Undercover animal activists have filmed horrific scenes of cruelty to farm pigs. The incidents include workers slamming piglets on floors and leaving them still wriggling to die, beating animals to death with metal rods and inserting rods into sows' hindquarters. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In a 26-foot van equipped with state-of-the-art forensic tools, Melinda Merck travels to crime scenes throughout the country to assist law enforcement officials in their efforts to build cases against and prosecute animal cruelty offenders. She's the only animal CSI in the country. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Definitely not for the faint-hearted, this video is a sad reality. It shows how skin is removed from animals while still breathing, just to end up as the fur coat in your mom's closet. (Contains strong gory scenes and acts of brutality, you have been warned) picked by Leorgathar 2 years ago

Gus takes the prize for 2008's ugly dog contest. Follow up to pocksucket's earlier post.

More ugliness in video in article picked by suebe 1 year ago

The relentless torture of a pet cat that was shot 27 times at point-blank range in the head and neck with an air rifle has outraged animal welfare authorities.

Possum, a two-year-old male domestic cat, somehow survived shocking cruelty after cowards trapped him in a cage about 9pm on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

I know it's PETA and they do have a lot of wackos, but sometimes they hit on something right. This is one of those times, in my opinion. Do NOT watch the video if you have a weak stomach or are offended at all by animal cruelty. I can usually get through things like this, but I could not watch the whole video. It's just sick. picked by sidran32 4 months ago

Larry Legans, 43, faces misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and negligent discharge of a firearm after a fisherman spotted him shooting a sea lion in the Sacramento River near Verona, officials said.

<-- Not the same sea lion.

Video here. picked by drogue 1 week ago

A stop motion short by animation god Jan Svankmajer. A pair of clay hands drag themselves into a small, bare room and slowly, bit by bit, begin to assemble a body. But they didn't plan ahead very well . . .
(slightly NSFW) picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

It may be more than 570million years old and look like a knobbly rope, but scientist believe they have discovered the first animal on earth ever to have sex. The fossilised remains of this new species of organism was unearthed in Australia where the tube-like creatures lived in abundant flocks. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Astronomers working on BLAST (Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope) study have determined that dust-enshrouded galaxies several billion light years away hide about half of the starlight in the Universe from Earth's view. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Police arrested 19 people and seized 150 birds, mostly finches and a few saffrons on charges of animal fighting involving the small birds, some of which had injuries such as blindness in one eye. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

The township woman charged with 186 counts of animal cruelty showed up at an adoption session Saturday apparently trying to reclaim some of the cats authorities rescued from her mansion in March and April picked by bornbad 6 months ago

People with a disorder in which they are convinced they are ugly have a brain glitch when processing things they see, researchers said today. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Being the wrong colour to match a sofa and even having eyes "like David Bowie" rank among some of the excuses given by dog owners for abandoning their pets, according to a leading animal charity.

Here is the top 10 list of most irresponsible reasons for abandoning a dog. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

It's all doom and gloom in the news at the moment, so here's something guaranteed to make you smile - the wacky animal snaps taking the internet by storm. These amazing pictures of our furry friends doing the funniest things show just how much mischief your pet can get up to... picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Fremont, N.C. — A Fremont man faces charges what Wayne County animal control officers call "the most horrific, disturbing case" of animal cruelty they have ever seen.
Sounds like another Jeffrey Dahmer in the making to me. picked by horsefeathers 11 months ago

Information from the Humane Society of the United States on animal cruelty laws in your state. picked by cheeselog1234 2 years ago

Animal rights groups have spoken of their outrage over the sport, which is popular in midwest America. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Paleontologists from the University of Rennes (France) and the ESRF have found the presence of 356 animal inclusions in completely opaque amber from mid-Cretaceous sites of Charentes (France). The team used the X-rays of the European light source to image two kilogrammes of the fossil tree resin with a technique that allows rapid survey of large amounts of opaque amber. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Buck faces four counts of animal cruelty, including one that cites her for not providing the squirrel with adequate food, water and shelter.
*photo is of a squirrel playing dead* picked by bornbad 6 months ago