A man who hit his dog and gave it a dangerous amount of lager to drink is given a community service order.

A call is made to publish a report into why a Lincoln child, whose mother was jailed for cruelty, was taken off the at-risk register.

A couple are jailed for three years for child cruelty following the death of their six-month-old baby.

A court is shown images of horses allegedly left to starve on a family run farm in Buckinghamshire.

An unlicensed breeder who kept 26 Rottweiler and boxer dogs in appalling conditions at her home is banned from keeping dogs for three years.

Pet owners in Wales become the first in the UK to get government guidance on taking care of their animals.

A care home in Leicestershire is shut down following a court order amid allegations of cruelty to residents.

A Welsh journalist who exposed Stalin's cruelty to Ukrainians in the 1930s is honoured by the Ukraine government.

A mother accused of cruelty by her barrister daughter tells the High Court her family are her pride and joy.

A teenage girl convicted of animal cruelty for drowning a cat in the River Thames is ordered by a court to write a letter of apology.

Cat and dog owners are to be told to provide "entertainment" for their pets under new government advice.

A Norfolk farmer found guilty of cruelty to animals is sentenced to five months in jail.

Magistrates issue a warrant after a man failed to appear for sentencing for causing his dog unnecessary suffering.

A teenage girl is found guilty of animal cruelty after drowning a cat in the River Thames, a youth court hears.

A horse is believed to have been shot dead in a field in Surrey in an incident described as "wanton animal cruelty".

A cat's decapitated body is found in an Essex underpass near the site of another suspected cruelty incident.

Three men were caught on security cameras while attending a cock-fighting event, a court hears.

A man is convicted of child cruelty after forcing two boys to flog themselves during a Shia Muslim ceremony.

A cruelty case is dropped after a sheriff rules evidence obtained during a farm raid is inadmissible.

A Muslim has been found guilty of child cruelty after forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony. The practice has caused controversy in Britain, but this is believed to be the first case to be brought before a UK court.