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Judge blocks Saturday’s grizzly hunts in Wyoming, Idaho

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the opening of the first public grizzly bear hunts in Wyoming and Idaho in more than 40 years, as he considers whether the government was wrong to lift federal protections on the animals. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen’s order came just two days before... Read More

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Grizzly Bear

August 30, 2018

Wildlife groups press judge to nix grizzly hunts in Rockies

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates hope to convince a judge Thursday that grizzly bears living in the Yellowstone National Park area face too many threats to their survival to add trophy hunting to the mix. Over two dozen conservation groups, Native American tribes and individuals will argue in a Montana courtroom that approximately 700... Read More

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Grizzly Bear

August 21, 2018

Washington judge blocks kill order on wolves to save cattle

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A judge in Washington has issued an emergency order blocking the state from killing members of a wolf pack that have been preying on cattle. The Department of Fish and Wildlife had announced Monday morning that it would immediately begin efforts to kill members of the wolf pack who had been... Read More

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Wildlife

July 24, 2018

Chinese turtle-smuggling flight attendants fined in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two flight attendants for a Chinese airline were fined and ordered to leave the United States within 72 hours Monday for attempting to smuggle dozens of spotted and box turtles in carry-on bags from Los Angeles to China. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero ordered Chinese nationals Huaqian Qu, 41, and... Read More

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Turtle

June 14, 2018

Woman whose Great Danes were seized could face jail time

OSSIPPEE, N.H. (AP) — A woman who was found guilty of housing dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes in her New Hampshire mansion is expected back in court to learn her sentence. Christina Fay could serve as little as a month in jail on animal cruelty charges if she undergoes counseling. A hearing is... Read More

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Christina Fay

May 29, 2018

Last gasp for hog farm suit: ‘We don’t want to be hostages’

BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — When the wind blows a certain way, residents know to head inside. Quickly. They claim the stench from an industrial hog farm on the edge of town is unbearable. The gigantic “finishing” barn confines as many as 4,800 hogs. That many animals produce a lot of waste, and it’s what Will-O-Bett... Read More

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Will-O-Bett Farm

May 11, 2018

Woman whose Great Danes were seized faces sentencing

OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — A woman found guilty of housing dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes in her New Hampshire mansion is scheduled to be sentenced on animal cruelty charges. Court documents say prosecutors will ask a judge on Friday to impose a one-year jail sentence for 60-year-old Christina Fay and ban her from... Read More

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Christina Fay

May 9, 2018

Lawsuit: $25K ‘service dogs’ were just untrained puppies

MADISON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia nonprofit is accused of delivering poorly trained service dogs to customers who paid thousands. News outlets report Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring filed a lawsuit this week against Warren Retrievers Inc. and its CEO, Charles D. Warren Jr., accusing them of misleading people about so-called diabetic alert dogs.... Read More

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Warren Retrievers

May 8, 2018

Mom sues Alabama zoo where kangaroo bit daughter’s ear

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A woman is suing the owners of an Alabama zoo where her 9-year-old daughter was bitten by a kangaroo. News outlets report a lawsuit filed Friday by Jennifer White accuses Harmony Park Safari owners William Keith Allen and Shannon Allen of negligence and wantonness in connection with the May 2017 attack.... Read More

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April 24, 2018

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday favored humans over animals in a novel copyright lawsuit filed over a series of entertaining selfies taken by a monkey with a toothy grin. U.S. copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals the rights to photographs or other original work, the... Read More

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Monkey Selfie

April 5, 2018

Comfort dogs in court do opposite for some defenders, judges

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As dogs and other animals are increasingly used in courts to comfort and calm prosecution witnesses, a few voices are calling for keeping the practice on a short leash, saying they could bias juries. The use of dogs in courts has spread quickly across the U.S. amid a growing number of... Read More

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Dogs, Jett, True

April 4, 2018

2 men jailed for killing goat at petting zoo in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin court has convicted two Romanian men of killing a goat at a petting zoo in the German capital, following a trial in which the defendants testified that they had been hungry. News agency dpa reported that a Berlin district court convicted the 29-year-olds Wednesday of theft and killing an animal... Read More

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March 22, 2018

Closing arguments set in Massachusetts dog abuse trial

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled to begin in the trial of a Massachusetts man accused of abusing a dog so severely that it had to be euthanized. The prosecution and defense in the animal cruelty trial of Radoslaw Czerkawski (RAD’-oh-slaw zehr-KAW’-skee) have rested and attorneys are expected to make their closing arguments... Read More

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Radoslaw Czerkawski

February 21, 2018

Teen gets 6 months for smuggling Bengal tiger cub into US

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California teen has been sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling in a Bengal tiger cub from Mexico. The defense attorney for 18-year-old Luis Valencia told the court Tuesday in San Diego before his sentencing that his client had had a lapse in judgment and wanted the endangered tiger... Read More

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Animal Smuggling, Bengal Tiger

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Judge blocks Saturday’s grizzly hunts in Wyoming, Idaho

Wildlife groups press judge to nix grizzly hunts in Rockies

Washington judge blocks kill order on wolves to save cattle

Chinese turtle-smuggling flight attendants fined in LA

Woman whose Great Danes were seized could face jail time

Last gasp for hog farm suit: ‘We don’t want to be hostages’

Woman whose Great Danes were seized faces sentencing

Lawsuit: $25K ‘service dogs’ were just untrained puppies

Mom sues Alabama zoo where kangaroo bit daughter’s ear

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

Comfort dogs in court do opposite for some defenders, judges

2 men jailed for killing goat at petting zoo in Germany

Closing arguments set in Massachusetts dog abuse trial

Teen gets 6 months for smuggling Bengal tiger cub into US

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