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With animal cruelty rising, Boston gets new task force to fight abuse
Animal abuse cases in Boston and the rest of Suffolk County will be handled by a new task force announced Wednesday in an effort to more effectively bring justice to abusers amid a rise in such cases. Massachusetts had animal cruelty cases jump 70% between 2019 and 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said, citing a review of trial…
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Dog abandoned at Warwick cemetery; police launch animal abuse investigation
An animal abuse investigation is underway in Warwick, Rhode Island, after a dog was abandoned in a cemetery there. Warwick police said Friday they are looking for help with their investigation after a senior male dog was left at Pawtuxet Cemetery on Harrison Avenue. According to NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR, the dog was euthanized. Anyone with information on the whereabouts…
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Bill Proposes Stricter Animal Abuse Laws in Mass.
People convicted of animal abuse can still own, adopt and foster pets under Massachusetts law, unless the abuse was of a sexual nature. A bill pending on Beacon Hill, titled An Act to Protect Animals from Convicted Animal Abusers, would expand the law to include other types of abuse, including torture, mutilation and dogfighting. “Most people don’t realize that...
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4-Week-Old Kitten Recuperating After Being Found Trapped Under a Truck in Massachusetts
A small kitten is recuperating after being found injured under the wheel of a truck in Lawrence, Massachusetts, last week, the MSPCA said.