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Animal Cruelty

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Animal Rights Group Offers Cash for Animal Cruelty Education

An animal rights group will be in Washington, DC, this Friday offering a $1 incentive to watch a four-minute video on animal cruelty.

The nonprofit organization Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) is offering residents around the country the chance to learn about animal cruelty while earning a little money.  Head to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters (1400 Independence Ave. SW) in Washington, DC, on Friday to watch four minutes of a video taken in factory farms and slaughterhouses—and get paid a dollar to do it.  As part of the FARM initiative, dubbed the 10 Billion Lives Tour, a specially equipped van with eight screens will stop in busy public locations and offer people $1 to watch the video documenting the treatment of farm animals, according to FARM. According to the USDA, 10 billion land animals are raised and killed every year in the United …

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Pit Bull Puppy Found in Garbage Bag

The dog was found in a tied-up garbage bag at the intersection of Westphalia and Ritchie Marlboro roads in Upper Marlboro.

An 8-month-old pit bull puppy was saved after a resident found him in a garbage bag in Upper Marlboro, according to the Prince George's County Animal Services Division. Investigators believe the puppy, which rescuers have dubbed Hershey, was tossed from a car last Tuesday at the intersection of Westphalia and Ritchie Marlboro roads in Upper Marlboro, according to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The dog was underweight, veterinarians said, and his feet were soaked with urine. Mutts Matter Rescue, based in Kensington, MD, will now care for the puppy until he is adopted. The Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons …

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