Animal Cruelty

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Today in Public Semi-Nudity

Nekkid Bunny

Dog Day Afternoon. Evening and Morning, Too.

Alicia Silverstone Naked! Now That We've Got Your Attention...

Cock Fight: Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal Throw a Couple of Chickens into the Ring

Dog Abuse Bad. Cow Abuse Awesome.

Ad-verse Reaction

Is an animal rights billboard too explicit - or merely odious to the rodeo?

Two Houston Athletes Donate Their Brains To Science

Is an animal rights billboard too explicit - or merely odious to the rodeo?

The Houston Zoo's Got More Herpes Than A Motley Crue Groupies' Convention, PETA Says

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protested at the Houston Zoo Saturday, demanding that the zoo stop breeding elephants after the death of two-year-old Mac from the elephant herpesvirus.Hair Balls caught up with PETA spokeswoman Lindsay Rajt at the protest. "PETA is appalled that yet anoth ... More >>

Allison Amend Author of Things That Pass for Love

Allison Amend tells us what she did for love

Two Sworn, Gun-Toting Peace Officers Protect the County's Animals

Brutality Police

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Kids get a break from the tube

Monkey Business

Primates -- destined for laboratory research -- are being brought into a compound in Houston so carefully and quietly that no one knows they're here

Hog Wild

Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.

You Better Watch Out

These Saint Nicks can be real pricks

Best Pet Store

Houston SPCA

(East) Indian Summer

A local community celebrates its heritage

In the Doghouse

An animal typically has three days before he leaves the city pound, dead or alive. What happens during that time continues to cause concern.

The Compassionate Consumer

An animal typically has three days before he leaves the city pound, dead or alive. What happens during that time continues to cause concern.

A Guilty Plea And 15 Months For That Big Dogfighting Bust

Photo by Paul KnightThe announcement of the big bust.That much-ballyhooed dogfight bust last year has yielded some jail time: A 35-year-old Houston man has pled guilty and will receive a 15-month state-jail sentence for both causing and attending a dogfight, the DAs office has announced."Belinda Smi ... More >>

Behind The Scenes At The Circus Whether PETA Likes It Or Not

Photo by Katharine ShilcuttIt's  circus time in Houston! A joyous time of annoying protests from PETA and magic for boys and girls of all ages!!Take a look behind the scenes as they set up the ring at Reliant Stadium in this slideshow. And then: Kids, get your cotton candy!! PETA people, get yo ... More >>

Complain About BARC, Find Yourself Charged With A Crime

Photo by bf_photos The Harris County District Attorney's Office has charged a BARC volunteer for filing a false police report regarding animal abuse he said he heard while at the city's animal control facility. Shelby Kibodeaux was charged July 1 with the class B misdemeanor, which ca ... More >>

Turning the Screw: Bertell, Skillz, Diddy, Teddy Riley, Kid Sister, The Kanye, Cudi, Raekwon, Reflection Eternal and More

Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "She Bad," Bertell feat. Bun B Wire to Wire Before we get started with beginning this year's goofiness, ... More >>

The Mystery of the 14 Dead Dogs Dumped in North Houston

​The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering to help Houston investigators in the search for whoever dumped 14 dead dogs under a sheet in northeast Houston. KTRK reported Wednesday that the bodies of the dogs, mostly adult shepherd mixes, were found that day near ... More >>

Dogfighting Bust Whimpers Out

Plus: Big new park for Montrose?

PETA Searches for Sexy Vegetarians, Finds Two Living in Houston

Photos courtesy of PETA​Now that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is over, those fun-filled folks at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have turned their attention to promoting sex, vitality and good muscle fiber among humans who do not eat meat. As part of PETA's national ... More >>

PETA Searches for Sexy Vegetarians, Finds Two Living in Houston

Photos courtesy of PETA​Now that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is over, those fun-filled folks at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have turned their attention to promoting sex, vitality and good muscle fiber among humans who do not eat meat. As part of PETA's national ... More >>

Minute Maid Park's Veggie Menu Gets PETA Love -- With A Side Order Of Carlos Lee Smack

Put an Astros cap on this dude​The Astros have been dismally unexciting this year -- except when they're playing the equally inept Washington Nationals, it seems -- but they've got PETA on their side.The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a group whose Venn diagram intersection wit ... More >>

PETA Comes To Houston To Take On NASA

Time for my radiation, guys​Commuters on the Gulf Freeway will get a new billboard to ponder sometime soon: "NASA: Takea Giant Leap for Mankind. Stop Torturing Monkeys," it will say.It comes courtesy of animal-rights group PETA, who we guess should get points for avoiding the "Houston, We Have A P ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Bigmouth (AKA Morrissey) Strikes Again

That's our Moz.​Former Smiths front man and staunch animal rights advocate Morrissey is raising some eyebrows with comments he made about the Chinese in a recent interview: "Did you see the thing on the news about their treatment of animals and animal welfare? Absolutely horrific. You can't h ... More >>

Intelligent Life

When NASA employee April Evans questioned animal experiments, her career fell apart.

