The Animal Concerns News Service, a service of the EnviroLink Network, compiles the most relevant news stories of interest to the global animal rights/welfare community from sources around the Internet.
Paragallo guilty of animal cruelty
CATSKILL - Ernest Paragallo, the Long Island horse breeder accused of starving his thoroughbreds, was found guilty of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges Wednesday in Greene County Court.
Feds confirm 11 sea lions were shot
Killing them would carry serious penalties and fines, but all sea lions are under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and killing them is illegal.
Judge mulls fate of animal cruelty suspect
WAYNESBORO - A lengthy animal cruelty trial Wednesday in Waynesboro Circuit Court did not produce an immediate result after Circuit Judge Humes J. Franklin Jr. said he would have to mull the evidence for a few days before rendering a decision.
Breeder-Owner Guilty Of Neglecting 177 Horses
Thoroughbred horse breeder and owner Ernie Paragallo was convicted Wednesday following a bench trial in Greene County Court of 33 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty for failing to provide proper sustenance for the horses on his 500-acre Coxsackie farm.
Animal Cruelty Arrest
State police say Norman Lamphear chained the dogs to two separate dog houses that had no food or water in them.
