By WAYNE PACELLE SPECIAL TO HARTFORD COURANT | NOV 15, 2019 | 6:00 AM SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (D-CT) SPEAKS TO REPORTERS IN THE SENATE BASEMENT BEFORE A WEEKLY POLICY LUNCHEON ON APRIL 2, 2019 IN WASHINGTON, DC. (ZACH GIBSON/GETTY) It seems often that Washington, D.C., is not a single city, but two different planets. Depending on your political orientation,… Read More ›

Diana Urban (Courtesy of Diana Urban) Published on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 in Opinion by Diana Urban He dragged the screaming dog down the trailer park road beating him around the head and neck while repeatedly slamming him to the ground. It was 2014 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Eyewitnesses called the police and he… Read More ›

  A forensic veterinarian is on a mission to convince law enforcement that people who harm pets often commit other serious crimes. STEFANIE MARSH AUG 31, 2017 In August 2007, Michael Vick pleaded guilty to the case that jettisoned him from celebrity into notoriety. The Atlantic Falcons quarterback’s dogfighting ring had been exposed in such… Read More ›

BRIDGEPORT — A city veterinarian has been charged with animal cruelty after he performed an “unnecessary” surgery on a dog brought to the facility he works at just for the fee, according to police. Amr Wasfi, 74, of Derby, was charged with animal cruelty and third-degree larceny by Bridgeport police on Wednesday. The affidavit for… Read More ›