 | Animal Advocates Protest Recent Events at Memphis Animal Services
Problems at Memphis Animal Services have been well documented for years, but continuing problems prompted a peaceful demonstration Sunday in east Memphis.  Watch Video
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 | Memphis Firefighter Arrested, Charged with Animal Cruelty
A Memphis firefighter is off the job and facing animal cruelty charges. Watch Video
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 | Binghampton Man Charged For Beating His Dog
Dog is man's best friend, but that's not the case for one guy in Binghampton. 37 year old Daryl Sanders has been charged with animal cruelty after beating his dog in an AutoZone parking lot on Summer Avenue. Watch Video
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 | Charges Dropped against Former MAS Director, Assistant
The state has dropped animal cruelty charges against the former director of the Memphis Animal Shelter.
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 | Memphis Fire Department Investigating Claims of Firefighter's Animal Cruelty
A Memphis firefighter is under investigation by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, and now the MFD after ABC 24 News contacted them regarding an accusation of animal abuse. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Firefighter Traps, Shoots Neighbor's Prized Labrador
A Millington family says their dog was maliciously shot in the head by a Memphis firefighter. They say the chocolate lab was trapped and killed when he wandered onto a neighbor's property. Watch Video
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 | Dog Starved and Kept Out in the Cold
Demetrius Stewart was charged with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals after an anonymous caller informed Animal Control Officers of the dog's condition.
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 | Guard Dog Shot by Passerby at Memphis Car Lot
The owners of a south Memphis car dealership want to know why their guard dog was shot and killed inside their fenced off lot.
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 | Nursing Dog Left to Rot in Yard, Owner Charged with Cruelty
A Memphis man is behind bars after animal control officers found his dog, nursing newborn puppies, suffering from an injury that left her leg to rot away.
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 | More Cruelty Charges Filed against Former Animal Shelter Worker
A former Memphis Animal Shelter employee already facing four counts of animal cruelty is now facing five more. Billy Stewart will now face nine counts when he goes to trial this spring.
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 | Emaciated Dog Found Frozen to Ground, Owner Arrested for Cruelty
Authorities have charged a man after his dead dog was found frozen to the ground in Memphis after icy weather moved through.
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 | Fugitive Parents Wanted for Child Death, Neglect, Animal Cruelty
The U.S. Marshals are offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a couple charged in the death of their adopted 2-year-old daughter in New Albany, Mississippi.
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 | Arkansas Teen Happily Loses Bet to Benefit Abused Dog
A teen's love for a dog led to a good-natured bet; in the end, two worthy causes came out on top.
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 | Four Dogs Rescued from Fighting Ring
Four pit bulls, one seriously injured, were rescued and their owner arrested after Memphis police busted an apparent dog fighting ring.
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 | Fayette Co. Man Cited for 168 Counts of Animal Cruelty
A Fayette County man was cited with 168 counts of animal cruelty after officers found them at his Moscow, TN home in deplorable conditions.
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 | More than 60 Dogs Rescued from Suspected Fighting Operation
Authorities in Ashland City say 65 dogs are recovering after being rescued from an alleged dog fighting and breeding operation.
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 | North Memphis Theft Leads to 8 Arrests for Drugs, Animal Cruelty
Police investigating a theft in north Memphis took eight people into custody after they found drugs, guns and three dogs starving to death.
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 | Animal Control Officer Walks Away from Starving Dogs
There are big questions about why a Memphis Animal Control officer left two starving dogs in the yard of a house in Highland Heights. Three days later one dog was so hungry it ate one of its pups. It's just one more example of ongoing problems at the Memphis Animal Shelter. Watch Video
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 | Former Memphis Shelter Workers Plead Guilty to Animal Cruelty
Two former Memphis Animal Shelter employees admitted in court Wednesday they choked, hung and killed dogs in their care in the most inhumane ways. Watch Video
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 | Tunica Dog Found Starving, Eating Rocks to Live
A Tunica dog was recently rescued, found starving, living in full view of a neighborhood and people who did nothing to help. Watch Video
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 | Plea Deal Struck in U-Haul Animal Transport Case
A California woman, charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty in Fayette County for transporting dozens of dogs cross country in a U-Haul, struck a plea deal on the day her trial was to begin.
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 | As Starved Dog's Condition Improves, Tunica Sheriff Investigates
He could be the poster child for animal cruelty. Joey was found starving in Tunica, Mississippi. He was so hungry he ate rocks in the middle of a crowded neighborhood, ignored and starving until his rescue. Watch Video
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 | Burglar Tries to Stab Family Dog in Home Invasion
The suspect in a home invasion burglary was caught empty-handed Monday after the family dog sent the man running.
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 | Teen Charged with Throwing, Kicking Puppy
A Memphis teen is behind bars for throwing a woman's puppy up in the air, killing it, and kicking the puppy's body down the street.
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 | Fayette Co. Animal Hoarders Charged with Child Abuse
A Moscow, Tennessee man charged with 168 counts of animal cruelty has now been arrested and charged with Aggravated Child Abuse, along with his wife.
