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Peoria Police arrest animal cruelty suspect

4/7/2023
Peoria Police Property Crimes Detectives and Peoria Police Animal Control arrested 42-year-old Jeffrey Wright of Peoria on felony Animal Cruelty Charges, April 6.

Glendale police looking for animal cruelty suspects

3/29/2022
Someone, or some people, are killing animals in one Glendale neighborhood and police are looking for help locating the suspects.

Surprise police arrest man for animal cruelty

3/25/2022
A Surprise man was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County ITR jail facility on one count of felony animal cruelty and 10 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty.

Cat declawing could become illegal in Arizona

2/9/2022
PHOENIX — A House panel voted Wednesday to make the routine declawing of cats in Arizona illegal after the chairman of the committee called it “gruesome and unnecessary.” The …

Phoenix man accused of abusing emotional support dog

9/26/2019
A Phoenix man appears to be the first person facing charges of animal cruelty now that the crime is now considered a class 5 felony. Netzer Villagomez, 19, was arrested Sunday night near 35th …

Phoenix police find six dead dogs in home, nine others …

6/25/2019
A Phoenix woman is accused of neglecting 15 dogs at a home, resulting in the deaths of six of them. Authorities report Blanche Lopez, 61, was arrested on 15 counts of animal cruelty. According …

Buckeye man accused of killing woman's dog for owing …

6/17/2019
A man was arrested after allegedly killing a woman’s dog in Buckeye. Buckeye police report Jose Nicholas Vega-Meza, 21, was booked into jail Sunday on charges of animal cruelty, animal killing, …

Kitten taken to vet with serious injuries after man …

6/5/2019
A Chandler man was arrested on suspicion of kicking a 6-week-old kitten, causing it serious injuries. Police report Nicholas Grayson Calfy, 23, was booked into jail on animal cruelty and drug …

Glendale passes animal cruelty ordinance that will …

6/23/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Pet owners in Glendale who have their animals taken away for cruelty or neglect will now have to post a $500 bond if they want to appeal the …

Glendale looks to adopt animal cruelty ordinance

5/24/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Last August Glendale police seized 50 abused and neglected dogs from a home near 67th and Peoria avenues. Arizona Humane Society was contracted to care …