Animal Cruelty
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David Fisher accused of starving cow to death
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David Fisher of Jefferson, Md. faces a felony charge for allegedly starving his cow to death.
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Meat-free week in D.C.
CommentGene Bauer, the president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, sat down with Melanie to talk about D.C.'s meat-free week
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Deanna Lusko sentenced in cat hoarding case
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A Severna Park woman has been fined $2,000 for causing unnecessary pain and suffering to cats. Fifty-year-old Deanna Lusko was sentenced Tuesday in Annapolis.
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Sean Branch to spend 120 days for killing puppy
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A man who pleaded guilty to killing a six-month-old dog in June will spend 120 days in jail.
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9 pitbulls seized from suspected dogfighting ring in Alexandria
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The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is giving Popeye, a 13-year-old pitbull, a loving hand, after years of abuse and after Fairfax County Police busted a suspected dogfighting ring.
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Meghan Mogensen, Reston Zoo director, convicted of animal cruelty
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Meghan Mogensen, the director of the Reston Zoo, was convicted Friday on animal cruelty charges after an investigation into allegations she drowned an injured wallaby.
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Meghan Mogensen, Reston Zoo director, denies animal cruelty allegations
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The director of the Reston Zoo is telling investigators she humanely euthanized a sick wallaby and did not mistreat the animal.
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Sean Delontay Branch pleads guilty to charge of animal cruelty
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A 24-year-old D.C. man is facing five years behind bars for killing a 6-month-old puppy.
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Eric Gaskin charged with animal cruelty, accused of declawing 8-week-old kittens
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A Washington man was arrested Monday on charges that he ripped the claws out of two weeks-old kittens at his home earlier this year--an incident that one official is calling one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he's ever seen.
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Animal hoarders in 'the house that smelled' charged in Fairfax County
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Police say it wasn’t just animal hoarding that made the home 'unsafe to enter.' The concern was mostly the general hoarding which may have made flooring unsafe due to the amount of collected items.
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Elizabeth Lindenau claims husband to blame for animals
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The Baltimore Sun reports that Elizabeth Lindenau's trial began Thursday in Ellicott City. She and her husband Brady Decker are both charged with 69 counts of animal cruelty.
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Pit bull puppy tied up in trash bag, left for dead
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Humane Society officials say they're looking for a suspect who trapped Hershey, a live pit bull puppy, inside a tied-up garbage bag and left him for dead in Upper Marlboro.
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Sean Delontay Branch arrested in Northeast D.C. puppy killing
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A Washington man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 6-month-old puppy behind a Northeast D.C. convenience store in which a 100-pound cement block was dropped on its head while it slept.
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Fairfax County horse slashed again at Frying Pan Park
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One of the horses that was slashed during an incident in late April near Frying Pan Park was cut again this past weekend, Fairfax County Police say.
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Raccoon trap case prompts animal cruelty investigation in D.C.
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Officers say the raccoon suffered broken bones in the steel leg-hold trap and it appears he chewed through his own leg, trying to free himself. Now, District officials promise to find and prosecute the person or people responsible.
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Ishmaaiyl Mulheron, D.C. man charged with beating dog to death, due in court
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The man accused of beating a dog to death in Northeast is expected to be in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing.
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Reward offered in D.C. raccoon trapping case
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A cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for tormenting and killing a raccoon in D.C.'s Cleveland Park neighborhood.
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Ishmaaiyl Mulheron arrested on dog beating death charges
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A D.C. man was arrested Sunday on charges of animal cruelty—he is suspected of beating a Yorkshire terrier to death.
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