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Did Police in Georgia Force a Man to Cut Off His Own Dog's Head?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec 7, 2017 The incident, which included police orders and threats of arrest, was captured on video.
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Ruff Treatment

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Nov 29, 2015 A Facebook photo of a dog with its muzzle duct-taped shut has gone viral, prompting a police inv ...
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Does a Photograph Show Pigs Forced Into Tiny Cages?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 13, 2016 An outrage-provoking photograph showing pigs confined in confiningly small cages is real, but th ...
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Animal Testing Conducted by MAC Cosmetics?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 26, 2016 The photograph actually shows a mass spaying and neutering event at the University of Florida — ...
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Has Animal Testing Resumed for Avon, Mary Kay, and Estée Lauder?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Mar 31, 2015 Animal testing for cosmetics is a hot topic in the beauty industry, with some consumers deciding ...
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Was a Dog Killed by a Tennis Ball?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 27, 2000 A dog was killed when it bit into a tennis ball booby-trapped with explosives.
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Was DMX Arrested in a Dogfighting Ring Bust in 2014?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 27, 2014 An article from the now-defunct website Infossip gained traction on social media, supposedly pro ...
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Anti-Trump Protesters Break Horse's Leg

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
May 26, 2016 Rumors swept social media that a police mount was pushed over during anti-Trump demonstrations, ...
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Michael Kors 'Dog Fur' Petition

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 25, 2016 A since-deleted petition falsely accused the Michael Kors brand of making items out of fur from ...
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Did the Guggenheim Museum Plan to Host Exhibits Criticized by Some as Cruel to Animals?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 26, 2017 An online petition accurately describes the basic facts about three installations that were late ...
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Were Cats Used as Prizes in Arcade Claw Machines?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 9, 2018 The nature of a video posted to Chinese social media is unclear, but it may have been staged for ...
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