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Reward Offered After Emaciated Puppy Found
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A $300 reward is being offered for information after an emaciated Siberian Husky puppy was found at Mount Home Cemetery in Lansing. Caretakers at the cemetery found the 12-week-old...
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Authorities Identify Owner Of Emaciated Puppy
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say they’ve identified the owner of an emaciated Siberian Husky puppy that was found at Mount Home Cemetery in Lansing. Officials say the owner came to the Ingham County...
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Photo Of Defendants In Halloween Costumes Delays Sentencing
IRON MOUNTAIN (WWJ/AP) - A sentencing hearing for two women charged in a Michigan animal cruelty case involving 30 emaciated horses has been postponed after the court was given a photo of them dressed...
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House Takes Up Anti-Animal Fighting Legislation
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - The Michigan House is considering bills that would strengthen penalties for organized animal fighting. The House on Tuesday is expected to vote on a legislation that would declare...
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Woman Faces Charges After 62 Animals Confiscated From Home
SHERIDAN (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say a 57-year-old woman is facing animal cruelty charges after more than 60 animals were confiscated from her Montcalm County home. A warrant was issued for Nancy Muller...
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New Law Strengthens Anti-Animal Fighting Penalties
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Bills that strengthen penalties for organized animal fighting have been signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder. The new law allows authorities to declare properties involved in animal...
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Men Accused Of Killing Deer In Warren
WARREN (WWJ) - Two suspected bow hunters accused of killing a deer in violation of Warren’s hunting ban are now facing a four-year felony charge for cruelty to animals. Twenty-seven-year-old William...
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Woman Jailed For Killing 3 Kittens
GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ/AP) – A 56-year-old western Michigan woman has received a 150-day jail sentence for killing three kittens. Authorities say Melanie Jasina, of Grand Rapids, snapped the kittens’ necks...
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Carcasses Of Goat, Horse Dumped In Field
COLDWATER TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Authorities in southern Michigan are trying to figure out who dumped the carcasses of a goat and a malnourished horse in a field. Michigan State Police say they’re...
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Woman Faces Prison Time In Animal Cruelty Case
ATLANTA, Mich. (WWJ/AP) - A northern Michigan woman faces up to four years in prison when she’s sentenced in an animal cruelty case involving dogs and miniature horses. The Alpena News reports...
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Men Caught Hunting Deer In Warren Plead Guilty To Animal Cruelty
WARREN (WWJ) - A Downriver man and his step-brother have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after hunting deer in Warren. William Francis, a 27-year-old Riverview resident, and Myles Ehret, a...
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Woman Who Tied Dog’s Mouth Shut Found Guilty Of Animal Cruelty
YPSILANTI TWP. (WWJ) - A Ypsilanti Township woman who admitted to tying her dog’s mouth shut with twine so he couldn’t eat has been found guilty in the case. Crystal Smith, the dog’s owner, was found...
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Hunters Get Probation In Warren Deer Death
WARREN (WWJ) - Two men charged with killing a deer in Warren have been sentenced to probation and banned from hunting any animals for the next 12 months. William Francis, 27, of Riverview and his...
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8 Convicted For Illegal Game Hunts
DENVER (WWJ/AP) - Eight men from three states, including Michigan, have been convicted and sentenced for participating in illegal game hunts that took place over four years in Routt County, Colorado....
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Police: Teen Driver Ran Down Goslings
WATERFORD (WWJ) - A White Lake teenager is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly running down several Canada Goose babies that were attempting to cross the road. Waterford police said they were...
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13 Animals Killed At Detroit School’s Urban Farm
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – It was a gruesome shock for a volunteer who found eight chickens and five goats dead at an urban farm operated by students at a Detroit alternative high school. WXYZ-TV and the...
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Humane Society: Humans Didn’t Slaughter Farm Animals In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) - Officials with the Michigan Humane Society Cruelty Investigation Department say no humans were involved in the killing of more than a dozen animals at an urban farm operated by students...
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More Than 50 Animals Removed From Home Where Kittens Found In Freezer
LILLEY TOWNSHIP (WWJ/AP) - Authorities removed dozens of animals from a West Michigan home where they found at least 10 dead kittens and a fawn in a freezer. The Grand Rapids Press reported Newaygo...
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Dead, Malnourished Animals Found In Macomb County Barn
ARMADA TWP. (WWJ) - Police called to a barn in Macomb County found the remains of several dead animals and removed 19 other malnourished animals from the property. Michigan State Police say they...
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Cash Reward Offered In Animal Cruelty Case
DEARBORN (WWJ) – Dearborn Heights Police are investigating a case of animal cruelty. Officials say a dog that had a brick tied to his leg was pulled from the Rouge River, near Warren and Outer Drive,...
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