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$6,000 Reward Offered In Case Of Dog Thrown In Rouge River
DEARBORN HEIGHTS (WWJ) - A $6,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the conviction of whoever tried to drown a dog in the Rouge River. Dearborn Heights police say they received a...
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Mich. Senate Votes To Ban Gas Chambers In Animal Shelters
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING (AP) - The state Senate on Thursday voted to ban the use of poisonous gas to euthanize dogs and cats at animal shelters in an attempt to rid Michigan of four...
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Dog Skinned Alive In ‘Deliberate’ Act Of Animal Cruelty
DETROIT (WWJ) – It was a brutal act of animal cruelty: A dog, found in southwest Detroit, had been stabbed and skinned alive. The small Jack Russell terrier mix is being cared for Friday in Ann Arbor,...
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Authorities Investigate Cat Torturing, Killings
CLIMAX, Mich. (AP) - At least five cats have been beaten, tortured or killed since March in a small, West Michigan village. Residents of Climax told Kalamazoo County sheriff’s officials that the...
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Brothers Charged In Stabbing, Hanging Of Pit Bull
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Two brothers have been charged in the stabbing and hanging of a pit bull in Lansing. Thirty-three-year-old Benjamin Conley and 30-year-old Nicholas Conley are charged with animal...
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Officials Try To Find Out Who Is Dumping Dogs
TROY (WWJ/AP) - Officials say they’re trying to figure out who is abandoning small dogs in poor condition outside a metro Detroit pet store. It started in April and since then, at least a dozen dogs...
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Mich. Senate Votes To Boost Animal Abuse Penalties
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan lawmakers have voted to increase criminal penalties for people who abuse animals and extend the prohibition to include breeders and pet shop operators. The Senate on...
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Humane Society Urges Owners To Bring Pets Indoors
DETROIT (WWJ) – Bitter cold weather is here and with temperatures expected to plummet — animals left outdoors are in extreme danger. WWJ’s Chrystal Knight reports that the Humane Society’s Cruelty...
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DNR: Snowmobilers Ran Down Ducks On Saginaw River
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) – Officials are working to track down two snowmobilers they say plowed through an area of open water on the Saginaw River, killing several ducks. Sgt. Ron Kimmerly of the Michigan...
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Humane Society Staffers Will Tough Out Night In The Doghouse
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Some Michigan Humane Society staffers will be spending the night in doghouses this week, as part of an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving pets outside in freezing...
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Cruelty Charges Filed Against Farmer After Discovery Of 71 Dead Calves On...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (WWJ/AP) – A central Michigan farmer has been charged with animal cruelty and abandonment after 71 dead calves were discovered on his property. An arrest warrant has been signed...
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More Than 90 Dogs Removed From Possible Puppy Mill
HOWELL (WWJ/AP) - Officials say more than 90 dogs and puppies have been removed from the site of a suspected puppy mill in Livingston County. Armed with a search warrant, sheriff’s deputies, along with...
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Woman Arraigned After Removal Of 90 Dogs From Alleged Puppy Mill
HOWELL (WWJ/AP) – A Michigan woman has been arraigned on animal cruelty charges after authorities removed about 90 dogs and puppies from her property northwest of Detroit. The Livingston County Daily...
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Owner Of Alleged Puppy Mill Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty Charge
HOWELL (WWJ/AP) - A 77-year-old woman who had about 90 dogs and puppies removed from her farm has pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty charge. Margaret Elaine Komorny entered the plea to the felony...
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Woman In Cruelty Case Says Someone Else Poisoned Horse
HOWELL (WWJ/AP) - A 71-year-old Livingston County woman who was convicted of animal cruelty in the death of one horse and the care of two other horses says the animal that died must have been poisoned...
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Owner Of Alleged Puppy Mill Gets Probation For Animal Cruelty Charge
HOWELL (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan woman who had about 90 dogs and puppies removed from her farm has been sentenced to five years of probation on an animal cruelty charge. Margaret Elaine Komorny, of Howell...
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Dexter Teens Plead Guilty After Throwing Rocks, Killing Goose
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) – Two Dexter teens pled guilty to animal cruelty related to an incident involving a pair of mated Canada geese that took place on April 13. The boys received a deferred sentence with...
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Ann Arbor Teen Pleads Guilty To Choking, Stabbing Puppy
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) – An Ann Arbor teen has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty after choking and repeatedly stabbing the family dog. Officials say it happened last November after the 1-year-old puppy nipped...
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Authorities Investigate Video Of Child Throwing Puppy Into Street
FLINT (WWJ/AP) – Flint-area officials are investigating a suspected case of animal cruelty after a video posted online showed a child repeatedly throwing a puppy into a street. Genesee County Sheriff...
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Lansing Man Sentenced To Year In Jail In Dog Torture Case
MASON, Mich. (AP) – A Lansing man convicted of animal torture who left a courthouse before his sentencing hearing in September has been sentenced to jail. The Lansing State Journal reports Ingham...
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