Ryan Hemphill (left) has been charged with 116 crimes, including predatory sexual assault, rape and assault - AP A US “sugar daddy” lawyer has been accused of raping, drugging and torturing half a ...

A Massachusetts woman is in custody after she was accused of abusing dogs, including torturing one with a shock collar, according to Billerica police.Amanda Cianciulli, 36, of Centerville, was ...

A Centerville woman is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly torturing her dog with a shock collar at a Billerica home this year, police said. Amanda Cianciulli, 36, was arrested Friday and ...

A mother has been charged after officials say her child showed up to school with visible marks on their body. The marks were caused by an electric dog shock collar. The victim's grandmother was also ...

Dog welfare experts and MSPs have joined forces in a renewed push to ban “outdated and cruel” electric shock collars. The ...

A 69-year-old pensioner has come out as a transgender woman after decades of suppressing her true identity, even facing threats of electric shock therapy as a child for wearing a dress. Samantha ...

In what the Kennel Club calls a “historic moment for animal welfare,” the use of electric shock collars on dogs will be banned in England starting February 1, 2024. What is an electronic shock collar?

A Centerville woman has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty and is accused of torturing a caged dog with a shock collar, Billerica police said Saturday. Billerica police say they were made ...

Key points The use of shock collars to train dogs will be banned in England starting February 1, 2024. Studies show that the use of shock collars has risks such as compromised welfare for dogs. Reward ...