Animal Cruelty

PETA Attacks Washington University's Use of Live Cats With "False Advertising" Complaint

Last month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released an "undercover video" inside one of Washington University's labs, which the group says reveals the school's mistreatment of live cats in one of its courses. Soon after, PETA made more of a splash with an announcement that The Price Is ... More >>

Bob Barker Writes to Washington University: I'll Pay You $75,000 to Stop Abusing Cats

Bob Barker -- yes, Bob Barker -- is pressuring Washington University in St. Louis to end its controversial practice of using live cats in medical school training classes. "I love cats. I love all animals," the television host tells Daily RFT in a phone interview. "It's upsetting to me.... There's ... More >>

Washington University: PETA Goes Undercover to Expose the "Cruel Cat Lab" (VIDEO)

Is it necessary for Washington University to use live cats as part of a medical training program? That question was raised again last week when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released an "undercover video" that gives viewers a look inside the medical school's practice of intubating anes ... More >>

Dog-Torturer Darick Stallworth Sentenced to Four Years Behind Bars

Stray Rescue director Randy Grim just posted the following on Facebook:It is an emotional, landmark day, and justice has been served. Judge Margaret Neill sentenced the animal abuser Darick Stallworth to four years for three counts of animal abuse to be served concurrently and 15 days for two animal ... More >>

Cennitra Fowler, 22, Charged With Abuse and Neglect of "Our Little Boy" and "Our Little Girl"

Just hours after the criminal sentencing of an admitted dog-torturer, the Mayor's Office is announcing what could be yet another blow against animal cruelty: Police have arrested and charged 22-year-old Cennitra Fowler of the 2100 block of Stansbury (in the Marine Villa neighborhood) with two misdem ... More >>

Darick Stallworth Pleads Guilty to Animal Abuse Charges in Wells Ave Horror House

Darick Dashon Stallworth, 31, this morning pleaded guilty to three felony charges of animal abuse and two misdemeanor charges of animal neglect for the brutal torture and slaughter of five dogs in May. The remains of the dogs were found in a house in the 5300 block of Wells Avenue, after neighborhoo ... More >>

Reward Offered for Dog Found In North St. Louis With Burned-Off Ear

The Humane Society of Missouri calls it one of the worst cases of animal abuse its task force has ever encountered. Yesterday the agency received a call about an injured dog near the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Hamilton Avenue. When task force members arrived a short time later, the ... More >>

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Gary Montgomery Charged with Animal Neglect; Stray Rescue Instrumental in Developing Case

The office of City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce recently trained Stray Rescue of St. Louis personnel  in the intricacies of legally documenting the appalling cases of animal abuse that Stray Rescue staff encounter on a daily basis. The goal of this late-March meeting was to expe ... More >>

Bill Would Repeal "Punitive" Tax on Missouri Animal Shelters

​State Rep. Jeanne Kirkton (D - Webster Groves) has proposed a bill to restore certain tax exemptions to animal shelters that were lost during the heated fight over puppy mills back in 2010. Legislators opposed to the Prop B campaign to rein-in dog breeding facilities in Missouri slipped the new ... More >>

Medical Catfight: PETA Sinks Claws into Wash. U.'s Pediatrics Program

There are a few skills every aspiring pediatrician needs to master. Some, such as remaining straight-faced while insisting that a shot won't hurt, are relatively easy to pick up. Others, like intubating an infant -- a notoriously difficult procedure that involves inserting a plastic tube into a baby ... More >>

McDonald's, Target Dump Egg Supplier Sparboe Farms After Video of Cruelty to Animals Airs

​McDonald's and Target have both dumped egg supplier Sparboe Farms after the release of a video showing multiple instances of animal cruelty at the supplier's facilities in Colorado, Iowa and Minnesota, the Associated Press reports.The group Mercy for Animals posted the video, which includes graph ... More >>

Established Dog Trainer in Lincoln County Fights Animal Abuse Charges (VIDEO)

