Two men were foiled in their attempt to start a dogfight by allegedly stealing or finding two "clean" pit bulls that had no injuries or wounds. They also had a female pit bull that they slashed with a box cutter so that the wounds and blood would arouse and incite the two other dogs.

Some humans really do suck. picked by horsefeathers 1 week ago

A German shepherd named Taz, who was almost 2 years old when he was assigned from the city police’s K-9 unit to do search and rescue at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attack, has died.

RIP TAZ, you served your country and community well.:( picked by horsefeathers 2 months ago

Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole." It's a quote animal lovers will tell you is true.
After all, dogs are man's best friend, for their ability to show us unconditional love. As NewsChannel 5 photojournalist Nathan Sharkey and reporter Jeff Tang tell us a Rottweiler named Ella is teaching us all the true meaning of loyalty. picked by horsefeathers 4 months ago

Jennifer Mead, executive director at BARCS, just sent this update to Unleashed. The reward fund for information leading to an arrest in the case of Phoenix, the pit bull puppy doused with gasoline last week and set on fire, stands at $3,000. Phoenix died earlier this morning.
Update from this story picked by horsefeathers 6 months ago

On Wednesday afternoon, a young female Pit Bull was found in Southwest Baltimore doused with gasoline and left to burn to death. A Baltimore City police Officer was quickly on the scene and risked her own life putting out the fire with her sweatshirt.

And people think Pit Bulls are the monsters. picked by horsefeathers 6 months ago

2 Best Friends. Cuteness overload picked by horsefeathers 7 months ago

Feel Good Story!!! MEMPHIS - In the dark, early hours of a cold, rainy October morning, a man hit by a car was wheeled into the trauma unit at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis. He was unconscious, wet and in critical condition. Registered nurse Rachel Tonahill sifted through his effects. Who is he? Who could they call? She found a message, handwritten on lined notebook paper, folded up, stu... read full post picked by horsefeathers 7 months ago

MYFOXNY.COM - A hero dog saved an entire family from certain death, but now he's the one in need of saving. When fire broke out, he made sure everyone got out alive.

In his video report (see below), MyFox Detroit/FOX 2's Brad Edwards shows you how one family is trying to return the favor.

"Big, bad" Rottweiler saves family that saved him from life on a chain. What a mush ball he is. picked by horsefeathers 8 months ago

Canada's annual seal hunt is under way amid continuing protests from animal rights activists and an international effort to ban imported seal products.

Department of Fisheries and Oceans spokesman Phil Jenkins says about 20 sealing vessels have ventured out into the ice floes in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence, while some land-based hunting is also under way. picked by horsefeathers 8 months ago

It takes convict John Peterson four months of hard work to turn a wild, aggressive mustang into a saddle-trained horse. Mustangs have returned the favor for Peterson, who's serving time for burglary at a Colorado state prison outside Canon City. Peterson works in the Wild Horse Inmate Program, which prepares mustangs for private adoption and for use by the U.S. Border Patrol. picked by horsefeathers 9 months ago

A 3-week-old baby was dragged from a bed Monday afternoon by her family's Siberian Husky into a hallway of their Bourbonnais home and mauled to death by the dog.
The child, Olivia Rozek, was lying on a bed in the master bedroom of the home in the Sunridge subdivision in Bourbonnais, when she was taken from the bed by the family dog and dragged into a nearby hallway. picked by horsefeathers 10 months ago

CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien wants this dog gone.

The newswoman and other members of a Chelsea co-op board are trying to evict a beloved family pet from a swanky loft building because they say the dog is smelly and slobbers. picked by horsefeathers 10 months ago

Dawn Feathers, had her horse murdered. A man broke into the property where her horse was boarded, slit its throat and stabed it several times. In Hoosick Falls, New York, where Diane lives, the murder of a horse is only up to a one year sentence, and is a misdemeanor. Dawn has a petition that she is asking people to sign to change "Busters Law" to include horses (It currently only covers... read full post picked by horsefeathers 11 months ago

The owner and an employee of New Holland Sales Stables have been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly allowing a cow with a bullet in its head to lie for hours on a pile of dead animals. Kerry Flanagan of Humane League of Lancaster County said an anonymous caller alerted authorities at 2 p.m. Dec. 16 that the cow was on the stables' "dead pile" — where animals deemed unsuitab... read full post picked by horsefeathers 11 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

Amazing video of two different animal species who are the best of friends. picked by horsefeathers 11 months ago

Veterinarians in two states are working to save the lives of a pair of kittens that were tortured with fireworks and set ablaze near their owner's rural South Georgia home, an attack that has horrified detectives and animal lovers. picked by horsefeathers 11 months ago

Struggling to make it herself, an Oklahoma woman risks her life to take care of more than 100 abandoned dogs. Catherine Titus lives in a rural area outside of Ardmore with her dogs in only a van. picked by horsefeathers 11 months ago

A dog killed by a newlywed bride's husband suffered stab wounds, a BB gun pellet and "sufficient trauma," the ASPCA found last week in a necropsy report. picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago

YOUNGSTOWN — A professional sign out front belied the fact that dead and starving dogs were in the back yard of High Caliber K-9.

The business at 1516 Coitsville-Hubbard Road promotes itself as a center for dog training, grooming and boarding. It also offers “doggie day care,” underground fencing, dog importing and stud service.

WARNING: Graphic Photos picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago

Almost Heaven Kennel- more like Almost Hell kennel.
EMMAUS, Pa. - October 2, 2008 (WPVI) -- It could be the largest kennel raid in Pennsylvania history.
Investigators in Lehigh County have uncovered a gruesome scene in Emmaus - dozens of dead and injured animals, some of which were found in a freezer.
Dozens of animals were brought here to the SPCA in Philadelphia overnight. Dogs, cats and picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago

The emotional debate over slaughtering horses for human consumption gained new life in Washington this week as a House committee approved a measure that would ban the practice nationwide and halt the export of U.S. horses destined for dinner tables in other countries. picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago

Where the World Trade Center once stood, an obstructive fence diminishes the public’s view of Ground Zero, but for a blind man, Michael Hingson, memories of 9-11 remain within arm’s length, in his former guide dog, Roselle.I chose this story because of the last few paragraphs which include Hingson said. "I think about the time right after 9-11, when this country was so unified. A... read full post picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago

One of the most barbaric forms of animal cruelty has an underbelly which for years has remained literally hidden in darkness: “Trunking” is dog fighting’s ugly secret. picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago

An artist uses her gifts to preserve the memories of fallen troops. picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago