Every few weeks, an act of cruelty against a wild animal makes the news, prompting fresh outrage from both animal advocates and people who simply respect wildlife. Most recently, a Northern California man shot and killed a deer and her fawn after they ate some of his landscaping. In South Carolina, a group of teens beat an opossum to death…
Category: animal cruelty
“It was the worst case of animal cruelty we’ve ever seen…”
By Kim Herbert and Liz Holtz After reviewing animal cruelty cases in the media for the last few months, our (very) unscientific study concluded that one out of three animal cruelty cases covered by local media outlets included a quote from a law enforcement officer or an animal shelter employee asserting that it was the worst case of animal cruelty…