Nevada Voters for Animals shared details of the crimes in a March 17 post to its Facebook page. They have urged the state parole board to deny an early release, and have referred to the acts as "extremely depraved and violent."
More than 50 small dogs are being taken care of by the Idaho Humane Society after being removed from a small home in Mountain Home littered with feces and urine.
A southeast Idaho teacher accused of feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students will be tried in his own community next month.
The Idaho attorney general's office says it's investigating an alleged animal cruelty case amid claims that a teacher fed a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students after school. A document obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday following a public records request names Robert Crosland as the teacher.