October 2003 PETA’s Community Animal Project responded to an anonymous tip from a healthcare worker about a Virginia woman who confessed to abusing her dog. In accordance with doctor-patient confidentiality, the woman’s doctor did not have to report the fact that she was repeatedly strangling the dog until he began to lose consciousness and then releasing … Read more »
October 2003 PETA’s Community Animal Project came to the rescue of a chained dog who was missing most of his hair and was literally starving to death. His owners frankly admitted that they had no idea how to properly care for the dog, so we convinced them to relinquish the him to us for treatment and … Read more »
October 2003 A Pennsylvania man, frustrated that his guide dog, Inky, had failed to respond to his commands, dragged the animal back to his house and kicked him to death. His wife filed a protective order against her husband, alleging long-term abuse of herself and their 8-year-old son. PETA wrote to the prosecutor, detailing the link … Read more »
October 2003 Animal control in Evart, Michigan, refused to take action in a horse-neglect case until PETA put pressure on local authorities. Cruelty-to-animals charges were filed, and the horses were finally seized. Click here to read about the link between animal and human abuse.
October 2003 An Alabama man hanged a stray cat by a shoestring, doused her in lighter fluid, and set her on fire–she was found in the woods, alive, and was euthanized. The abuser is the first Alabamian charged under the state’s recently enacted felony provision. We did some research and learned that he had previously been … Read more »
October 2003 PETA’s Community Animal Project responded to a call from a Virginia animal hoarder who, after receiving notice from animal control, was seeking help in placing more than 20 ill cats who were living in filthy conditions. We visited the home and removed five cats, all in need of immediate vet care, including one little … Read more »
October 2003 PETA posted an action alert and e-mailed an alert to our California members to support Assembly Bill 202 to restrict the sale of unweaned baby birds. The bill requires that young birds be able to eat on their own before being sold, and it also requires pet shops to employ properly trained and certified … Read more »
October 2003 Thanks to PETA’s intercession, intracardiac (heart) injections on conscious animals–painful procedures involving penetration of the needle through the rib cage, chest wall, sensitive tissue, and–in many cases–the lung and a sheath of nerves between the ribs, and then directly into the beating heart–are no longer performed at the Montgomery Humane Society in Alabama. We … Read more »
October 2003 PETA received a complaint about emaciated puppies found cannibalizing puppy carcasses in a filthy dog pen in Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee. A vet stated that one of the live puppies was “underweight, anemic from worms, had an ear infection, and was suffering from Rickets–a condition brought on by a lack of proper nutrition.” We immediately … Read more »
October 2003 PETA’s mobile spay-and-neuter unit, “SNIP” (Spay and Neuter Immediately, Please), spayed or neutered 6,115 animals in 2003 and just celebrated its 15,000th surgery! Read more about how we are helping to curb the overpopulation crisis of companion animals and how you can help animals in your area.
October 2003 PETA was alerted by a concerned Louisville resident that the owners of a bar under construction planned to build an alligator pit under a see-through dance floor. Alligators are highly sensitive to vibrations, and alligators in such circumstances would be bombarded with pounding, bright lights, and blasting music. We immediately contacted the mayor and … Read more »
October 2003 After a Washington Humane Society agent found an emaciated dog tied to a tree, PETA wrote to the district attorney, and the owner was charged with cruelty to animals. Click here to read about the link between animal and human abuse.
October 2003 On a recent trip to North Carolina, PETA’s Community Animal Project persuaded the owner of two emaciated Dobermans to relinquish custody. The dogs were in a pen with no food or water and only a dilapidated house for shelter. It had been so long since they had been fed that there weren’t any feces … Read more »
October 2003 PETA helped ensure that two Florida teens were arrested for bashing a pig in the face with a concrete block and beating him with a garden hoe, leaving him bloodied and lying outside his pen. We’re happy to report that both teens were charged with felony cruelty to animals. Read about the link between … Read more »
October 2003 PETA got a dog on a military base in Louisiana–left chained on the porch while her owner left to go on vacation for 10 days–after neighbors alerted us that the dog had two collars deeply embedded in her neck and was suffering from an infection. The dog was seized by military police on a … Read more »
