In March, 31-year-old Daniel Mann was charged with killing two cats at a Central New Jersey animal shelter—an animal cruelty charge carries a maximum 5 year prison term. Mann worked at the shelter, where the cats were up for adoption, and yesterday he pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty. more ›

Before the residents of Brooklyn's Williamsburg get drunk on Pickle Backs at The Woods, they (allegedly) hit up BARC, an animal shelter on North 1st Street. According to the NY Post, both hipsters and suits volunteer to hang out with and walk the shelter's 27 dogs during their open hours Monday through Thursday evenings. A manager told the paper, "A lot of people won't admit it because they want you to think they're there because it's a good thing to do. But I hear girls saying, 'The guys are going to love me with this pitbull,' and guys talking about how walking a dog is a chick magnet." Well, at least they aren't dognapping. more ›

A chihuahua with a death wish ran down a Brooklyn pier and dove into the frigid East River on New Year's Eve, only to be rescued by a vigilant member of the NYPD Harbor Patrol, according to 1010WINS. The brown and tan pooch hurled itself off the 62nd Street Pier on the border of Sunset Park and Bay Ridge on New Year's Eve, but an officer spotted the dog and fished him out. more ›

About 50 dogs rescued from puppy mills in Utah and overcrowded shelters in Missouri arrived in Long Island on Friday, where they will be put up for adoption before the holidays. The pooches, which were saved from filth, abuse, and the risk of euthanasia in September, enjoyed a special Thanksgiving meal of "canned turkey with potatoes and carrots; duck and sweet potato dinners, and bagged pheasant" at their layover in Chicago before flying to New York. more ›