Image viaTrainer Ed Nelson stands accused of abusing this yellow lab​Trainer Ed Nelson of Lincoln County openly admits it: Teaching hunting dogs how to fetch ducks and geese safely and effectively requires the use of force -- at least sometimes. The legal question is this: Where's the line between ... More >>

North St. Louis has a people problem, not a dog one, says Randy Grim

Just How Many Tofu Boys Do We Need?

gameculture.comPETA's take on Tofu Boy.​ Variety magazine recently published an article about the growth of Chinese animation, breaking the news that the Chinese animated feature film Tofu Boy is slated to hit U.S. theaters during the holidays in 2013. It's a retelling of Pinocchio set in mode ... More >>

Animal Neglect Rampant in North St. Louis, Says Stray Rescue

Photo courtesy of Stray Rescue"Our Little Boy" moments after being pulled from a dumpster in north St. Louis. The dog would die that same day.​Whom to believe? St. Louis politicians who say their communities are overrun with feral canines? Or the man who's been left the task of managing stray dogs ... More >>

UniverSoul Tiger Papers Produced; County Closes Investigation

St. Louis County has now seen proof that the tiger whose paw got stuck in his cage earlier this month has been checked out by a vet.​So much for that.The St. Louis County Health Department has closed its investigation into the health and welfare of a tiger associated with the UniverSoul Circus, wh ... More >>

Tiger Trouble: County Investigating PETA Complaint Over Circus at Jamestown Mall

PETA's video shows a tiger with his paw trapped under the bars of his cage at the UniverSoul Circus.​ UPDATED at 4:45 p.m. with comments from UniverSoul Circus. Yesterday, the UniverSoul Circus opened a five-day run at the Jamestown Mall -- bringing its dancing dogs, amazing acrobats and terr ... More >>

Naked Women Invade the Loop!

Diana BenantiHolly Kersten and Lauren Quillo stumping for PETA in the Loop. ​Nothing says animal rights like a couple of naked chicks standing on a street corner, right? Two St. Louis lovelies bared arms, legs and backsides for PETA in the Delmar Loop yesterday, hoping to educate passersby on ... More >>

Florissant Woman Honored for Saving Dog's Life

PETA loves Donna Oelze!​Donna Oelze might have good reason to be sick and tired of dogs. She works as a groomer, after all, and (take it from this dog owner!) not every pup is delighted to get his hair cut or his toenails clipped.But when Oelze saw a dog walk into the traffic on I-270 and get stru ... More >>

Breast Milk Ice Cream & Six Other Grown-Up Foods Made From Breast Milk

Ewww, gross! Ice cream made from breast milk! Oh, wait ... maybe that's not so bad. We're mammals. Cows are mammals. The milk's screened to hospital standards. And it's free-range! As long as Mum gets out of the house on occasion. "How can anybody possibly say this is disgusting? If it's good ... More >>

Make a New Doggie Friend This Weekend

Awww, lookit that little face!!​Need a dawg? How about a big, goofy, friendly one? This weekend, the Humane Society of Missouri is holding "Pittie Parties" so you can mix and mingle with pit bulls and see what great pets they can make.Stop by any of the state's three Humane Society locations -- in ... More >>

MO House Hearings on Prop B Repeal Continue Today

Jennifer SilverbergCowboy, pictured here with his owner Floyd Dunlap, spent most of his life in the kind of puppy mill that would be made illegal by Prop B. State lawmakers are now seeking to gut the voter-approved initiative.​At 11 a.m. today, the Missouri House of Representatives will continue i ... More >>

The ASPCA's Tim Rickey on Dog Fights, His New Unit -- and Finch Fighting?