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 | Animal Group Offers $5K Reward in Cooper Young Robbery
An animal protection group is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect who shot and killed a Cooper Young resident's dog during a home invasion robbery.
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| Memphis Shelter Workers Face Jail Time for Animal Cruelty
Two former Memphis Animal Services worker will serve jail time for hanging and choking dogs in their care. An undercover police operation uncovered the brutality going on at the shelter last year. Watch Video
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 | Animal Advocates Not Happy with Middleton's "Not Guilty" Verdict
Animal advocates are angry about the "not guilty" verdict in the Angela Middleton trial. She was the former Memphis Animal Shelter veterinarian who was on trial for animal cruelty, involving three dead dogs. Watch Video
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 | MPD Officer Fired for Animal Cruelty, Rehired, Then Promoted
Weeks after Memphis Mayor A C Wharton promised he would name a committee to look into police practices, we're still waiting. In the meantime, ABC24 News has uncovered a classic example of how police can get fired, get their job back and end up climbing the ranks of the MPD. Watch Video
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 | Vet Calls Moscow Animal Hoarding House 'Horrifying'
Residents in Moscow, Tennessee are describing a home as a "house of horrors" after more than 160 animals inside were found abused, neglected or dead. Watch Video
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 | Former Memphis Animal Shelter Worker Indicted for Cruelty
The former Memphis Animal Shelter worker at the center of the well-publicized case of Kapone the missing pit bull has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including animal cruelty. Watch Video
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 | Concern Expressed over Proposed Animal Ordinance
Come Monday, the Shelby County Commission might actually approve something - a new, tougher local law concerning animal cruelty that's already controversial.
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 | Walking Horse Show Bars Trainer for Life over Soring Case
The Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration has permanently banned trainer Jackie McConnell, who pleaded guilty in a horse soring case.
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 | Many Live, Some Dead Animals Found in Knox Home
Knox County authorities responding to neighborhood complaints have found dozens of live animals inside a fetid home.
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 | Three Memphis Animal Shelter Workers Arrested for Cruelty
Three employees at the Memphis Animal Shelter have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton announced Thursday. Watch Video
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| Ex-Police Officer Faces Animal Neglect Charge
A Ripley police officer and his wife have been charged with misdemeanor animal neglect after Tippah County authorities found two of the couple's horses starving in a pasture.
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 | Memphis Animal Shelter Workers get Training
Memphis Animal Services workers are getting training in animal handling and the law after three employees were charged with aggravated animal cruelty earlier this month.
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 | THE TRUTH: Police Dropped the Ball in Prior MAS Investigation
Three Memphis Animal Shelter employees were busted for animal abuse after an undercover investigation. So why didn't the police go undercover years ago?
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 | 142 Animals Found in U-Haul during Traffic Stop
142 animals were found locked up in the back of a U-Haul during a traffic stop in Fayette County. Watch Video
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 | Man Strangles, Kills Puppy during Fight with Girlfriend
A fight over a couple's unborn child led to a violent outburst where a 7-week-old puppy was killed.
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 | Four Arrested with Pit Bull Puppy Tied Up in Trunk
As Shelby County Sheriff's deputies were checking out a suspicious vehicle Wednesday night, a four-month-old pit pull puppy was found tied up on the trunk with no food or water.
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| 3 Men Plead Guilty to Abusing Horses
Three men have pleaded guilty in federal court in Chattanooga to abusing horses in violation of the Horse Protection Act.
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| Humane Society Releases Video of Horse Abuse in Collierville
The Humane Society of the United States is releasing video of the abuse of Tennessee walking horses that led to a federal indictment charging four people with violation of the federal Horse Protection Act.
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| CA Animal Control May Share Blame in U-Haul Incident
Two California women pulled over in Fayette County with more than 140 dogs in a U-Haul are out of jail after each posted $100,000 bond. The judge in this case said he thinks they had some unlikely help in their cross country venture. Watch Video
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 | Man Jailed for Beating Up Mother, Stabbing Family Dog
Memphis Police arrested a man for assaulting his own mother and stabbing the family dog.
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 | Two Horses Dead, One Injured in Clarksdale Shooting
In a horrible case of animal cruelty in Clarksdale, Mississippi, three horses were shot at point blank range; two of them were killed. Watch Video
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 | Women with Animals in U-Haul Out on Bond
Two women pulled over in Fayette County with over 140 animals in a U-Haul are now free on bond, and have forfeited custody of the animals. Watch Video
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| Feds Moving Toward Stiffer Penalties for Horse Soring
The federal government has moved toward stiffer, mandatory penalties for horse soring and other related violations.
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 | Reward Raised for Information in Clarksdale Horse Shootings
It's been two weeks and still no leads or answers for a Clarksdale, Mississippi horse owner. Police are searching for the killer who shot three of her horses, leaving two dead and a third badly wounded. Watch Video
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 | Judge Sets Dog Death Trial, Scolds Spectators
A judge in Jonesborough has set a trial date for a man charged in the killing of his family's dog.
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