Bridgeport woman accused of 'egregious act of animal cruelty' in beating death of dog
News 12 Connecticut | Nov 01, 2023 |by Marissa Alter A Bridgeport woman is accused of what an officer called "an egregious act of animal...
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- Nov 22
Ledyard man arrested after vet clinic notified police of ‘malnourished and extremely emaciated’ dog
Eyewitness News 3 | Nov. 7, 2023 |By Kristina Russo LEDYARD, CT (WFSB) - The Groton-Ledyard Vet clinic notified police for a report of...
- Nov 22
Enfield man arrested for child murder in Delaware
WWLP.com | Nov 3, 2023 | by: Ashley Shook, John Budenas ENFIELD, Conn. (WWLP) – An arrest warrant out of Wilmington, Delaware has led to...
- Nov 22
North Branford man accused of killing daughter's dog threatened to kill her boyfriend, warrant says
New Haven Register| Nov. 16, 2023| Josh LaBella, Staff Writer NORTH BRANFORD — The man accused of stabbing his daughter's dog to death...
- Nov 22
Waterbury man charged with animal abuse after dog found with chain embedded in its neck, police say
Sep. 20, 2023 |CTInsider.com | Matthew P. Knox, Staff Writer NAUGATUCK —Police have made an arrest in the case of a Siberian husky that...
- Nov 20
Desmond's Army
Connecticut Dog Magazine |Winter 2023 | Community Page 12| Written by Adria Henderson On any given day at courthouses across Connecticut,...
- Feb 26
Animals pulled from New Haven Animal Shelter amid investigation
February 21, 2023 | New Haven | by Eva Zymaris NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Animals have been pulled from the New Haven Animal Shelter, a...
- Dec 30, 2022
Watch Tig’s Tale: A Puppy Mill Mom
Animal Legal Defense Fund Dec. 30, 2022 The best way to end the puppy mill industry is by not financially supporting it. Adopt a...
- Dec 18, 2022
Puppy Mill Pipeline Act (NY) Signed into Law
Puppy Mill Pipeline Act (New York) S.1130/A.4283 The Puppy Mill Pipeline Act would prohibit the sale of puppies, kittens, and rabbits in...
- Dec 17, 2022
Wanted by the State of Connecticut since 2017
Connecticut Animal Care & Control Dec. 13, 2022 FREDERICK ACKER found guilty of 11 counts of Cruelty to Animals, failed to appear for...
- Nov 16, 2022
Torrington case prompts proposal to make it illegal to have sexual contact with animals in CT
Lisa Backus | CT INSIDER Nov. 16, 2022 An unusual Torrington case of alleged abuse involving a dog has prompted the state Sentencing...
- Oct 5, 2022
It’s Time to Amend Desmond’s Law
— Diana Urban, 10.5.2022 | CTEXAMINER.COM Checkers, a horse in training with Alexis Wall, often stood tied to the wall of her indoor...
- Sep 4, 2022
‘Report Animal Abuse. Stop Domestic Abuse’ – Desmond’s Army launches first billboard campaign
Sep 05, 2022, 6:13 pm By: Marissa Alter A new billboard campaign launched Labor Day depicts the link between animal cruelty and domestic...
- Feb 23, 2022
- Jun 30, 2021
CT Good Samaritan Law
Substitute House Bill No. 5312 Public Act No. 18-164 AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGARDING THE...
- Jun 29, 2021
CT’s new “Jennifer’s Law”
PA 21-78—sSB 1091 Judiciary Committee Appropriations Committee AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, REVISING STATUTES...
- Feb 24, 2021
Desmond’s Law: Past, Present, Future
On 2/24/21, The Animal Rights Committee NLGNYC conducted a zoom meeting entitled ‘Desmond’s Law: Past, Present, Future. This meeting was...
- Aug 9, 2020
Desmond’s Army donates memorial park bench
Park bench dedicated to Fairfield Five By Tara O’Neill Published 10:05 pm EDT, Saturday, August 1, 2020 FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Five...
- Jul 17, 2020
Mississippi’s New Animal Cruelty Law
Mississippi’s New Animal Cruelty Law Celebrated by Activists for Holding Abusers Accountable Under the new law, signed by Governor Tate...
- Mar 21, 2020
Alleged assault of dog may lead to changes in CT sex laws
Photo: Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media The Litchfield Judicial District courthouse in Torrington. The unusual case of a former...
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