Advocates call for maximum punishment in animal cruelty case; Howery arraigned on animal cruelty, torture charges

Animal advocates react to McCracken man facing 19 felony animal abuse charges

David Howery was arraigned Monday on 13 counts of cruelty to animals and 19 felony counts of torture of dog or cat. That's after authorities say 32 dogs were found “living in deplorable conditions.”

Advocates call for maximum punishment in animal cruelty case; Howery arraigned on animal cruelty, torture charges

David Howery was arraigned Monday on 13 counts of cruelty to animals and 19 felony counts of torture of dog or cat. That's after authorities said 32 dogs were found, “living in deplorable conditions.”

By Dr. Jaouad Mabrouki When a child or adolescent kills a kitten, attaches a puppy and hits it, locks an animal to watch it suffer, we have to worry. It's never a simple "game." It's a warning signal that needs to be taken very seriously. Cruelty to animals: what are we talking about? We talk about animal cruelty when a child or adolescent voluntarily inflicts suffering on an animal: beatings, torture, deprivation, killing... This behavior is so…

This case of animal abuse has sparked a debate on social networks. In a video of just a few seconds you can see a man dragging a horse with his truck; the animal is tied by his neck and you can see the difficulties he has in keeping up with the pace of the vehicle. The horse went without any protection on a road south of Veracruz, where he traveled more than 10 kilometers. This case provoked great indignation, since the truck went with a special…

Weeki Wachee Man Ordered to Relinquish All Dogs, Pleads Guilty in Animal Cruelty Case - Jacksonville Legal Notice

In an update to a case involving the removal of 30 dogs from a Weeki Wachee property, Jose Gonzalez-Cruz appeared in county court on April 14, 2025, and was ordered to relinquish all remaining dogs to Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services. He is now prohibited from owning or possessing any animals. Gonzalez-Cruz pleaded guilty to citations for unvaccinated animal and unlicensed animal, and no contest to a citation for animal mistreatm…