animal cruelty

Couple Charged With Animal Cruelty
Couple Charged With Animal Cruelty
Couple Charged With Animal Cruelty
DEER PARK  (AP) — A Deer Park couple has been charged with animal cruelty after nearly 40 dogs and some cats were removed from their property. The Spokesman-Review reports deputies arrested Theresa and Thomas Hostetler on Monday on charges of first-degree animal cruelty and confinement of an animal in an unsafe manner...
New Bill Signed into Law Protecting Tethered Dogs
New Bill Signed into Law Protecting Tethered Dogs
New Bill Signed into Law Protecting Tethered Dogs
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Dog owners could face new penalties in Washington state if they tie up or "tether" their dogs in an inhumane way. Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Wednesday that would make it illegal for a person to leave a dog tethered for a reckless period of time without providing him or her with adequate access to food, water and shelter...