April 2004 James Cochran, an Alabama man accused of allowing 31 chickens who were allegedly being raised for the rural area’s cockfighting industry to die of neglect, was convicted of cruelty to animals. Cochran was sentenced to a suspended jail term of 90 days, unsupervised probation for one year, and a fine of $250, plus court … Read more »
April 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, this sick and starving horse was relinquished from a neglectful owner in Elkins, West Virginia. A vet found her to be suffering from the worst case of lice she had ever seen. The horse is now recovering in the compassionate care of a rescuer.
April 2004 PETA received a link to video footage of three Case Western Reserve University students torturing and killing a hamster, including one student biting off the live hamster’s leg and head. We immediately contacted the university and authorities and all three students were charged with cruelty. Watch PETA’s Public Service Announcement about the dangerous link … Read more »
April 2004 PETA’s Community Animal Project came to the rescue of this little rat terrier who was found chained in a Virginia Beach backyard. She had become tangled in a rope and a cable which were wrapped so tightly around her leg that it had swelled to three times the normal size. We called animal control … Read more »
April 2004 PETA contacted authorities about two farmers in Lower Mifflin Township, Pennsylvania, who were neglecting their horses and other farmed animals. They were found guilty of cruelty to animals and forced to give up their animals and pay a $7,600 fine. Click here to read about what to do if you witness cruelty.
April 2004 In late April, PETA debuted its new “Chain your door, not your dog” billboard (alerting people to the dangers that chaining dogs imposes on the animals themselves and the public) in Kentucky after a 4-year-old local girl was critically injured by her family’s pit bull, who was kept chained in the backyard. We received … Read more »
April 2004 PETA wrote to the district attorney prosecuting a horrible case involving a New Jersey residence where authorities found animals perishing in filthy conditions. They seized 165 animals, including dead and paralyzed rodents. The hoarder was fined more than $800 and charged with six counts of cruelty for failure to provide adequate veterinary care, inadequate … Read more »
April 2004 PETA got a butterfly release canceled as part of the butterfly festival at a California mall. Children were going to be given nets to chase down and capture the released butterflies. After learning about the cruelty involved in raising and releasing butterflies, the mall administrators not only agreed to cancel the event and create … Read more »
April 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, these two starving horses in Virginia were relinquished from their neglectful owner and are now thriving in the care of a rescuer.
April 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, five juveniles in White Swan, Washington, were charged with first-degree cruelty to animals for sodomizing and torturing pigs at a high school Future Farmers of America program. Click here to read about the link between animal and human abuse.
April 2004 PETA’s mobile spay and neuter clinic, SNIP (Spay and Neuter Immediately Please), celebrated its 15,000th surgery with the lovely Rue McClanahan. Read more about how you can help animals suffering from the overpopulation crisis.
April 2004 Thanks to pressure from PETA, a Jensen Beach, Florida, man was convicted of felony cruelty to animals for muzzling his dog and trying to castrate him by tying dental floss around his scrotum. The dog was taken for emergency veterinary care and had to be euthanized. Read about the link between animal and human … Read more »
April 2004 PETA was bombarded with calls from New York City residents horrified by newspaper articles and television news clips about a man who was using a bat to beat countless rats to death every night in the Bronx. We contacted the ASPCA, and the Health Department interceded and ordered the man to stop killing rats. … Read more »
April 2004 Upon learning that mice were being used in radiation demonstrations at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, PETA sent a letter to the university administration asking for an immediate end to these cruel and unnecessary exercises. In a timely and compassionate response, the university agreed.
April 2004 PETA received calls of concern from parents, students, and community members in Gilbert, Arizona, following a “Spirit Week” event at Mesquite High School during which several students participated in a goldfish-swallowing contest. We immediately contacted the school’s administrative officials to remind them that such sophomoric and cruel pranks have no place in an educational … Read more »
