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Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:17 am

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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Animal control officers found 193 rabbits in a small, poorly ventilated shed, most of them coated in their own filth and with little or no food. The photos speak volumes about the horrific conditions. Westword has the story.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 4:00 pm

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Russell Hofstad
​There may be more than one way to skin a cat, but 24-year-old Russell Hofstad only needed one -- with a butcher's knife...in a warehouse/concert venue...that he broke into. The Phoenix New Times has the full story.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:00 pm

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Thurman McGriff
​Well, the good news is there's an outside chance that Thurman McGriff didn't actually get a blowjob from a puppy. However, according to police, at the very least, he whipped out his penis in public and simulated oral sex, using the pooch's mouth as the (ahem) pleasure center, in front of a 9-year-old boy. The Phoenix New Times has the full story.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:50 am

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Vintage holiday-season breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Walter Bond is so into being a vegan, he has the word tattooed across his neck so you never invite him over for barbecue. But he also likes to set fire to stores and restaurants for being mean to animals. Westword has the story.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 7:00 am

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David Shelburg
​Police say a Scottsdale man got hammered on liquor and beer Saturday afternoon, sexually assaulted his own wife, verbally abused his nephew and daughters, and then tried to stage a fight between a chihuahua and a pit bull. Phoenix New Times has the full story.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 6:33 am

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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: One of Matthews's employees reported him to animal control, telling the officer she'd seen him body slam his dog and more. But did she have any proof? Let's go to the videotape. Westword has the story.

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Friday, November 25, 2011 at 12:00 pm
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Midday reading from the Village Voice Empire: The men were arrested by police after a local animal rights activist turned over undercover footage of animals being inhumanely slaughtered on an illegal farm. Two 14-year-old "butchers" were also arrested and released to their parents. Miami New Times has the story.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 9:30 am

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Coffee break reading from the Village Voice Empire: Who snipes a kitten from his condo balcony? According to the cops, 68-year-old Kenneth Ellis. A witness told deputies he was watching a mother cat and her two kittens playing around below his balcony. Then he heard a "pop," and watched one of the black and white kittens begin "shaking and twitching," then watched it die, cops said. Broward-Palm Beach New Times has the story.

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Monday, November 21, 2011 at 6:45 am

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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: After telling the cops the raccoon had been getting into his trash, Foti claimed to have it harder than he'd intended, after which he and his buddies decided to put it out of its misery. But their misery was only beginning. Westword has the story.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 11:30 am
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Lunchtime reading from the Village Voice Empire: 
Ed Nelson had a reputation among Missouri hunters as one of the best dog trainers in the nation. But that was before a neighbor videotaped him disciplining a yellow lab and sent the clip to PETA and the police. Riverfront Times has the story.

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