Pet-Abuse.Com Homepage Enhancements
We've added a tabbed interface that gives you instant access to some key features of our website, including a new Local Cases section that lets you see the most recent cases in your area, and a snapshot map showing you where the most recent local cases have occurred. Over the next few months, we will be building on many of the local tools we provide, making it easier to take action in your own area.

The Courtwatch homepage listings have also been expanded, showing you additional information about the upcoming hearings when its available.

Plus, we've added a Most Read section, where you can see which cases have gotten the most attention, and which continue to be talked about even after the cases have gone to court.

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Offender in Buster's Law case indicted for sexual abuse
A Schenectady County grand jury has indicted a city man on charges he lured a 12-year-old city girl into park near Vale cemetery and sexually abused her in September. He is the same person who as a teen a decade ago set fire to a cat named Buster, prompting a push to make animal cruelty a felony in New York.

Murderer faces third strike in police dog's death
Ronald J. Chenette, 38, is accused of killing Dakota, a 5-year-old German shepherd and Vancouver police member, as police searched for the man in an area of heavy brush and trees near Brush Prairie, Wash., on Tuesday.

These are the most recent cases near Los Angeles, CA. For more local tools, be sure to check out the county and zip code search, and the local interactive maps.

Pit bull puppy set on fire
May 5, 2008: Lancaster, CA (46.51 miles)

Camel punched
May 4, 2008: Vallejo, CA (358.17 miles)

Dog beaten to death, stuffed in trash
May 4, 2008: Oceanside, CA (83.31 miles)

Hoarding - 20 cats seized, 300 dead in freezer
May 3, 2008: Sacramento, CA (355.4 miles)

Injured, sick animals removed from slaughterhouse
May 1, 2008: Watsonville, CA (278.34 miles)

Two dogs shot to death
Apr 30, 2008: Simi Valley, CA (28.59 miles)

Hoarding - 26 animals seized
Apr 26, 2008: Santee, CA (111.75 miles)

Goose shot in the head with dart
Apr 26, 2008: Vacaville, CA

» More CA Cruelty Cases

For a complete list of upcoming court dates, check the CourtWatch page regularly.

May16	Lincoln, CA: Several animals shot to death sentencing Placer County Superior court
May19	Adelanto, CA: Up to 50 kittens drowned, ACO charged arraignment
May20	Mahopac, NY: Two dogs neglected, malnourished Carmel Town Court
May22	Plainville, CT: Dog attacked with drill gun hearings with Judge Joseph Doherty continue Superior Court - 131 N Main St
May22	Redwood City, CA: Dog kicked to death for soiling bed 8:45AM Felony Arraignment San Mateo County Superior Court - 400 County Center Phone: 650/363-4000
May28	Moraine, OH: Dog-fighting - 64 dogs seized in two counties Matthews' final disposition and sentencing Hamilton County Courthouse - 1000 Main Street
May28	Smithsburg, MD: Doves and guinea pigs neglected Burkett sentencing before District Court Judge Ralph H. France II
May28	Somerton, AZ: Farmed animal neglect sentencing on federal charges
May28	White Cloud, MI: Dogs kicked, beaten with chains sentencing
May30	Grass Lake Township, MI: Horse neglect - 69 seized

1. Dog-fighting, neglect
Apr 25, 2007: Smithfield, VA

2. Pit-bull horribly mutilated
Apr 11, 2005: Gastonia, NC

3. Hoarding 450 cats
Mar 13, 2008: Tarentum, PA

4. Puppy mill, hoarding - 800 dogs
Mar 12, 2008: Avra Valley, AZ

5. Dog attacked with drill gun
Jan 13, 2008: Plainville, CT

6. Dogfighting - 150 dogs seized
Feb 19, 2008: Tucson, AZ

7. Puppy mill - over 300 dogs
Feb 22, 2008: Nicholson, GA

8. Three dogs found burned, hanging in tree
Mar 13, 2008: Grindstone, PA

9. Horse owner charged
Jan 29, 2008: Milford, MA

10. Rescue neglect - 112 dogs seized, 40 dead
Mar 11, 2008: Sand Springs, KY

11. Puppy stabbed, spray-painted, found in plastic bag
Apr 22, 2008: Memphis, TN

12. Animals abandoned in home, dozens dead
Apr 7, 2008: Barnegat, NJ

13. Puppy's ears mutilated after home crop job
Mar 5, 2008: Pontiac, MI

14. Dog thrown off overpass
Mar 26, 2008: Salt Lake City, UT

15. Horse neglect
Feb 26, 2008: Richland, SC

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