All Press Releases for Cats and dogs
A new investigation into online puppy sales highlights the problem of the Internet being used as a tool for exploiting dogs and consumers.
To bring awareness to the magnitude of the issue, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.if Read more »
The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Ocean County Health Department and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department in Toms River, N.J., has dispatched its disaster response team to co Read more »
Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) have mobilized teams to Alexandria, Louisiana and Waveland, Mississippi to assist in animal rescue and sheltering efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac that made land Read more »
One of the toughest judgments ever for animal cruelty in South Africa was handed down by a Krugersdorp court today.
Antoinette van Wyk (34), a mother of three, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for five years, plus a further 12 months h Read more »
The trial of two men accused of burying a dog alive on the sports field of a Cape Town school, begins on Friday 13th January.
Poto Mfengu and Mkhumbuzi Ncedana, janitors at the Luhlaza Secondary High School in Khayelitsha, are charged under the anima Read more »
A search warrant was executed Monday morning for the removal of the dogs, and the animals are being transported to a nearby emergency shelter where they will receive medical care and treatment. The ASPCA is also collecting evidence for the investigat Read more »