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MEDIA RELEASE: Police Chief & ACO Suspended in Mississippi After Shooting Impounded Dogs

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URGENT: Stop Horrific Hog Bagging Events in Texas

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WATCH: Wonderful Moos! Cows Are Safe Forever at Our New California Sanctuary

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WATCH: After Being Nearly Starved to Death, Sophia is Finally Home

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After Being Dumped, Sad Puppies Get Rescued & Treated for Mange

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Massacre of Birds by Wildlife Services Imminent in Tennessee

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MEDIA RELEASE: Outrage Mounting Over Shooting of Impounded Dogs in Mississippi

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MEDIA RELEASE: Coyote Missing: Justice For Rocky Campaign Intensifies

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2022-12-30

MEDIA RELEASE: No Justice for Horse Dragged & Mule Neglected by Leake County Man

In Defense of Animals is outraged at the sentence handed to a man caught abusing a Leake County horse and mule.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Woman Guilty of Causing 1,000 Pigs’ Deaths Gets No Jail Time

In Defense of Animals decries the deplorable sentencing of an individual who pleaded guilty to causing the excruciating death of 1,000 sentient pigs by dehydration…

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Alameda County, California: URGENT: Ban Cruel Rodeo Tools and Events

Alameda County considers a ban on the use of rodeo weapons like flank straps and spurs and inhumane events like wild cow milking and tie-down calf roping.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Revived Buddy’s Law Win in Mississippi Delights Animal and Childrens’ Advocates

In Defense of Animals, Mississippi Citizen’s Against Animal Cruelty, and kindred organizations across the state are thrilled that Buddy’s Law (SB 2261) has once…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Woman Charged for Denying Severely Injured Puppy Vet Care & Leaving Her Outside

In Defense of Animals was represented in Montgomery County Justice Court today having filed a criminal affidavit in a case involving a critically injured puppy who…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Measure of Justice Served for Starved Horse in Tallahatchie County

In Defense of Animals welcomes the conviction of a man who was charged with the starvation death of his horse.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Disappointment After Buddy’s Law Killed in Mississippi House Committee

In Defense of Animals, Mississippi Citizen’s Against Animal Cruelty, and kindred organizations across the state are disappointed that Buddy’s Law died in committee.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Man Convicted of Animal Cruelty After Dogs Were Seized

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.

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BREAKING: Man Who Burned Puppy in Crate Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

In Defense of Animals is announcing justice served for a puppy named Korra, who was set alight in a Columbus city park last year.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Dog Burning Sparks Calls for New Law to Protect Animals and Children

In Defense of Animals has sent Sen. Angela Hill a letter signed by more than 14,000 animal advocates imploring her to sponsor Buddy’s law to hold parents accountable…

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Puppy Set on Fire Demands Legislation to Hold Minors Accountable in Mississippi

More still needs to be done with Mississippi’s animal cruelty law to prevent cruelty cases from happening in the first place.

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