CLASSIC CITY NEWS

File photo of a Cane Corso By Joe Johnson A woman was recently taking a walk in east Athens when she came upon a dead Cane Corso in a cage lying on its side on a dead end street. Police said it appeared that the dog had been dead for several days and its body was taken for a necropsy at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital. From microchip data it was learned that the dog was a two-year-old female Cane Corso named Scar, whose listed owner was a man living in

By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County grand jury has indicted a man who badly neglected his 8-month-old dog. Sammy Lee Richardson, 63, of Noketchee Drive, was charged with one felony count of aggravated animal cruelty, according to the indictment filed December 2nd in Superior Court. The indictment stems from Richardson’s arrest in June after an investigation by the Police and Animal Services departments of a complaint that he was badly neglecting the puppy named Marnie, wh

Released today by the Gwinnett County Police Department (Snellville, Ga., Dec. 23, 2025) – On September 17, 2025, Gwinnett County Animal Control requested assistance from the Gwinnett County Police Department 1914 Britt Drive,regarding allegations of animal cruelty. Due to the severity and circumstances of the case, detectives were also requested to respond and assist with the investigation. As a result of the investigation, a search warrant was obtained for the residence. Du

Kyle is a friendly black Labrador retriever whose human companion was killed this week. He is now in the custody of the county Animal Services Department while awaiting someone to adopt or foster him. For more information call the animal shelter at 706-613-3540

By Joe Johnson While Justin Robert Casagranda is set to face double murder charges in a Florida courtroom he was indicted this week by an Athens grand jury for the killing of a dog when he lived here three years ago. According to the sheriff's office in Florida's Charlotte County, Casagranda had been hired by a woman to kill her husband, Mario Schiano, in the city of Punta Gorda. When carrying out the scheme last year he allegedly killed Schiano and the man's friend who happe

By Joe Johnson A 32-year-old Athens woman was recently arrested for killing her brother’s cat by dropping a 25-pound weight on its head....

By Joe Johnson A Gainesville man was arrested last week on charges of bestiality and distributing obscene material following an incident...

By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was recently arrested after she harmed a cat by repeatedly throwing a brick at it. The incident happened...

By Joe Johnson A 30-year-old Athens woman has been sentenced to probation for abandoning her dogs to starve in squalid conditions last...

Joshua Darnell Williams By Joe Johnson An Athens man is behind bars today because his extreme cruelty to a dog was recorded by a...

stock photo By Joe Johnson The Police and Animal Services departments are investigating a cruelty case involving a dog that was...

Takia Monique Favors By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was arrested earlier this month on animal cruelty charges for keeping dogs in extreme...

By Joe Johnson A woman has accused her roommate of killing her kitten, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report. She told...

Dogs are famously known as man’s best friend, but it hasn’t always been that way. Although the exact timeline isn’t known, experts believe...

ATLANTA – April 7, 2025 – Marsy’s Law for Georgia , a leading victims’ rights advocacy organization, had the honor of presenting the...

A Jackson County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized on Friday after being attacked by a dog. Sheriff Kevin McCook said the deputy was...

Ciarae Bradford By Joe Johnson A grand jury has indicted an Athens woman on charges she starved her dog to death and illegally disposed...

When is a goat not a goat? When it can be spotted on a rail-thin rock crevasse at an altitude of 13,000 feet in the northwestern United...

By Joe Johnson A starving dog was recently rescued from a home in Athens where the apparent skeletal remains of a second dog were found....

By Joe Johnson Three malnourished dogs were rescued last week from a home on Noketchee Creek Road when they were found to have been...