Don't be surprised if you find yourself sitting near a horse the next time you dine out.

It is urgent — we have only a few days — for all of us to call Gov. Jan Brewer and implore her to reject House Bill 2780. Her telephone number is (602) 542-4331.

Animal abusers would lose the right for anyone in their household to have a pet for at least two years under the terms of legislation approved Thursday by the state House.

The dog had been kicked and punched repeatedly, and police found the animal with rubber bands tied around its testicles as part of an at-home neutering procedure. The dog would have suffered a slow and painful death if no one had intervened, officials said.

Scenes of man's inhumanity to bird are all too familiar to Tammy Vrettos of Gilbert, who spends much of her time caring for and placing ducks and geese rounded up from overcrowded lakes and ponds.

There’s a sicko out there, and he’s got nothing to do with Michael Moore’s new movie. Some degenerate unworthy of description as a human being crushed the skulls of defenseless birds at Scottsdale’s Chaparral Park lake, killing 15 ducks and four geese.

Police were stymied Thursday by the early-morning deaths of two goats, four chickens and two turkeys at a small horse farm in north Mesa.

Jeffrey Bain of Scottsdale was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of misdemeanor animal cruelty.

The defense attorney for a Mesa man shown in a video punting a kitten alleges that the DVD video, which was widely shown by Valley media, was a heavily edited copy of an original 8-millimeter film that was thrown away.

Scottsdale is being asked to take the lead in an effort to deal with increasingly brazen urban wildlife and the people who pamper the animals.

Residents of the state’s 13 rural counties remain free to sell dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits and just about any other pet from the side of the road.

Nearly 100 dogs and five exotic birds have been rescued in what Pinal County Animal Care and Control officials are calling an extreme case of animal hoarding. One dog had severely infected bite wounds and had to be euthanized.

The number of felony animal cruelty cases is on the increase as a result of a task force designed to bring uniformity among Maricopa County’s police agencies in fighting the crime.

The number of felony animal cruelty cases is on the increase as a result of a task force designed to bring uniformity among Maricopa County’s police agencies in fighting the crime.

A national animal rights group is suing Chandler in an attempt to stop a controversial drug-testing facility from coming to town.

Rapper DMX was arrested Friday at his Cave Creek home on suspicion of seven counts of animal cruelty and four counts of drug possession.

Maya purrs like the 10-month-old kitten she is. She’s been declawed, has her shots and even has had her canines removed.

It may soon become illegal for people to sell cute little puppies on street corners. But not everywhere. On a 15-9 margin Tuesday, the Senate gave preliminary approval to a measure that would make it a crime to sell animals on public highways, streets and parks in Maricopa and Pima counties. Violators could be fined up to $50.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a case of animal abuse in Queen Creek after neighbors found a mangled cat.

Mesa’s budget problems are forcing City Hall to confront another difficult choice — what to do about unruly animals that wander through neighborhood streets and backyards?

Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested a Surprise pet shop owner Wednesday after investigators found numerous dead animals inside the store.

June 30, 2004