During the past few days I've received numerous emails from people in New Zealand and from around the world about how youngsters are encouraged to kill animals, in this case possums, as fundraising ...

There can be no doubt that youngsters are attracted to nonhuman animals (animals) for a wide variety of reasons, ranging from fascination, to curiosity, to wanton cruelty and abuse (please see and).

A local police chief said his officer followed department policy on rabid animals when he repeatedly shot a possum on a busy street. A FOX25 viewer captured the shooting on a cell phone and expressed ...

CHAPIN, S.C. — Two teens are now facing felony charges in an animal cruelty case. This comes after investigators say they set a possum on fire in Clarendon County, videotaping the incident, and then ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Two Georgia teenagers face felony charges for allegedly killing a mother possum and her four babies using a baseball and chemicals, according to Cobb County police. Rocquavious ...

Ferndale — Cyndi Russ' Ferndale basement isn't a typical Michigan basement filled with boxes or laundry baskets. Instead, it's lined with crates, ready to take in any injured opossums, squirrels or ...