From the benches in the Hillsborough County courtroom, you couldn’t see the video being shown to the jurors. But you could ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- It was 2013 when Joshua Gouker admitted to beating his step-son to death two years before. “I just snapped. I hit him, and he went down,” Gouker said during his courtroom ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the Justice Department to prioritize animal welfare enforcement, in a move she said will entail stepping up prosecutions and even doling out grants to animal welfare ...

Fighting crimes against our furry friends could help people at risk of violence too.

NATCHITOCHES – Seventy percent of individuals who abuse animals are likely to move toward violence towards people, said Dr. Herman Soong, assistant professor of adult psychiatry and forensic ...

CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — Animal abuse. It's a troubling crime, and the numbers are troubling in the Palmetto State. South Carolina ranks 40th out of 50 states when it comes to laws protecting ...

As animal abuse cases rose by almost 40% in two years in Connecticut, lawmakers are eyeing stronger penalties and a statewide public database for animal abusers, much like the state’s sex offender ...

Susan L. Pollet, counsel and director of the New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program of the Office of Court Administration, writes that since domestic violence victims are often isolated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dog was found dead in a bag on a Milford beach Jan. 11, one of seven dead dogs discovered in Connecticut in a two-week period, ...