigs on their front ...
Top 10 Little-Known Washington Wins of 2010
By not in system - AOL NewsEveryone knows about health care reform, the tax cut deal, the end of "don't ask, don't tell." But in a contentious election year, Washington also managed to do much that, while it got little attention, will nevertheless make a difference in the lives of millions. So we asked our network of contributors on AOL's Seed to pore through the record and find the overlooked, underreported achievements. And here are the 10 best things Washington did in 2010 that you probably didn't know about. More Quiet Time By Chris Raphael It may not be Wall Street reform, tax cuts or health care, but ...
Death at SeaWorld: Where Is Tilikum, the Whale Who Killed His Trainer?
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyDawn Brancheau, the SeaWorld performer who died last February, had not crossed my mind in months. But last night I saw some year-end stories on 2010 newsmakers and what they were doing with their 16th minute of fame. One was Isaiah Mustafa, who found fame and fortune on a Super Bowl commercial for Old Spice. Another was Antoine Dodson, who scared away a would-be rapist from his sister's bedroom and whose comments to a news crew led to the "Bed Intruder Song." Tilikum, the killer whale, became a household name on Feb. 24, after he turned on his trainer Dawn Brancheau. When I first saw her ...
DMX Back to Jail: A Not-So-Brief History of the Rapper's Legal Troubles
By Nathaniel Jones - AOL News(Dec. 16) -- It's enough to make a man lose his mind. (Up in here, up in here.) Rapper DMX was sentenced to a year in prison today for violating the terms of his probation. The troubled hip-hop star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested last month for allegedly using cocaine and abusing prescription drugs, The Associated Press reported, but ABC News and Billboard reported that DMX simply admitted to drinking alcohol. These charges are the latest in a string of run-ins with the law for DMX, who has reportedly been arrested in every year since 1999. The highlights from the rapper's ...
925 Pigs on Pennsylvania Farm Found Dead From Neglect
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Nov. 16) -- It's a murder mystery of porcine proportions: 925 pigs were found dead on a Pennsylvania farm, apparently the victims of neglect. Police are investigating the remains to determine whether to bring criminal charges. "We are trying to determine exactly what happened," State Police Lt. Gregory Bacher told the Philadelphia Inquirer, saying that he has never seen such animal cruelty on this scale in his 26 years in law enforcement. Every year, a few stories surface about animals that farmers have left to die in the fields, as in the bizarre cases of more than 100 cow deaths in ...
UK 'Cat Bin Lady' Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty, Fined About $400
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 19) -- The "cat toss lady" or "cat bin lady" has 'fessed up to her crime in a court of law. Mary Bale became an international villain when video footage surfaced in August showing her dumping a 4-year-old tabby into a Dumpster (or bin, as Brits say). On Tuesday morning, she appeared at a Coventry court and pleaded guilty to a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. The fine was 250 British pounds ($393). "The cat was trapped in the bin for approximately 15 hours before her owners heard her cries. They posted video footage of the incident on Facebook and YouTube in an ...
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