On July 3, 2025, with assistance from the Lorain County Sheriff’s Department the Friendship Animal Protective League (FAPL) ...

At one location, the cages housing birds had several inches of mud and waste that caked onto their feet, making it difficult ...

According to a release, the operations were in Sheffield Township.

The city and the Friendship Animal Protective League (APL) have rescued 37 animals owned by Avon homeowner Haydar Bektas on ...

Nearly 240 birds were seized during the execution of two separate search warrants involving cockfighting operations in Sheffield Township, according to a news release from the Friendship Animal ...

Several of the animals exhibited untreated medical conditions, such as overgrown hooves, fly strike and matting,' according ...

The Friendship Animal Protective League of Lorain County Humane Investigations Department executed a search warrant involving ...

According to Greg Willey, executive director of the Friendship Animal Protective League, the shelter got a call Saturday about a dog that was brought into the Northview Animal Clinic in North ...

In late June, 37 animals were seized from an Avon home after they were found in poor condition and environment, according to ...

According to the Friendship Animal Protective League, a nonprofit animal shelter, an 8-month-old puppy named Ivy required life-saving emergency surgery after the brutal attack.

Authorities seized 239 birds in Lorain County in connection with an alleged cockfighting operation on July 3, according to ...