Man charged, accused of severly beating malnourished dog

LAPORTE | A Westville-area man is charged with severely beating his malnourished dog after the pet killed one of the chickens he kept at his mobile home.

Harvey man accused of mistreating dogs found during eviction

HARVEY | A 37-year-old man was arrested and accused of mistreating eight dogs that were found in a home from which he was being evicted, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

New center offers help for dogs consumed by fear

This week, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opens its Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, N.J.

$5,000 reward offered in killing of dog

HEBRON | The Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for killing a Hebron dog.

Portage woman charged with neglect after children, mother found ailing

VALPARAISO | A woman was taken into custody Saturday after authorities found her children bloody from diaper rash, her mother faintly breathing and surrounded by "filthy conditions" along with a dead dog decomposing in a kennel at her residence.

Fugitive accused of kicking dog to death is arrested

EAST CHICAGO | A fugitive accused of kicking a dog to death was found hiding in his mother's South Side apartment Thursday, police said.

Authorities: Animal cruelty charge sought after dog stabbed

SOUTH HAVEN | Animal cruelty charges are being sought against a Michigan City man who stabbed his stepfather’s dog after it bit the man's 6-year-old son in the face, authorities said.

New tools used to keep pets out of hot cars

Los Angeles Police Officer Jim Cherrette holds a temperature record stick in Los Angeles to demonstrate how hot a closed car can get. Good Samaritans, temperature guns and tougher laws are the newest tools in the campaign to keep animals out of hot cars, where just minutes can mean death. Mo…

New tools used to keep pets out of hot cars

Good Samaritans, temperature guns and tougher laws are the newest tools in the campaign to keep animals out of hot cars, where just minutes can mean death.

74 rabbits taken from alleged hoarder house

CENTER TOWNSHIP | Animal cruelty charges are expected after 74 rabbits were reportedly found in a garage, stacked in cages full of urine and feces.

74 rabbits taken from alleged hoarder house

A rabbit found in a suspected hoarder's home pokes through the top of its cage. Police said feces and urine filled the bottom half of most of the cages 74 rabbits were living in.

74 rabbits taken from alleged hoarder house

Porter County Animal Control Officer Patrick Cassin holds one of the rabbits found missing fur around its hind legs because of prolonged exposure to its own urine and feces at home north of Valparaiso.

74 rabbits taken from alleged hoarder house

Porter County Animal Shelter Assistant Director Stacy Price holds one of the rabbits recovered June 23 from a suspected hoarding operation north of Valparaiso.

Authorities remove horses removed from Hebron-area farm

BOONE TOWNSHIP | Six horses are in foster care after being found malnourished near Hebron, authorities said.

Authorities: Porter woman's dogs were part wolf

PORTAGE | A Porter woman was taken into custody on a slew of animal cruelty charges Monday during a court appearance.

M'ville neighbor charged in dog killing

MERRILLVILLE | A 79-year-old Merrillville man faces felony charges after fatally shooting his neighbor's dog, police said.

Woman arrested in Portage hoarding case has previous convictions for animal cruelty

PORTAGE | The woman arrested Friday for keeping more than 50 animals in her Portage trailer had two previous convictions for animal cruelty.

Police: Woman hoarded 50 animals

PORTAGE | Officers said they were overwhelmed by the smell of animal urine and feces when they entered the residence of a Portage woman Friday where they allegedly found a menagerie of 50 animals.

4 men arrested, 20 dogs seized in dogfighting raid

GARY | A search warrant on a suspected dogfighting location on the city's west side resulted in the arrest of four Gary men and the seizure of 20 dogs Thursday morning.

Dozens of animals removed from mobile home

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | It looked much like many of the neighboring mobile homes in the Whispering Sands development until animal control officers made their way inside 1112 Winter Park Drive.