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Jon Stidham of Iowa has been convicted of illegally distributing performance-enhancing drugs for dog racing.

The U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed the ban on cockfighting in U.S. territories!

Thanks to the bravery of whistleblowers who came forward, a troubled rescue has been shut down in Mississippi.

Get justice for a dog who died after being locked in a hot car in Ohio as punishment.

In Defense of Animals is applauding the outcome in the case of former Bossier City Patrolmen Terry Yetman, who was charged with sexually abusing a dog and child…

In Defense of Animals is pleased that the court has disbanded Wayne County Animal Rescue following serious allegations of cruelty and neglect.

Urge officials to hold two teens accountable for brutally killing 14 kangaroos in New South Wales.

An incident involving law enforcement and a homeless veteran in North Carolina resulted in the death of his beloved service dog. Urge the mayor to change the way…

A dog we rescued in 2010 was in such heartbreaking shape we thought she had chemical burns on her face, but she didn’t give up and neither did we. All these years…

Cockfighting is illegal in Louisiana. Urge officials to hold those involved accountable.

The Supreme Court of Mississippi ruled to uphold the conviction in a heartbreaking dogfighting case.

Two cows who were rescued from a slaughterhouse were living peacefully in Maine until they were violently killed with a crossbow.

In Defense of Animals is applauding a ruling by the Supreme Court of Mississippi upholding the conviction in the case of Tommie Queen, who was convicted for dogfighting…

The outcome of a case in Ohio involving a cat who was tortured is disappointing to his guardian, us and everyone who worked to make cruelty a felony.

Two severely neglected dogs and eight puppies in Mississippi are now safe, and their guardian has been charged and sentenced for animal cruelty.

In Defense of Animals is applauding the outcome of an animal cruelty case in Mississippi that saw 10 dogs rescued, and a conviction and sentencing for their guardian.

The outcome of a case in Ohio involving a cat who was tortured is disappointing to his guardian, us and everyone who worked to make cruelty a felony.

Two police officers beat at least 11 porcupines to death while on duty in Rockland, Maine. The sentences they received were extremely disappointing.

In Defense of Animals is deeply disappointed by the outcome of an animal cruelty case involving a cat who was tortured and burned in Ohio last year.

Peaches was a dog we rescued recently. Though it took years for Peaches and Peggy to meet, they now get the happily ever after they so desperately wanted.

A “wildlife removal specialist” who was caught illegally trapping and shooting a coyote over 13 times in California, has finally been sentenced.

After two baby marmosets were left in a hot car at a waterpark in Tennessee, one died and the other needed emergency veterinary treatment.

In Defense of Animals is calling on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to investigate whistleblower reports of animal cruelty at San Quentin…

The Florida assistant state attorney dropped charges against a man who stole & severely abused an alligator from a miniature golf course.