Animal Cruelty

Dog-Abuse Cases on the Rise in San Francisco

Staff over at the Animal Care & Control have been finding work a little more stressful than usual, as they've noticed a disturbing increase in animal-abuse cases as of late. In the last several weeks alone, they've had to investigate four felony cruelty cases and even more over the last few months. ... More >>

The Only Thing Unsightlier Than Public Nudists Is Naked PETA Activists (Update)

Update 3:13 p.m.:PETA folks contacted us this afternoon, asking that we run an updated photo of the real PETA nudists so that you can see for yourself that they are in no way "unsightly." So here you go, the updated (NSFW) photo is to your right. Original Story 8 a.m.: It's clear PETA activists are ... More >>

Oakland Walmart Protest Against Animal Cruelty

Protestors gathered today outside the Oakland Walmart on Edgewater Drive, voicing their opposition to what they say is cruelty to animals.The group, Mercy for Animals, is calling on Walmart to require its suppliers to phase out the too small crates, citing new footage filmed at Christensen ... More >>

PETA Demands UCSF Give Back Federal Money Used for Experiment on Really Sad Monkey

PETA is asking the National Institutes of Health to demand that the University of California at San Francisco give back the $2.1 million in federal funds it spent experimenting on monkeys, which the group says violated animal welfare laws.UCSF was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for ... More >>

PETA Tries to Turn San Francisco Grubbers Off Fish by Wearing Topless Mermaid Outfits

Call us horny, but aren't people supposed to be turned on by topless women? Leave it to PETA to make even that experience unpleasurable.People for Ethical Treatment of Animals is at it again, dreaming up the foolish and unfathomable in hopes that it can get people to stop being people. However, ... More >>

Stop Eating Seafood, Say Topless Mermaid-Costume-Wearing PETA Members

If you happen to find yourself at Fisherman's Wharf during lunch tomorrow with a hankering for some delicious steamed crab or clam chowder, you might get more than you've bargained for - our news editor Erin Sherbert reports on The Snitch that PETA will be on hand wearing mermaid fins and little els ... More >>

Janice Aguilar, Oakhurst Woman, Accused of Beating Puppy to Death

A 39-year-old Madera County woman is sitting behind bars this morning after she allegedly beat an eight-week-old lab so badly he was later put down. According to the press, neighbors saw Janice Aguilar beating the whimpering lab repeatedly and banging him against the sidewalk before stuffing him int ... More >>

Panhandlers Line Up to Get Puppies, Cash

Of course a panhandler is willing to leave their corner and go adopt a puppy if they know there's free cash involved. So it comes as no surprise to us that the city's latest experiment to get panhandlers off the street has been "very popular."Monday was the first day for WOOF (Wonderful Opportunitie ... More >>

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PETA Bribes San Francisco to End Puppy Panhandling Program

The last time we remember San Francisco being scolded by PETA was when the animal-rights group asked Mayor Ed Lee to take the "loin" out of the Tenderloin and change the seedy district name to something a little more animal-friendly. But even as the city attempts to do something that benefits animal ... More >>

Oakland's Ballpark Is More Veggie-Friendly Than San Francisco's

Some vegetarian baseball fans out there might have been surprised to read the news in the Chronicle today that noted San Francisco's AT&T Park is no longer the most veggie-friendly baseball stadium in the country. In fact, we're not even on the top 10. And to add insult to injury, Oakland outdid ... More >>

Really Mean Man Seen Throwing Chihuahua Out Motel Window

A Livermore man is sitting behind bars today after he was spotted this morning hurling a chihuahua from a motel balcony and then pointing a gun at a guest who confronted him about the animal cruelty. A guest at Motel 6 on Lassen Road saw 39-year-old Michael Hamby toss the dog from a second-floor ba ... More >>

Kristen Bell Goes Vegan, Ricky Gervais Loves Bunnies, and Vegan Shamrock Shakes!

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WikiLeaks' Data Dump: Let's Hold Off on Pronouncing It a Dud

​If the widespread derision of WikiLeaks' latest document drop is any indication, the struggling organization might be nearing the end of its useful life. Still, the stolen e-mails it started publishing on Sunday night so far seem more interesting in general than the trove of diplomatic cables it ... More >>

Meat Eaters in Denial, Guilty-Ass Cats, Stuffed French Toast, and McDonald's is Insane

​ • PETA is up to its usual shenanigans, and this time, they foray into domestic abuse! Sigh. There's so much wrong with this ad that there isn't time to go into it all, and I know PETA will consider it a success based on page views alone, but how many of those are people who click it are goin ... More >>

