An employee of Canada's Outdoor Adventures company admitted to slaughtering 100 sled dogs, according to a workers compensation report he later filed.
Investigators recovered the remains of more than 500 animals after executing a search warrant Wednesday at a home in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to the city's chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Freedom's Flight is a beautiful thoroughbred with an impressive pedigree. His bloodlines can be traced to two of the greatest race horses of all time, Seattle Slew and Secretariat.
CNN's John Zarrella follows one man's crusade to shut down illegal slaughterhouses.
A man who roasted his pet dog to enjoy as a meal with his family and friends escaped prosecution after authorities in New Zealand determined the animal was killed humanely.
Calls for a change to New Zealand law after a man legally killed and cooked his pet dog. (Warning: Graphic content)
CNN's John Zarrella reports black market trade has likely led to the slaughter of pet horses.
Geronimo was a beautiful painted quarter horse.
The shotgun blast rips into the stray dog's midsection, sending it tumbling over and over. Agonizing yelps echo through the streets as it tries to reach and bite at the gaping wound. Minutes later, the dog is dead.
Baghdad authorities launch a controversial campaign to kill street dogs. CNN's Arwa Damon reports. (Viewer discretion)
An animal rescue group on Sunday picked up a U.S. soldier's adopted dog from Iraq, ending the soldier's weeks-long struggle to send the animal to her Minnesota home.
Fire crews made progress Monday in Virginia against brush fires that had been fanned by gale-force winds, officials said.
While Monday brought a closed-door hearing in the custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, it also delivered some relief to Spears with regard to her pet Yorkshire terrier.
Amid all the planning for another hurricane emergency, New Orleans officials now have to make provisions for animals too
6 organizations looking for volunteers and support for Katrina-affected areas.
On the flooded streets of New Orleans you can hear the dogs barking for miles. They are trapped -- in houses, on roofs, tied to porches. They are frightened and hungry.