We love us some adorable animal stories—so what better way to bid farewell to 2011 than with one such happy story! Recurring Law & Order actress Lenore Harris was reunited with her 17-year-old Pomeranian yesterday, a few days after the dog was stolen from her in a CVS on the Upper West Side. “It’s a great holiday New York story,” said Lenore’s sister, Rosalind Harris, an actress who played Tzeitel in the movie Fiddler on the Roof. more ›

The Morningside Heights woman who beat her Pomeranian pup Sparky plead guilty and won't be able to own another pet for five years, in return for her no-jail plea deal. Tiara Davis was caught on surveillance video beating her dog in the elevator of the Grant Houses, and in February her statements to the police were read in court—she had told them: "I wasn't like I was killing him or anything like that. I mean I wasn't gonna really hurt him." The video (below) is disturbing, and the incident left the dog with bruises and possible liver damage—he was later put up for adoption. more ›

An assistant district attorney couldn't contain his laughter in court yesterday while reading a suspect's statement about how she kicked her dog unconscious for relieving itself in a building elevator. "He was laughing and had to turn away because he couldn't control the laughter," said Legal Aid attorney, Stacy Schneider, who is defending suspected animal abuser Tiara Davis. "I didn't see any humor in the statement." more ›

Just days after a man was caught on surveillance camera kicking a dog in an elevator in the General Grant Houses, police uncovered footage of another woman abusing a pooch inside the Morningside Heights housing project. Surveillance video shows 31-year-old Tiara Davis kicking her 9-pound Pomeranian, named Sparky, and yanking on its leash until it went unconscious in a building elevator, according to the Daily News. more ›

A pit bull named Tyrus is described by the New York Post as being "The Bitch of West 72nd St." and a 'Hell Hound.' Neighbors of the dog's owner at the former Olcott Hotel on the Upper West Side say that Tyrus is a menace who runs wild, poops in the hall and mauls other pets. more ›