News 13 has received countless claims from viewers of cases of animal cruelty and neglect in Rutherford County.

The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (FCNC) has announced the protection of a 292-acre Kudzu Cow Farm in Rutherford ...

The dogs were taken by Rutherford County Animal Control on Sunday, Jan. 12 – just two days after snow and ice blanketed much ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Saturday, Dec. 28, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office served a criminal summons to ...

Animal cruelty is being investigated after deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said they were made aware of ...

Deputies said four dogs that were alive were seized and taken by Rutherford County Animal Control. There was one dog that was dead. Officials mentioned that the suspect has not been identified nor ...