At a wildlife sanctuary east of Namibia’s capital, the fate of more than 200 animals became entangled in a dispute over permits, captive breeding and the rules governing rescued wildlife. N/a’an ku sê ...

Dogs forced to fight or mistreated in breeding operations are at the center of a federal enforcement push that includes a new ...

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Calling the federal indictments "a watershed moment in the enforcement of federal animal-fighting laws," three animal-welfare organizations today ...

The federal government, in the last few years, has increased coverage of and penalties for animal fighting activities under the Animal Welfare Act, but it is still lacking in one area: the spectator.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two Statesville men, Juelz Christopher Daniels, 19 and Reginald Lionel Goodson, Jr., 55, are facing federal charges for allegedly ...

Washington, D.C., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Following a series of investigations by Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Dallas Morning News, and then the ...

Animal welfare groups are asking North Carolina prosecutors to file felony cruelty charges after hundreds of fighting roosters were reportedly abandoned without food or water in Wilkes County. The ...

Florida prosecutors and sheriffs across all 67 counties are calling on Congress to pass three federal bills designed to crack down on organized animal fighting, animal cruelty, and animal trafficking.

The attack went down Tuesday in the northern Indian district of Rudraprayag ... and video of the encounter shows the predator sneaking into the courtyard as the unsuspecting pooch sleeps on a table.