Park bench dedicated to Fairfield Five By Tara O’Neill Published 10:05 pm EDT, Saturday, August 1, 2020 FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Five will be memorialized at a town park forever, after a recent dedication ceremony unveiling a bench in honor of the five dogs, killed by animal cruelty. The Fairfield Five were five dogs who died under the… Read More ›
Mississippi’s New Animal Cruelty Law
Mississippi’s New Animal Cruelty Law Celebrated by Activists for Holding Abusers Accountable Under the new law, signed by Governor Tate Reeves in early July, animal abusers will be charged with a felony on their first offense of aggravated cruelty By Kelli Bender July 13, 2020 05:46 PM GETTY IMAGES Mississippi, once criticized for animal protection laws… Read More ›
Alleged assault of dog may lead to changes in CT sex laws
Photo: Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media The Litchfield Judicial District courthouse in Torrington. The unusual case of a former Torrington man accused of sexually assaulting a dog will likely lead to a change in state law to clarify that it is illegal to have sexual contact with an animal or a deceased person, according… Read More ›
Woman appears in court on animal abuse charges
Rachel Kornstein faces the charges after over 200 neglected animals were seized from a farm. Author: Aisha Mbowe Published: 6:13 PM EST March 3, 2020 Updated: 10:32 AM EST March 4, 2020 ENFIELD, Conn. — A woman facing multiple counts of animal cruelty appeared in court Tuesday morning. Rachel Kornstein, of Manchester, faces the charges after over 200… Read More ›
Protecting the most vulnerable: A proposed law to create animal advocates
BY MARGIT LIVINGSTON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 03/04/20 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Reportedly one of 11 dogs found living in squalid conditions in Chicago, Ill. was a dog named Braveheart. He was a pitbull that had a swollen muzzle, bite wounds all over her body,… Read More ›