Keegan HamiltionTim Rickey's job is to stop animal fighting.​In December, the ASPCA, or American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, hired former Missouri State Highway Patrolman Terry Mills for a new position as Animal Fighting Specialist.As RFT staff writer Keegan Hamilton detailed ... More >>

Terry Mills, Cop Behind Dogfighting Bust, Joins ASPCA

Terry Mills, the Missouri state trooper whose undercover work led to the biggest dogfighting bust in American history, is taking his show on the road.Keegan HamiltonTerry Mills​We're not talking about a book deal or the lecture circuit, mind you. This dude is a badass! And so he's going to keep bu ... More >>

Elephants Stroll The City, Humane Officials Jog Along

He'd really rather not dance in a costume, thanks.​Check out Todd C. Frankel's really terrific article in today's Post-Dispatch about an unusual alliance here in St. Louis between animal control and the ever-controversial PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The group, which advocate ... More >>

100 Dogs Removed from Breeder in Mid-Mo, Rescuers Urge Public to Vote Yes for Prop. B

Because we're tired of those sad photos of caged dogs that always accompany stories like this one, behold: a literal "puppy mill". ​A dog breeding facility in Camden County voluntarily surrendered its animals to the Humane Society today. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Crue ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Meat Dress Draws Scorn of PETA, Butchers

Screenshot: www.usatoday.com​Fact: Intermittently interesting pop megastar Lady Gaga wore a dress made out of meat at MTV's Orgy of Irrelevance Video Music Awards. The blogosphere observed, snarked and was prepared to move on. Shockingly, not everyone wanted to let the matter drop.First, we have P ... More >>

Humane Society of Missouri Takes 15 Pit Bulls From Accused Dogfighter Near Branson

Humane Society of MissouriA pit bull named Fay, rescued in July 2009, lost its lips to dogfighting injuries.​In July 2009 the Humane Society of Missouri teamed up with the FBI, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and several other law enforcement agencies to bust the largest dogfighting ring in U.S. ... More >>

Thomas Lowery: East Alton Man Guilty of Sharing Heinous Porn Collection on Limewire

Limewire: The least disgusting Google image search related to this story.​Heaven knows there's been an epically disgusting porn collection or two (or two million) shared on the old Interwebz but it's hard to imagine anything more repulsive than the horde of filth accumulated and offered up for fre ... More >>

CSI Puppy Dog: Bust of Regional Dogfighting Ring Leads to Pit Bull DNA Database

Image sourceAnimal Cruelty investigators are ready to draw blood. So is this dog.​Last July, several law enforcement agencies combined forces with the Humane Society of Missouri to conduct the largest dogfighting sting in U.S. history. They raided 22 locations in 8 states, arrested 26 people and r ... More >>

Imagine If You Will a Robotic Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day

For the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, every day is Groundhog Day. This of course means that every day is a new day to summon yet another spasm of outrage and cite a further example of man's inhumanity -- to animals. On this particular Groundhog Day, PETA has outdone them ... More >>

Powers-that-be Prohibit PETA Protest Pachyderm

blog.peta.orgProtest statue, "Ella Phantzperil"​PETA does not clown around about hatin' on circuses. Earlier this year, they did an uncover investigation on Ringling Brothers and posted some elephant-beating footage on the aptly named Web site, ringlingbrothersbeatsanimals.com.Well, the big top is ... More >>

Don't Stalk George Clooney. EAT HIM.

OK. We here at Gut Check International Headquarters are as guilty as anyone of obsessing over George Clooney's presence in our fair city. However, today brings news that makes even us blanch. PETA wants to sell tofu that tastes like the actor.Yeah. You read that right.From the always reputable E! (v ... More >>

PETA Supporters Bare Beliefs Downtown

Those familiar with animal rights organization PETA know the group puts out risque advertisements in order to draw attention to their cause. It's not often though, that they take to the streets of the Gateway City.After the jump, two PETA protests spotted today at 9th and Olive streets downtown.

PETA Veggie Ad Too Hot for TV

PETA produced a Super Bowl ad urging viewers to go veggie. It was deemed too hot to broadcast. Give 'em credit: PETA understands the football demographic.

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