- Conviction
- Animal cruelty — repeatedly punching dog in head
- Date
- Not stated
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Massachusetts animal-cruelty convictions
PawWatch Registry publishes final convictions supported by an official court, prosecutor, law-enforcement, or government registry source. Records are rechecked for corrections and removals.
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- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty — unnecessary failure to provide dog proper food, drink, shelter, sanitary environment, or weather protection
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- 26 counts animal cruelty by custodian, subsequent offense
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty, G.L. c.272 section 77
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to participate in multi-year dog fighting venture
- Date
- 2026-07-09
- Conviction
- Five counts animal cruelty, subsequent offense; keeping or promoting animal fight
- Date
- 2026-06-09
- Conviction
- Animal Welfare Act violation — participation in cockfighting and transporting gaffs for animal fighting
- Date
- 2026-04-13
- Conviction
- Animal Welfare Act violation — participation in cockfighting; transported roosters for fighting
- Date
- 2026-01-21
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2025-09-17
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos
- Date
- 2025-07-08
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2025-05-06
- Conviction
- Possessing animals for use in an animal fighting venture (9 counts)
- Date
- 2025-04-09
- Conviction
- Two counts animal cruelty; two counts intimidation of a witness
- Date
- 2024-12-19
- Conviction
- Cruelty to animals, Massachusetts G.L. c.272 §77
- Date
- 2024-12-10
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-03-04
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty by custodian; dog tethering/confining violation — abandoning dog chained below high-water mark
- Date
- 2023-03-22
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2019-09-09
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2018-03-23
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2018-03-14