by WRN Contributor | Apr 20, 2017
A 52-year-old Crandon woman accused of 156 counts of animal abuse allegedly allowed puppies to be eaten by dogs while her home contained up to 2 feet of dog feces on the floor. According to the criminal complaint obtained by Newsline 9, a woman who knows Patricia...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 16, 2009
A new "Thrill Kill" bill attempts to close a loophole for folks who hurt or kill wildlife with an off-road vehicle. Wisconsin's animal cruelty laws don't apply to hunters. The problem is, according to State Representative Andy Jorgensen , there are...
by Bob Hague | Mar 17, 2017
More than 40 animals living in “deplorable conditions” have been seized from a property in northern Wisconsin. Photos provided Friday by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) showed members of the ASPCA Field Investigations...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 14, 2014
Last weekend’s controversial pig wrestling event put on by an Outagamie County church has drawn the ire of an animal rights group. The group, called SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness), showed video Thursday of several dozen alleged animal cruelty...
by WRN Contributor | May 14, 2013
A call about possible animal cruelty in Kenosha leads to the discovery of several alligators, both dead and alive. Kenosha Police Lieutenant Brad Kemen says officers were called to the home on Monday, and found the skeleton of a nearly four foot alligator in a large...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 3, 2016
An animal rights group from California is offering a reward for information in the shooting death of a German Shepherd that was taken from its owner between Darlington and Mineral Point a month ago. The Animal Legal Defense Fund has announced a $5,000 reward for...
by WRN Contributor | May 30, 2014
Dozens of dogs and cats are now with the Wisconsin Humane Society, as a private Racine County shelter is raided, revealing major health and safety problems. The stench of ammonia needed inside the Orphan Kanines shelter in Caledonia will stick with Police and Fire...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 29, 2012
A Dane County judge will decide Friday afternoon whether to allow the use of hunting dogs to track wolves. The move followed a three-hour hearing, during which attorney Carl Sinderbrand argued the use of dogs during Wisconsin’s upcoming wolf hunt amounts to animal...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 30, 2010
A dog was reunited with his owner in western Wisconsin on Thursday, two days after being left for dead with a hunting arrow in the chest. Dr. John Swingle says it’s a miracle that the arrow he removed from Buster the Boxer didn’t hit any vital organs. The...
by Bob Hague | Sep 23, 2009
Dozens of people turned out to testify at the Capitol Wednesday, in support of legislation to regulate dog breeders in Wisconsin. State Representative Jeff Smith is an Eau Claire Democrat and the author of the Assembly version of the bill. Smith says criminal charges...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 6, 2009
Outrage after charges were dropped against two Waupaca County men who were accused of running down deer with their snowmobiles could prompt a change in state law. A judge has dismissed animal cruelty charges against two of the three accused men, after attorneys argued...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 16, 2009
Animal cruelty charges may be filed against a Town of Beloit man, after a property owner discovered a three to four foot long alligator running loose in an apartment above a tavern. The landlord contacted police after he went into the apartment Sunday to clean it,...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 25, 2016
A 68-year old western Wisconsin man faces possible criminal charges, after four dozen dogs were seized from his breeding facility. Stuart West of Elmwood was booked into the Pierce County Jail for animal mistreatment, and not providing food to confined animals....
by Bob Hague | Jun 2, 2015
Investigators in two northwest Wisconsin counties served warrants at four locations, and seized more than 1,200 birds on Tuesday morning, as part of an investigation into cockfighting. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department and St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office called...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 1, 2012
About 100 people brought their pets to the courthouse in Wausau Wednesday – the same day a woman appeared in court for the torture and death of her boyfriend’s dog. The case against 20 year-old Sean Janas of Wausau has attracted international publicity. Prosecutors...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 12, 2007
A proposal at the Capitol would extend domestic abuse restraining orders to family pets. Victims of domestic abuse can already file a restraining order against their attacker. However, State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) says in some cases, victims may avoid doing...
