You don't have to be a member of PETA to condemn horse punching, iguana smuggling or cat juggling (which might only exist in Steve Martin movies).
A 54-year-old Nebraska woman who, officials said, smelled like cat urine was found with a raccoon, a rabbit, and 117 cats, some quite sick, all living in her feces-caked Omaha home. Humane society workers, who had earlier pulled 200 cats from her house, stepped in after she was arrested for allegedly stealing cat food.
Some 30 pet rabbits have been killed -- many decapitated and their blood drained -- in the German towns of Witten and Dortmund. Monty Python may have got big laughs with their "Killer Rabbit" routine, but now we're talking about a rabbit killer . . . and pet owners aren't chuckling.
Alabama authorities arrest 21 people in a massive cockfighting bust, amid claims of prostitution, narcotics and roosters hopped up on steroids.
Linda Urioste of South Florida faces charges of theft and extortion for taking the cat of the man who adopted her black Labrador Scooby, after the pooch was picked up by Animal Car and Control. According to the police report, Urioste first asked the man to give her the dog, but he claims she allegedly didn't ask nicely.
Anywhere from 170 to 177 cats were taken from a urine-soaked home in Fond Du Lac, Wis., where neighbors complained of a "strong smell" wafting from the abode. One of the two men living there allegedly told authorities that he and his brother had no more than seven felines.
A 47-year-old man found to have 300 dead cats in his freezers faces multiple charges. Police say he obstructed their attempts to enter his home, and once inside, they found the dwelling littered with cat feces. They also found 30 live cats.
Simply on a dare, a 24-year-old California man punched a camel at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
After a futile attempt to pull a pit bull off that locked its jaws on her Labrador retriever's throat, a 38-year-old woman resorted to animal instinct, and bit the offending dog on the nose.
A neighborhood rooster will crow no more, and a man with a .45 caliber handgun has some explaining to do.
Add this to the many problems in Afghanistan.
While there might be better ways to deal with a rabid dog, the 65-year-old man from India claimed he had reason to bite rather than just bark. He was protecting a duck.
Tampa police arrested a 24-year-old man on charges that he punched a police horse in the rear end. The incident occurred in the wee hours of the night, when police say they were clearing the streets.
The police report does not indicate whether the horse suffered any injury.
