In a prison in Indiana, inmates and cats are changing each other’s lives for the better. The Pendelton Correctional Facility has a program which brings cats from shelters to live inside the prison. The inmates take turns taking care for the fluffy cuties. In the prison, the cats are allowed […]
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In the UK, the Prison Sentence for Animal Abuse Could Increase from 6 Months to 5 Years
UK citizens who make the most severe crimes of animal cruelty may face up to 5 years of prison time, according to the government. This decision to increase the 6-months maximum prison time for animal cruelty comes after several cases where the courts in England wanted to give harsher sentences. […]
Humanitarian Scott Warren Released from Retrial Charges for Helping Migrants at the Mexican Border
Scott Warren, a geographer and humanitarian worker from southern Arizona has been found not guilty on two counts. One was for harboring unauthorized migrants and another for contentious crackdown on immigration by the federal government. The 37-year-old humanitarian had been facing up to 10 years of prison time. Warren told […]