Extreme weather, cold or hot, leads to an increase in the caseload for cruelty investigators at the Toledo Humane Society. So this will, no doubt, be a busy week.

The group also is calling on state legislators to limit the use of diversionary programs in cases of violent and egregious ...

Florida will launch a public, searchable animal abuse database on the FDLE website by Jan. 1, 2026. The new database is part of "Dexter's Law," which also increased penalties for aggravated animal ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Florida will begin publicly tracking anyone who has been found guilty, or pleaded guilty or no-contest, to cruelty to animals. The searchable list will be on the Florida ...