Flying Fur: PETA Members to Protest on Black Friday

Don't expect hot, naked protesters on Friday. Think about it if you like, but don't expect it.​When you are out picking up some toys for the tikes at the Galleria this Friday, you might see something besides chubby Santas and frustrated holiday shoppers. You might catch anti-fur protesters. A ... More >>

PETA Says NASA Ending Monkey Experiments (UPDATED with NASA response)

Photo courtesy April EvansApril Evans quit NASA over the experiments​PETA is proclaiming victory in their ongoing battle to stop radiation experiments on monkeys that had been planned by NASA. Well, folks, you did it. After scores of protests and more than 100,000 letters, phone calls, and e- ... More >>

NASA's Monkey Experiments: Looks Like They're Officially Over

NASA tells the lab to forget monkey experiments​Last week we told you of PETA's victory announcement in the battle against having NASA conduct radiation experiments on monkeys, a controversy that had been building and to which we devoted a cover story. In response to our questions, NASA point ... More >>

Animal Abuse: The Five Worst Houston Examples In 2010

Humans: Will you ever learn?​We like to think that animal abusers will not only get a lump of coal from Santa this time of year, but a pitchfork-in-the-ass from the Other Guy in Red as well. For those of you who like to keep tabs on just how low the human race can sink, here's a roundup of some of ... More >>

PETA's New Target: UT-Medical Branch in Galveston

UTMB gets hit by PETA complaints about experiments​PETA, fresh off claiming a victory over NASA about monkey experiments, has a new target in its sights: The University of Texas medical branch in Galveston. PETA has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging "abuse and ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Animal Experiments Aren't All Bad

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Facebook v. Leaky Boob

Houston mom in a FB face-off.

Texans' Kareem Jackson, Cockfighting Correspondent

You are looking LIVE....​The Houston Texans' Kareem Jackson struggled through his rookie season, having trouble covering receivers. One thing he can cover: Cockfighting. Jackson made his debut as a sideline reporter via Twitter, as reported by CBSHouston, which is the web outlet for KILT-AM. ... More >>

Kareem Jackson, Cockfighting and Perception

That's entertainment​"Look at all these people that be at these chicken fights, you would think its a college football game." -- Reemboi25 (Kareem Jackson's Twitter handle) Early March is the meaty part of the NFL's offseason relaxation calendar for players. The season has been over for a co ... More >>

Pedro Mendez: Convicted Cockfighter Now Accused Child Molester

Pedro Mendez, a man of many interests​What's next in the criminal career of Pedro Mendez? The 56-year-old Nacogdoches man seems to be hell-bent on checking off every box in the "most odious crimes" category of human endeavor. Not ten months after pleading guilty to animal cruelty in a cockfi ... More >>

The Most Unbelievable East Texas Crime Ever

Photo courtesy The Dunbar CollectionDunbar: Was only a few dozen credits short of his GRE degree at arrest​Just when we think we'd seen it all, there comes a story like this one... If the events described in an indictment unsealed in Angelina County Court today are true, it's one of the most ... More >>

UTMB Forced to Give PETA Documents on Animal Experiments

UTMB must hand over more than 1,000 pages, AG says.​Attorney General Greg Abbott has ruled that the UT Medical Branch in Galveston must turn over documents sought by PETA regarding experiments done on animals. A PETA whistleblower alleged in January that animals were used in painful and dead ... More >>

Calf-Farm Animal Cruelty Video Results in Criminal Charges

DA files animal cruelty charges.​Last month we reported on a pretty shocking hidden-camera video that showed workers at a calf farm in the Panhandle town of Hart bashing animals on the head with hammers and pickaxes. The owner of E6 Cattle Company, Kirt Espenson, told us at the time that four ... More >>

BARC Handling String of Startingly Bad Animal Abuse Cases (With Graphic Photos)

Cesar, in recovery mode​The world has completely gone to hell in the last 36 hours, based on the shocking display of animal cruelty cases that Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care is dealing with. Authorities are investigating the following, according to BARC: -- A man shot a Yorks ... More >>

Kareem Jackson -- First Cockfighting and Now....

Kareem Jackson: Filling the empty hours.​While the NFL's work stoppage has fans (and several players needing a cash influx) a little bit nervous that we may not see football start on time this fall, there has been a silver lining in players' being banned from the teams' facilities. The work s ... More >>

Agustin Figueroa Jr.'s Fetish Foursome: Bestiality, Child Porn, Incest and Bondage

The perv won't be around for a while.​Agustin G. Figueroa Jr. of Angleton is going to a federal prison for ten years, and that is most definitely a good thing. Figueroa was convicted in 1996 for raping a child, and more recently he was found guilty of child-porn possession. He had "20,825 ima ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Oh, NOW I Get It

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>