DiGiorno, supplier drop dairy farm over abuse
Top-selling frozen pizza brand DiGiorno and its cheese supplier cut ties with a Wisconsin dairy farm Tuesday after an animal rights group released undercover video showing workers beating, kicking, stabbing and whipping sick and injured cows.
Dogfight investigation yields cash, weapons
ASHLAND — More than $100,000 and dozens of weapons have been recovered in the investigation after a March 30 raid on a dogfighting ring. Twenty
Investigation leads to dogfight raid
A raid on a barn in northern Mississippi over the weekend busted up what is thought to be one the biggest annual dogfights in the United States with organizers and participants from around the country, authorities said Monday.
Cockfighting felony bills filed
Cockfighting is big business because Mississippi has the second weakest cockfighting law in the nation, according to Humane Society of the United States.
Growing animal rescue group is work of teen actor
The person behind one of the country’s fastest-growing animal rescues can’t even vote yet. And neither can most of the people leading its 10 chapters across the nation.
Dead and dying horses found in Yazoo pasture
The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of several dead and malnourished horses near Bentonia.
Canine rescue: Humane Society saves more than 100 dogs
MACON — Christmas greetings flank each end of Jefferson Street in downtown Macon: Peace on Earth, Joy to the World. A few miles away, in an abandoned factory, those who have known little peace or joy are getting a second chance following one of the largest canine rescues Mississippi animal rights activists have seen in recent years.