animal abuse

A New Bedford man has been arrested and faces nine animal cruelty charges after police stumble upon multiple malnourished animals while investigating a hit and run.

The 26th Annual "Ugliest Dog Contest" was held in Petaluma, California this past Friday. Some of the most peculiar looking pets around took part in the event, but it was North Carolina's "Peanut" who earned the blue ribbon. The 2 year old mutt somewhat resembles a werewolf with its straggly black and white fur, exposed teeth and enormous eyes...

Smudge the cat is resting comfortably after undergoing surgery Tuesday morning. Smudge was the victim of animal abuse, allegedly at the hands of 55-year-old Manuel Erinna of New Bedford. Erinna has been charged with animal cruelty after he reportedly struck the cat over the head with an aluminum baseball bat Saturday when he learned the cat scratched his ex-girlfriend's infant granddaughter... Rea

Acushnet Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a four-year-old female pit bull. The dog was found in a black garbage bag off of Slocum Street near the Acushnet River, allegedly dropped there by a man in a grey jogging suit, last seen headed toward Brooklawn Park...

$1,000 in reward money is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the death of a four-year-old pitbull, and then dumping the body near a river.

Acushnet Police are looking to the public for help in an animal abuse case. According to Acushnet Police, a witness reported seeing a young, white male in a grey jogging suit toss a black plastic bag over the Slocum St. bridge. The unidentified male then ran off, last seen headed south on River Road...