FBI Begins to Track Worst Animal Abuse Cases This Year to Improve Enforcement
Beginning this year, the FBI will begin tracking the animal cruelty cases to keep an eye on the worst abuse in the country.
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TSA Looking for Adoptive Families for Their Furry Partners
The TSA is looking for homes for its furry companions.
Defendants in Dog Fighting Ring Get One of Nation’s Longest Sentences for Actions
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Defendants in one of the largest dog fighting busts in U.S. history received some of the stiffest prison sentences ever issued for a dog-fighting ring, the Washington Times reports. The Alabama dog fighting ring involved more than 350 dogs. “These dogs lived in deplorable conditions that constituted extraordinary cruelty,” said George…
FBI Busts Training Facility for Pit Bulls As Part of Cocaine Investigation in South Carolina
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents listening to wiretaps of alleged cocaine dealers in South Carolina discovered a large training facility for fighting pit bulls in Lexington County, the Charlotte Observer reports. During the raid, agents seized 48 pit bills, many of them emaciated and tied to chains outside. On Oct. 1, the same investigation…
Secret Service Dogs Tackle Unarmed Man Who Jumped White House Fence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Yet another man has jumped the White House fence. This time an unarmed man, Dominic Adesanya, hopped the fence around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Huffington Post reports. The 23-year-old man was tackled by Secret Service dogs. He was the seventh White House fence jumped this year. Other Stories of Interest County…
Border Patrol Wants Futuristic Dog Collars to Help Track Down Terrorists, Drugs
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol is considering using futuristic dog collars to improve security at the border, Nextgov.com reports. “The U.S. government is exploring the possibility of outfitting its border-protecting canines with futuristic collars that can, for example, translate a dog’s stress level through its bark and relay that data in real-time to a…
FBI to Begin Tracking Animal Cruelty Cases in National Crime Report
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Animal cruelty cases will soon be tracked by the FBI. The USA Today reports that the bureau animal cruelty cases will be added to the Uniform Crime Report, which tracks other crimes such as murder, assault and burglary. “No longer will extremely violent cases be included in the ‘other offense’ category…
White House Gets Added Protection from America’s Beloved Four-Legged Friends
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The White House is using our beloved four-legged friends to help secure the area around the White House, PBS reports. Secret Service recently began deploying specialized canine units among the general public for the first time. “This is just one of the proactive, visible security methods being utilized,” said Secret Service spokesman…
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