Allegedly CEO of an animal rescue allowed 28 dogs to starve to death in their cages in her home

Pennington mug shot

NEWS AND COMMENT-COLOMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA USA: This ranks as one of the most disturbing animal abuse stories that I have read about over 14 years of reading animal welfare stories. Caroline Dawn Pennington, 47, has been arrested after she turned herself in this month. The …

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Ukraine war: failure of uncivilised humankind in its relationship with animals

Ukrainian female soldier cuddles ginger tabby cat

Of course, there are many instances, millions of them, of great success in the relationship between humans and animals. They need to be recognised and praised. However, there are far too many instances of abject failure due to the inherent uncivilised nature of humankind which …

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Ukraine: man tries to comfort a dog who refuses to move after bombing

NEWS/COMMENT- IRPIN, UKRAINE: For me, this is a distressing picture of an animal caught up in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are many animals who have been killed and injured. Many have been taken by their owner/refugees to Poland and other adjacent countries. This …

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Governor of West Virginia raises his dog’s backside to the cameras and tells Bette Midler to “kiss her hiney”

'Kiss her hiney!' said Jim Justice to the cameras

NEWS AND COMMENT-WEST VIRGINIA CAPITOL BUILDING: The governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, performed a demeaning stunt on his British Bulldog at the end of his televised State of the State address last Friday. Both Mr Justice and his bulldog, Babydog, are obese by the …

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