WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the First Amendment allows the federal government to ban the sale of depictions of animal cruelty.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A crackdown on animal cruelty, including dogfighting and cockfighting, in the Los Angeles area is netting more prosecutions, animal protection officials say.
PHOENIX, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Rapper DMX pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Phoenix court to one count each of animal cruelty, theft, marijuana possession and possession of a narcotic.
WINONA, Minn., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A pet potbellied pig at the center of an animal cruelty case in Winona, Minn., has died of unknown causes, the animal's owner said.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A veterinarian who worked at the Webster Groves Animal Hospital in Maryville, Mo., has been arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- A New York beautician has been charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty after 19 cocker spaniels and 200 pounds of their feces was found in his home.
LOOMIS, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Ron Artest, the Sacramento Kings star forward, was reported under criminal investigation on suspicion of animal cruelty Thursday.
FOREST PARK, Ga., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A Lawrenceville, Ga., animal activist was arrested on a charge of animal cruelty for leaving her dog in her car 2 1/2 hours while she was in a meeting.
DENTON, Texas, May 19 (UPI) -- A Denton, Texas, jury has sentenced a man to two years in jail for taping the mouth of a dog shut, causing the animal's death from heatstroke.
