Imagine being a therapist and sitting across from a client who casually admits to kicking their dog. They kick until the dog stops barking. As a therapist, you are bound by a sacred code of ...

When, if ever, is it okay to hit a dog? If you’re an animal lover like me, your answer is probably immediate and unflinching: It’s never okay to hit a dog — or any other animal, for that matter. But ...

H.R. 712, introduced by Representatives Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Julia Brownley (D-CA), amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to expand the data collected around child abuse cases to ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The dog arrived with gruesome stab wounds to the face and neck with blood matted into her fur. Pieces of Ivy’s ear were missing. The team at Northview Animal Clinic in North ...

This year, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the addition of animal cruelty data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). This accomplishment came ...

With reported animal cruelty cases up 55% in Michigan since 2021, the state's largest county is stepping up efforts to prosecute such cases, saying they could be a sign of larger issues at play in ...