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Animal Cruelty

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Qian Feng: Dog-Poisoner No Show in Court for Sentencing

    Photo courtesy HPDAnyone know where this dude is?​A man who pled guilty to poisoning his neighbor's dogs failed to show up for sentencing today in Harris County District Clerk, his defense attorney confirmed. A bond forfeiture warrant has been issued for his arrest. Qian Feng raised some hack ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Ten Texas Towns That Could Use a Name Change

    No, this is not on our list.​For Thanksgiving, the stunt-publicity experts at PETA are asking the tiny Texas town of Turkey to change its name to Tofurky. In exchange for the one-day name change, PETA promised to reward the town's residents with holiday meals of "Tofurky with mushroom gravy, m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Humane Society President Speaks On Texas's "Puppy-Mill" Bill

    Humane SocietyWayne Pacelle likes the proposed bill, naturally.​In advance of Humane Society of the United States President Wayne Pacelle's May 15 Houston book-signing stop, we thought we'd ask about Texas's so-called "Puppy Mill bill." Introduced by State Representative Senfronia Thompson (D- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Puke-Tastic "Animal Abuse" Flick to Be Shown Outside Schools, Malls

    A scene from Farm to Fridge​It's probably safe to say that this film won't garner a G rating. Mercy for Animals (MFA), an animal-rights organization that has exposed some of the behind-the-scenes goings-on in factory farms, has recently released the film Farm to Fridge - The Truth Behind Meat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Juan & Bruno Gonzales: It's Not Cockfighting, It's "Sparring"

    Just sparring, your honor​Note to D-bags who get caught cockfighting: telling the judge your blood-covered chickens were just "sparring" is not a slam-dunk defense.That's what Angelina County father and son Juan and Bruno Gonzales found out Wednesday when State District Judge Paul White found them ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Juan & Bertha Gracia: Animal-Cruelty Trial Is A Trial In Itself

    From the Gracia's compound​Hair Balls couldn't help but scratch our head today over the arguments and testimony spewed forth in the second trial of exotic bird breeders Juan and Bertha Gracia, who were found guilty of animal cruelty last August. Although that scratching was mostly to keep us awake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Rick Perry & Google: Do You Really Want To Play That Game?

    "Rick Perry bestiality" gets Google hits​Rick Perry has a new ad out, at least on the net (Check the jump for the video.)It consists entirely of fascinating footage of a computer screen as someone enters search terms into Google like "Bill White  disenfranchising military voters." You know wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Mario Alberto Gasca: Brownsville Teen Confesses To Horrific Puppy Slaughter

    One sick puppy​Mario Alberto Gasca didn't like it when a group of people in his Brownsville neighborhood accused him of burglarizing a nearby house.In fact, the very idea he could be accused of something like that made him furious. How could he best show how much he was misunderstood? How could th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Much-Loved Veterinarian Fired by BARC

    Photo by Daniel KramerGil Costas, a part-time veterinarian at Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, was fired today for lack of state-mandated certification, Houston Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton told Hair Balls. The news was originally broken by Nicole Sica, editor o ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Pleasure, Brains and K.A. Paul

    Photo by Daniel KramerGil Costas, a part-time veterinarian at Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, was fired today for lack of state-mandated certification, Houston Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton told Hair Balls. The news was originally broken by Nicole Sica, editor o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    Not Exactly a Hallmark Moment: Video of California Meat Packing Plant Ain't Pretty

    Photo by Daniel KramerGil Costas, a part-time veterinarian at Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, was fired today for lack of state-mandated certification, Houston Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton told Hair Balls. The news was originally broken by Nicole Sica, editor o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2007

    Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    Kids get a break from the tube

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2007

    Feedback

    Kids get a break from the tube

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2006

    Beating a (Nearly) Dead Horse

    Kids get a break from the tube

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2006

    Cowboy Up

    Catch the closing days of RodeoHouston

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Babe's Bad Night

    Feral hogs are on the increase. And so are those who hunt them.

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    Treated Like a Dog

    Galveston County charged Roy Pike with cruelty to animals - and then let his chow die in custody

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