Tag: Animal Cruelty
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Elephant permit denied for the Colorado Renaissance Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elephants, which have been part of the Colorado Renaissance Festival for decades, will not be at this year’s show when it kicks off June 14. Colorado Parks and Wildlife denied the permit for elephant shows at the weekslong festival in Larkspur, according to a news…
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Jared Polis celebrates SCOTUS decision on California’s animal confinement law
Gov. Jared Polis praised last week’s decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the ability of states to enact laws governing the treatment of livestock. In National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, the pork industry challenged a California law, enacted by ballot initiative, to require producers of meat and egg products to comply with certain…
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Colorado humane society officer endures triple-digit temperatures in hot-car demonstration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has an urgent message for Colorado pet owners: Please don’t leave your pet in your car. To drive that message home, an animal law enforcement officer demonstrated the effects of sitting in a non-operating vehicle on a…
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Dog thrown from car on I-76 near Denver dies, sheriff’s office says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A dog died after being thrown from a car driving on a highway Tuesday afternoon, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies said the dog was thrown from a black Lexus sedan driving eastbound on Interstate 76 just before Sheridan Boulevard at 1:45 p.m. Teddy,…
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Commerce City man arrested, accused of dragging dog to death behind truck
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jacob Ibarra was arrested this week for allegedly killing a dog by dragging her behind his truck while driving through Denver, the Denver Police Department announced. Ibarra, 24, has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty and one count of tampering with physical evidence.…
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Fremont County couple issued summons for animal cruelty
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fremont County couple was charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after officials located several animals suffering from severe medical issues and a dead goat on their property in Penrose on Thursday. Officials from…
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Denver police search for men who killed dog by dragging it behind truck
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two men wanted in an animal cruelty incident this week. Police said two men drove a truck southbound on South Platte River Drive, dragging a dog behind it. The dog was being dragged…