Tag: animal cruelty
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El Paso County authorities make arrest in animal cruelty investigation
A man has been arrested after a person called El Paso County dispatch to report seeing a dead horse on his property that was visible from the road. Robert Wilson, 52, was taken into custody Wednesday after investigators from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office found signs of animal cruelty at his property, located in…
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‘Worst situation we’ve ever seen’: Peyton-based nonprofit rescues 165 dogs, starts road to recovery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save National Mill Dog Rescue, an animal-welfare nonprofit based in Peyton, recently rescued more than 160 neglected dogs from hazardous, unsanitary living conditions that shook even the most seasoned veterinary professionals. “In our 18 years of…
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‘Worst situation we’ve ever seen’: Peyton-based nonprofit rescues 165 dogs, starts road to recovery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save National Mill Dog Rescue, an animal-welfare nonprofit based in Peyton, recently rescued more than 160 neglected dogs from hazardous, unsanitary living conditions that shook even the most seasoned veterinary professionals. “In our 18 years of rescuing over 24,000 dogs, this was the worst situation we’ve…
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An 82-year-old woman who was injured in a firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, has died
An 82-year-old Colorado woman who was injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza has died
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Elephant permit denied for the Colorado Renaissance Festival
Elephants, which have been part of the Colorado Renaissance Festival for decades, will not be at this year’s show when it kicks off June 14. Colorado Parks and Wildlife denied the permit for elephant shows at the weekslong festival in Larkspur, according to a news release June 5 from PETA, the animal rights organization. The…
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Elephants, part of Colorado Renaissance Festival show for decades, won’t appear this year
Elephants, which have been part of the Colorado Renaissance Festival for decades, will not be at this year’s show when it kicks off June 14. Colorado Parks and Wildlife denied the permit for elephant shows at the weekslong festival in Larkspur, according to a news release Thursday from PETA, the animal rights organization. The permit…
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Mesa County animal cruelty convictions overturned for officer’s unconstitutional search
Colorado’s second-highest court determined on Thursday that a Mesa County animal control officer gathered evidence of a cruelty offense from a woman’s property in violation of the Fourth Amendment, necessitating a new trial. The constitutional prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures generally requires police to obtain a warrant or else rely on an established exception…
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Colorado humane society officer endures triple-digit temperatures in hot-car demonstration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has an urgent message for Colorado pet owners: Please don’t leave your pet in your car. To drive that message home, an animal law enforcement officer demonstrated the effects of sitting in a non-operating vehicle on a…
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Colorado humane society officer endures triple-digit temperatures in hot-car demonstration
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has an urgent message for Colorado pet owners: Please don’t leave your pet in your car. To drive that message home, an animal law enforcement officer demonstrated the effects of sitting in a non-operating vehicle on a hot summer day: As temperatures reached a high of almost…
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Dog rescued from abuse, Colorado Springs man suspected of felony animal cruelty
A Colorado Springs man is suspected of aggravated cruelty to animals after a dog was found with broken bones and eye injuries, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region said in a news release. Christian Lance Balkham, 22, received a felony summons for animal cruelty and was later arrested by Colorado Springs Police Department…