Sexy PETA Activists to Tease Rapture Believers

There must be some kind of cosmic navel beneath the city of Oakland, because zealots of all stripes seem to be congregating there these days. If you thought the existence of a religious organization predicting the end of the world -- for the third time in 17 years -- was bad, well, we've got news fo ... More >>

If the City Takes Your Dog, It Will Also Take Its Gonads

Vegan Fight! Activist Doesn't Want PETA Getting Credit for Vegan Meals in Jail

takver / flickr​Last month, SFoodie discovered that if you're vegan and you go to jail in S.F., you can get vegan meals. Eileen Hirst, Chief of Staff at the Sheriff's Department, told us that vegan food in S.F. County jails came about because of vegan PETA protestors who were arrested in anti- ... More >>

Arrested Vegans Get Vegan Meals in S.F. County Jails

my_southborough​If you're vegan and you go to jail, do you get vegan meals? In a city with a substantial vegan population, this is no trivial question. It turns out that, while the law does not require jails to provide vegan options, S.F. County jails do serve vegan meals on request, and we've ... More >>

Russell Brand and Kristen Wiig Are Sexy, Spam Is Evil, and S.F.'s Best Vegan Junk Food

​This news is from last week but I was in Greece and Russia (WHAT'S UP I HAVE A PASSPORT) so I'm gonna talk about it anyway, okay? Okay! Also, I've got mad jet lag, a nasty cold, and a really bad attitude. Things could get extra real today and I apologize in advance/YOU'RE WELCOME. • So! SFood ... More >>

Hidden Video Shows Pigs Thrown, Mutilated, and Confined

A pig's life​Brace yourself for this distressing piece of news. Mercy for Animals is releasing a truly jaw-dropping video that shows just how badly pigs are abused in the process of being slaughtered. According to the national animal rights organization, which planted an investigator within the Io ... More >>

"Dog Wars" App Is Back on the Market, the Fight Continues

The fight continues​Yesterday SF Weekly reported that the controversial "Dog Wars" app was mysteriously pulled from the Android market. But a quick search for the game now shows that the virtual dogfighting app is curiously back.The national uproar over "Dog Wars" could have been the reason it was ... More >>

Michael Vick Says Google's "Dog Wars" Game Glorifies Animal Abuse

The fight against dogfighting​If Michael Vick says something is skirting on the edge of animal cruelty -- you have to give it a pause. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback who was jailed for his involvement in a dogfighting ring, has come out against a new Google Android app that lets users train t ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

PETA Asks S.F. to Take the 'Loin' Out of the Tenderloin

Does this really represent the TL?​What is it they say? Only in San Francisco ... The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, fired off a letter to Mayor Ed Lee today asking that the city change the name of the Tenderloin to something a little more animal-friendly. Tracy Rei ... More >>

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Nude Woman With Hideous Scars Headed for Bay Area (PICS)

Now, this is all for the best of causes...​People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has worked out an unspoken deal with society. They parade around comely young women wearing next to nothing. And we pay attention to the spectacle and take in PETA's accompanying message. Yes, that was PETA lend ... More >>

AT&T Named Second-Best Vegetarian-Friendly Ballpark in the Majors

Thomas Hawk/Flickr​People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released its ranking of top-10 veggie-friendly Major League ballparks yesterday. San Francisco's AT&T Park came in second, after the Phillies' Citizens Bank Park in Philly, home of the cheesesteak. PETA cited AT&T's "new mixed-vege ... More >>

PETA Wants You to Help Pick the Sexiest Vegetarian

PETASean from San Lorenzo.​Is there something about packing your body with un-meat that makes you hot? That's the subtext of PETA's annual Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door contest. The animal-rights group is in the 11th hour of balloting for a roster of guys and gals who are as kind, presumably, a ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Shmeat ― It Might Soon Be What's for Dinner

​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Aren't we the victims?: Test-tube meat. Before your thoughts turn all seriously dark-side fetish-y, let's just say it's exactly what it sounds like: scientific synthesizing of animal protein, suitable for the table. According to Grist, Dutch researchers sa ... More >>

Accused Dog Killer May Be Headed to Behavioral Health Court

Joseph Byrnes​We've been following the sad tale of Joseph Byrnes, a San Francisco musician accused of hacking his pit bull to death in a Bernal Heights church. Back on Aug. 9, witnesses saw Byrnes striking his dog, Nickel, with a hatchet outside the Immaculate Conception Church. When police entere ... More >>

Alleged Dog Slaughterer's Motion Denied, Case Headed Toward Trial

Joseph Byrnes​The San Francisco musician accused of hacking his beloved pit bull to death with an axe while nude in a Catholic church was yesterday denied in his bid to dismiss all charges and could face a jury of his peers perhaps as soon as December. Joseph Byrnes was arrested in August after wi ... More >>

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