Animal Abuse

PA animal protection

Pennsylvania considers harsher penalties for animal cruelty

Puppy found with rubber bands around muzzle now ready for adoption at Main Line Animal Rescue

PSPCA rescue dog Marigold

Pennsylvania SPCA rescues 100 animals from unsanitary Lancaster County property

PSPCA Lancaster County

Buddy the cat adopted by vet who fostered him after dog attack in Frankford

Buddy the Cat Adoption

Vet who fostered Buddy the cat after dog attack in Frankford looks to adopt

Buddy the Cat Update

Two juveniles arrested for alleged roles in dog attack of Buddy the cat in Frankford

PSPCA Buddy the cat

Video shows two people encouraging dogs to attack cat sitting on porch of Frankford home

Cat Attacked Philadelphia

South Jersey animal shelter offers $1,000 reward for information about abandoned chihuahua

Abandoned dog Vineland

PSPCA investigating after disfigured dog found in Pennypack Park

Lavender Dog Philly

Man allegedly sexually abused ponies at Delaware equestrian center

Riego Delaware Ponies

Pennsylvania teen dodges prison time in viral deer abuse case

Pennsylvania Ten Deer

Pony found with its hooves tied, 'unable to walk' at Delaware equestrian park

New Castle pony

PSPCA recovers 83 cats, 10 dogs from 'rescue organization' in Lebanon County

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New Jersey man allegedly harassed farmers when they wouldn't let him have sex with their animals

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Port Richmond cockfighting ring busted, nearly two dozen people arrested

Chicken

Luzerne County rescue centers working to save more than 15 cats baited with fishhooks, string

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Dog with newborn puppies rescued from Coatesville home in cruelty case

Coatesville puppies

Potbellied pig found bound and beheaded in Northeast Philly

It’s now illegal to use elephants in traveling circuses in New Jersey

Circus elephant ban

Montgomery County couple charged with animal cruelty in exotic animals case

Palm Animal Cruelty

Shamong woman arrested when police find more than 150 dogs, including dozens dead, on her property

Police lights arrests crime

Two dogs found locked in basement of abandoned Norristown home

Charlie's Crusaders

CoverGirl cosmetics becomes largest makeup brand to be certified cruelty free

CoverGirl

This common veterinary procedure could soon land New Jersey cat owners in jail

Cat in a bookstore

Starving dog left to die in Delaware County park now on the mend

Sly rescue dog

New Jersey man allegedly beats dog, starts GoFundMe to pay vet bills

Atlas GoFundMe

Former Philly cop who stuffed pit bull in trash bag can never again own a dog

Long Pit Bull

Lawyer with Philly ties charged with sexually assaulting his puppy named Snoopy

Ivan DeVoren

PHOTOS: Wearing no wool (and little else), activists protest at City Hall

Carroll - PETA Wool Protest

Dog left for dead outside Philly rec center making strides

Charlie Dog

Pa. college student under investigation for apparent abuse of opossum

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Dog left for dead in trash pile improves, but faces long recovery

Charlie

Community rallies behind dog left for dead in trash outside Philly rec center

Animal abuse

Answers sought in suspicious wildlife killings on Penn State campus

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Conflicting stories in Ocean City police probe of man's fatal attack on seagull

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Golden Retriever violently dragged out of car, abandoned along busy road near Fairmount Park

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Governor Wolf — and dog Libre — sign Pa. bill strengthening animal abuse penalties

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Undercover video at Pennsylvania dairy farm leads to employee's firing

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As PSPCA turns 150, celebrating the legacy of its late 'voice of the voiceless'

George Bengal

Reward upped to $6K in Pa. case of cat doused with gas, tossed in trash truck

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Cat tied up and doused with gasoline in Reading

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Second dog in two months found alive in trash bag in Philadelphia

Dumped Dachshund

PETA decries shocking video leaked from set of 'A Dog's Purpose'

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