Animal Cruelty

An animal rights organization has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to hear its case that chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo deserve constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A state House committee opened hearings today on a possible ban on medical research using dogs in Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) has rescued 126 animals. There are now pending felony charges against a woman accused of animal cruelty in separate cases. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

The Humane Society of Huron Valley is asking for help in the investigation of a possible case of animal cruelty after a starving dog was found on the side of the road in Ypsilanti. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Michigan Attorney General’s office is partnering with an animal rights group to go after possible animal abusers. Colin Jackson has more.

An official legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel says the state has failed to comply with a 1978 law that requires it create a registry and safety rules for medical tests conducted on animals. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Humane Society of Huron Valley has rescued 21 cats from a property in Ypsilanti Township.The animals were being kept inside of wired cages in a…

The animal rights group FARM, paid one dollar to any Eastern Michigan University student who watched an animal abuse video of undercover footage from…

Cruelty investigators with the Humane Society of Huron Valley expect to file a report with the county prosecutor's office next week on the stabbing of a…

Cruelty investigators with the Humane Society of Huron Valley found horrendous conditions in a home in Ypsilanti Township from which 88 malnourished,…