Contact your local police department. For more information and animal cruelty FAQ in NH, click here.
For information in other states and information on their cruelty laws, click here for the ASPCA Cruelty page.
To read a copy of The Governor's Commission for the Humane Treatment of Animals 2008 Cost of Animal Cruelty report, click here.
Current Animal Abuse Cases:
Managing Liability in Animal Rescue Organizations. Article by Patricia Morris for Best Friends and American Bar Association.
Woman Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty Charges Allowed to Keep Them. Seacoastline.com, August 5, 2009.
Four Horses Euthanized, Two Seized in Acworth. Keene Sentinel, August 1, 2009.
17 Pets Seized: Couple Charged. Concord Monitor, July 22, 2009.
January 21, 2009. Man Found Guilty of Whipping, Killing Cat. Union Leader.
December 4, 2008. Candia Man Found Guilty of Animal Abuse. Union Leader.
November 25, 2008. Woman Accused Leaving Rabbit Behind.... Foster's Daily Democrat.
November 24, 2008. Trial Set in Cruelty Charges against Golden Ghost. Union Leader.
August 12, 2008:Animal Cruelty Case: Foster Homes Needed. The Caledonian Record.
August 6, 2008. Alleged Dog Beater Waives Hearing. Foster's Daily Democrat.
July 17, 2008: Woman who Kicked and Struck her Dog Faces Felony Charges. Seacoastonline.com.
July 1, 2008: Woman Faces Four Counts of Animal Cruelty in Hoarding Case. Eagle Tribune.
June 22, 2008. Public Steps up to Adopt Neglected Cats. Union Leader.
June 20, 2008. Smell of Ammonia Slams Rescuers. Union Leader.
June 20, 2008. NH Rescuers Hit with High Ammonia Levels from Cats. Union Leader.
June 18 , 2008: LaBarre: I didn't kill any animals! Union Leader.
Cruelty to Animals
Destruction of Property
Unauthorized Entry/Trespass
Theft
Fraud
Exhibition of Fighting Animals
Animals in Motor Vehicles
Docking Horse Tails
Animal Use in Science Classes
Interference with Organizations or Projects Involving Animals
Dogs in Pickup Trucks
Exposing Poisons
National Links:
Humane Society of the United States: State Legislation
Best Friends: The Legal Animal
National Rescue Organizations
ASPCA The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Humane Society of the United States, a non profit dedicated to creating a world where our relationships with animals is guided by compassion.
Other Links
Pet-Abuse.com: Pet-Abuse.Com is a national animal protection organization that researches and tracks incidents of criminal animal cruelty.
Animal Law Associates, a California nonprofit law firm providing on legal representation on behalf of animals.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, a nationwide non-profit which works to end the suffering of abused animals.
Defenders of Wildlife is a non-profit dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities.
The National Wildlife Federation, a non-profit inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.
Horse Industry: Don't Discount Animal Rights and Welfare Groups, The Horse, May 21, 2008.
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