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Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

MA Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death MA Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death
MA Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death A Boston woman was arraigned in court on an animal cruelty charge stemming from the death of her dog earlier this dog, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Natividad Pizzaro, age 37, was ordered to not own or work with animals after her dog, named Beauty, died in February and from frostbite and severe emaciation, the office reports.  A veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center told law enforcement that an owner, later identified as Pizzaro, had brought in her dead six-year-old female Pit Bull-type dog on Feb. 2, the office reports.  The dog, late…
100 Cats Who Survived Kentucky Tornado Available To Be Adopted In Massachusetts 100 Cats Who Survived Kentucky Tornado Available To Be Adopted In Massachusetts
100 Cats Who Survived Kentucky Tornado Available To Be Adopted In Massachusetts One hundred cats will soon be up for adoption in Massachusetts after being flown in from Kentucky following the wreckage of the recent tornadoes that tore through the midwest. In an effort to clear space in their shelters for newly-displaced animals, the Kentucky Humane Society in Louisville flew the furry felines into Massachusetts, where some are expected to be available for adoption as soon as Saturday, Dec. 18. 
“Our whole goal is to help empty shelters in crisis, so they can make more room for incoming animals who have been displaced by storms or given up by the owners because the ow…
Cockfight Organizer Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty - More Than 400 Poultry Rescued Cockfight Organizer Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty - More Than 400 Poultry Rescued
Cockfight Organizer Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty - More Than 400 Poultry Rescued A city man has pleaded guilty for his participation in a Northampton-based cockfighting ring that law enforcement broke up in 2018. At the time of the bust, police and animal welfare officials allegedly rescued more than 400 roosters, hens, and chicks from being pressed into the bloodsport.  About half of the animals were deemed too aggressive and euthanized, according to an archived Daily Hampshire Gazette article. Miguel Rodriguez, 59, of Holyoke issued a guilty plea in Northampton District Court on Thursday, Feb. 18, to the charges of possessing and training animals for fighting a…