law State Trooper charged with animal cruelty after repeatedly hitting horse with vehicle—but only after the dashcam footage became legally inaccessible Rob Beschizza

animals Gentleman accused of giving meth to his emotional support monkey wants him back David Pescovitz

alligators Florida man arrested after trying to teach alligator a lesson Carla Sinclair

animal cruelty Watch as a "pet" tiger roams a residential Houston neighborhood Carla Sinclair

animals Watch Taika Waititi as a rabbit in a new stop-motion short film about animal testing Thom Dunn

Weird Russia: 2 elephants escape from circus Xeni Jardin

crime Spain: Cops free 100s of dogs from illegal puppy farm, 5 people arrested Xeni Jardin

birds Rooster kills man during illegal cockfight David Pescovitz

crime Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines in electronics Xeni Jardin

Republicans Former South Carolina GOP leader kills dog to please God Rob Beschizza

books The Handbook of Tyranny: stark infographics on human cruelty Andrea James

animal cruelty Drunk Florida woman riding a horse charged with a DUI Carla Sinclair

Business Haribo: sweetened with forced labor and abused animals Cory Doctorow

dogs Cesar Millan investigated for animal cruelty Rob Beschizza

puppies Puppy shoots Florida man Rob Beschizza

animals China plans to ban ivory trade "within a year or so." US official: Yes it's a "huge" deal. Xeni Jardin

whales King Charles, breaking from tradition, will not be slathered with whale intestines and civet secretions Thom Dunn

MAGA cultists Two very stable geniuses say Thomas Jefferson enslaved people but didn't support slavery Mark Frauenfelder