Justice: Nine Wyoming farm workers who were spotted by an undercover investigator beating pigs and tossing piglets in the air were arrested and charged with animal abuse Nine former Wyoming farm workers have been charged with animal cruelty Monday after an undercover investigation has revealed that pigs were allegedly being beaten, punched and tossed in the air. The probe began in April when an employee... 

Endangered Asian elephants are also being targeted by poachers. Elephant poaching in Africa and Asia is being fuelled by China’s economic boom, says a study of the ivory trade. Authors of the report say the number of ivory items on sale in centres in southern China has more than doubled since 2004, with most traded illegally. The survey comes amid reports of a dramatic rise in rhino poaching... 

If the Sarah Mclachlan ASPCA ad for abused animals makes your heart sink, the idea of caged bears kept under inhumane conditions to have their gall bladders milked daily for use as a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) might bring you to tears. Even more heart wrenching is a recent report of a mother bear killing her cub and herself to stop a life of continued torture and pain. A bile farm worker in... 

UPDATE: The accused dog beater has been identified as an animator for DreamWorks, having worked on animal-themed films including “Kung Fu Panda,” “Shark Tale,” “Bee Movie” and “Madagascar 2″. UPDATE 2: Prosecutors now claim after he killed the dog, he carried off its body. The abuse of an animal never makes any sense. This particular abuse case however, makes the least sense of all. In... 

Tomas Bautista On Thursday, Broward County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tomas Bautista, 40, who reportedly came home drunk and sexually assaulted a Chihuahua in his backyard. The dog, Mimi, belongs to Bautista’s roommate, who reportedly found her bleeding and Bautista passed out with his pants around his ankles. Bautista admitted to sexually abusing the tiny dog. Mimi was taken to Coral Springs... 

A four month old puppy needs surgery after being brutally beaten by his owner. Police arrested Chad Benjamin, 31 of Taunton, Massachusetts, Monday for severely abusing his pit bull pup. An eyewitness, as well as the responding officer, observed the probable abuse. Benjamin was seen striking the puppy and dragging and lifting it by its leash as he walked the animal along a city street. The pit bull... 

Cheyenne Cherry tossed her ex-roommate's kitty, Tiger Lily (below), into the stove, then left so she didn't have to hear the cat's anguished cries. A Bronx teenager roasted her ex-roommate’s kitten to death in a stove – then brushed off the incident as a joke when she was busted, authorities said Thursday. “I hate cats,” Cheyenne Cherry, 17, allegedly told...