Enhanced ATV driver image fuels new push in Cooper City geese killing case
Residents of a Cooper City community want to find the five young men that were seen on video running over a group of geese with ATVs over a year ago.
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Residents of a Cooper City community want to find the five young men that were seen on video running over a group of geese with ATVs over a year ago.
Fort Lauderdale police say they located the child seen on video violently stomping a duck to death in January.
Police say a Pembroke Pines man left his three dogs malnourished and exposed to freezing temperatures overnight.
Investigators released home‑surveillance footage from a Southwest 8th Avenue yard.
A Miami-Dade man was arrested after being accused of killing a puppy on Tuesday, according to officials.
Several new laws went into effect in Florida on Jan. 1, 2026.
Video of Trooper the dog captured the country's attention last fall when he was found by the Florida Highway Patrol, tied to a pole off of Interstate 75 as the Category 3 hurricane barreled toward Florida.
Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Florida man accused of abandoning his dog during Hurricane Milton.
Trooper's story has inspired the new Florida law, which would make it a felony to abandon a dog during a natural disaster.
Animal advocates told CBS News Miami that they're glad it's gone and may be torn down.
The surviving animals were feeding off the dead animals due to the lack of food and water, authorities said.
A 61-year-old Central Florida man was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after admitting he killed and ate his pet peacocks.
Photos showed Cody Roberts posing with the wolf, its mouth bound with tape, in a bar. Video showed the same animal lying on a floor, alive but barely moving.
A Biscayne Park man was arrested after police say he was caught on video poisoning his neighbor's cats with food laced with a crystal substance, leading to their deaths.
Chaim Gubitz has been charged with animal cruelty.
It took several days to trap the cat and bring him in so they could remove the 5-inch dart.
Investigators said Jessica Copeland left a child alone for two weeks, along with several emaciated animals living in poor conditions.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is cracking down on cases related to animal cruelty by unveiling a new task force.
One of the laws is named after Trooper, a dog found by FHP after being tied to a fence during Hurricane Milton and later adopted.
Florida lawmakers sent Gov. DeSantis bills to ban student cellphone use during the school day and to make restraining dogs during natural disasters a felony.
A North Miami man was arrested after a viral video allegedly showed him stomping on a kitten and fleeing from police, authorities said.
A North Miami man has been charged with animal cruelty after police said he was seen stomping on a white kitten and attempting to wedge it into a metal drainage grate.
Big Dog Ranch Rescue said the dog is unable to stand or walk without assistance.
Trish Christakis reports Big Dog Ranch Rescue is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest after a severely abused dog was recovered from a Lauderdale Lakes neighborhood.
Logan Guminski is charged with sexual activity involving an animal and filming sexual activity involving an animal.
