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Caged tiger wheeled into LSU’s Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor’s behest

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night’s game between…

John McCarthy November 11, 2024

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Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty

DES MOINES (AP) — The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days pleaded guilty for having an animal at large. The owner was…

John McCarthy October 5, 2024

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Puerto Rico Judge Finds Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting of Dog

SAN JUAN (AP) — A Puerto Rico judge on Thursday found a businessman guilty of animal abuse for fatally shooting a stray dog on a golf course nearly two years…

John McCarthy February 17, 2023

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U.S. Supreme Court Leaves in Place USVI, Puerto Rico Cockfighting Ban

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a federal law that bars cockfighting in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The high court on Tuesday turned away…

Bro Bot October 14, 2021

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Connecticut Woman Arrested After Array Of Animals Found In Home

HAMDEN, Connecticut — A Connecticut woman has been arrested after authorities found three dead animals in her home and seized more than two dozen cats along with dogs, squirrels and…

VI Free Press December 17, 2020