UK: 8-year-old boy microwaves neighbour's cat London: In a horrendous incident, an eight-year-old boy in the UK put his neighbour's cat in a microwave and turned the appliance on, a media report said

on Wednesday.

The cat was found in the microwave in Rochester on Saturday after its owner heard it being turned on.

The animal survived but may have suffered internal damage, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) said....more    
07:52 PM, Aug 15, 2012

McDonald's drops egg supplier over cruelty charges Minneapolis: McDonald's Corp said it has dropped a Minnesota-based egg supplier after an animal rights group released an undercover video of operations at the egg producer's farms in three states. The video by Mercy for Animals shows what the group calls animal cruelty at five Sparboe Farms facilities in Iowa, Minnesota and Colorado. Its images include a worker swinging a bird around by its feet, hens packed into cramped cages,...  
07:59 AM, Nov 19, 2011

Pamela Anderson accuses India of animal cruelty
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New Delhi: Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. Anderson, famous for slow-motion beach running scenes in the hit 1990s lifeguard TV show, wrote to RC Deka, director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after watching a video allegedly exposing animal cruelty at the New...  
02:11 PM, Feb 20, 2011

Citizen journo busts AIIMS animal house of horrors

Visuals show lab animals in pain, being mistreated. ...
09:46 PM, Oct 06, 2008