by Matt Pepper | Jan 9, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty
The results of animal cruelty are unfortunately often obvious; we see cruelty and its impact on an animal and are understandably appalled. It’s easy to stand from the outside and point a finger toward those who keep a dog chained in the backyard. We can all agree that...
by Dave Kim | Dec 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, dogs, General
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against a puppy mill in Hillsdale County after an investigation this year. Filed on December 19, the complaint alleges that Paul Steury was selling sick dogs without a license, providing false documentation for...
by Dave Kim | Dec 5, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, dogs
Michigan Humane Society animal cruelty investigators, along with the Detroit Police Department, were able to rescue nearly a dozen dogs from a suspected dog fighting operation on Detroit’s east side on Wednesday. WWJ reports that two search warrants were...
by Dave Kim | Oct 24, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, General
As reported by the Washington Post, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act on Tuesday (PACT Act). If passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump, certain acts of animal cruelty would be...
by Dave Kim | Sep 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, General
A Detroit man will serve time in prison for animal cruelty after police and the Michigan Humane Society recovered over 30 dogs from four locations in the city. As Fox 2 reports, Julian Akyan, 30, accepted a plea deal and was sentenced one to four years for cruelty to...
by Dave Kim | May 31, 2019 | Animal Cruelty, General
Nearly 140 dogs covered in urine, feces and fleas were found inside a Orange County, Calif. mansion on Thursday (May 30). CBS Los Angeles reports that authorities recovered 136 dogs from a home inside a gated community. The breeds were mostly Maltese and Shih Tzus....
