Animal Cruelty
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Ronald Hamlin, Evelyn Hamlin, Michelle Terrell arrested on animal cruelty charges
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Authorities found one dog emaciated. Another dog was allegedly kept in a room for at least four days while its owner was away.
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Dog used as 'bait dog' now in recovery
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Anne Arundel County Police Department on Wednesday said that they responded to a call of an injured dog in Linthicum, Md. The dog, Rocky Road, was used as a bait dog.
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Heidi's law hopes to create animal abuse registry
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Following the tragic killing of a puppy named Heidi in Frederick, Md., a bill to establish an animal abuse registry, aptly named Heidi's law, is under consideration.
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Police make contact with woman behind dead animals in Columbia townhouse
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Howard County Animal Control and police made contact Wednesday morning with the woman who is being investigated for dozens of dead animals found in a Columbia townhouse. No charges have yet been filed.
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Nico Dauphine sentenced on animal cruelty charges Wednesday
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Nico Dauphine, who was arrested in May after surveillance cameras found her trying to poison feral cats in her neighborhood, avoided prison time Wednesday.
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WATCH: Animal cruelty at McDonald's former egg supplier
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Animal rights group Mercy for Animals released an undercover video of operations at an egg supplier that McDonald's used. The fast food chain has since severed business ties with the supplier.
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Charged with 104 counts of animal cruelty, woman petitions to get cats back
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A Frederick County woman charged with animal cruelty after nearly 90 cats were taken from her home wants the animals back. Seventy dead cats were also found in coolers and plastic bags.
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Nico Dauphine found guilty of attempted animal cruelty
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A one-time Smithsonian National Zoo employee on trial for allegedly attempting to poison feral cats in her Northwest D.C. neighborhood was found guilty of attempted cruelty to animals.
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Nico Dauphine, animal cruelty suspect, expected to testify
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A one time Smithsonian National Zoo employee who is accused of attempting to poison feral cats in her Northwest D.C. neighborhood on trial in D.C. Superior Court.
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Thurmont home had 82 cats removed by HazMat team
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Frederick County authorities say they've removed 82 cats from a Thurmont home with help from a hazardous-materials team.
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Marsha Parkinson, Md. farm owner charged with animal cruetly
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The owner of a Centreville, Md., horse farm where 140 horses were found to be malnourished has been charged with animal cruelty.
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Woman charged with animal cruelty in Md.
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A South Carolina woman was charged with animal cruelty in Maryland after she allegedly left her dog in a hot car while visiting a tanning salon.
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