EXCLUSIVE: House Scrutinizes NIH-Funded ‘Animal Cruelty,’ Experiments On ‘Transgender Lab Rats’ As DOGE Hunts For Cuts
This week, the House of Representatives committee carefully examines whether the National Health Animal Institute of Health Animal is equivalent to unnecessary animal abuse, as the government’s Ministry of Efficiency is spotlighting the government’s waste of the government’s waste. We will hold a hearing. Witnesses will propose a policy solution slate, from providing funds to […]
Maricopa County man sentenced in animal cruelty case for death of husky puppy
A Maricopa County man was sentenced to one year in prison for extreme abuse that caused the death of a husky puppy in June 2023. County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said this was a significant sentence given what she called the graphic and violent nature of the crime. “Studies show that animal abuse can lead to […]
Maricopa County Man Sentenced to Jail for Animal Cruelty, Scottsdale
In Maricopa County, Lester Paul Richmond, born in November 1987, was sentenced to one year in prison for serious abuse of a Husky puppy. According to the announcement, Maricopa County Attorney's OfficeRichmond faced these consequences after pleading guilty to a Class 6 felony, intentionally or knowingly inflicting cruel cruelty on an animal. Detective Heather Crim […]
Woman arrested for animal cruelty in Cochise County | Crime
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – A woman has been arrested and charged with 146 counts of animal cruelty and neglect. On Monday, Feb. 19, authorities booked Jill Houchens, 56, of Hereford, after authorities discovered numerous dead animals and animals in need of medical care at her home. The charges consisted of 27 felonies and 119 misdemeanors. […]
Rachel Mitchell, seeking reelection, makes cruelty to dogs her pet issue
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office touted its latest victory in the ongoing fight against animal cruelty: the arrest of Lester Paul Richmond in Troy, Alabama. Police arrested Richmond, 36, on Feb. 16 on a Maricopa County arrest warrant for a single-county felony animal cruelty charge. He was charged with killing a husky puppy by taping […]
Southern Arizona woman facing 146 animal cruelty charges
TUCSON, Ariz. (13News) – A southern Arizona woman is facing more than 140 animal cruelty charges after an investigation. The Cochise County Sheriff's Office announced that Jill Houchens, 56, was arrested on Monday, February 19th and charged with 27 felonies and 119 misdemeanors. CCSO said agents found “several abandoned animals living in extremely poor conditions” […]
Cochise County woman facing 146 charges of animal cruelty
The sheriff's office said 24 animals, including five deceased, were removed from the suspect's property in southern Arizona. COACHIS COUNTY, Ariz. — An Arizona woman has been arrested and charged with 146 counts of animal cruelty and abandonment. On Monday, Feb. 19, authorities booked Jill Houchens, 56, of Hereford, after authorities discovered numerous dead animals […]
Animal cruelty prison sentence appealed
May 25 — Berea — A woman in Central Lake is appealing the verdict after a judge convicted her of two felony animal cruelty charges last year. Brooklyn Beck, 29, was previously charged with five felony charges of killing or torturing an animal and one felony charge of abandoning more than 25 animals and is […]
No criminal charges filed in Rupert meat processing animal cruelty complaint |
Rupert Police Will Not Call For Criminal Charges After Investigation Into Animal Cruelty At Meat Processing Plant Is Launched. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) asked Minidoka County Prosecutor Lance Stevenson in December to file charges of animal cruelty against Ida Meats LLC. The group said in a federal report that 251 calves […]
Woman accused of animal cruelty after 43 dogs found neglected, locked up in Dolan Springs
Dolan Springs, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) – A woman has been charged with 43 animal cruelty charges after authorities said they found dozens of dogs confined and abandoned without food or water at her home in Dolan Springs. The Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Animal Enforcement Service was monitoring complaints of animal hoarding at two homes in […]
