Jimothyhas friends in high places ... two members of Congress are demanding Seattle protect its viral raccoon "at all costs."
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TMZ obtained an exclusive letter from Reps. Anna Paulina Lunaand Tim Burchett to Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson -- warning Jimothy's newfound fame could attract people looking to harm him or disrupt his daily raccoon business.
Their solution: put City Hall on raccoon patrol.
The lawmakers want him enrolled in community carnivore monitoring initiatives ... including sighting-report platforms and databases tracking his movements, well-being and "general mischief."
"Long Island Lolita" Amy Fisher is back in the headlines ... this time over a disturbing animal cruelty case involving her eldest son, who is being accused of microwaving his pet cat.
25-year-old Brett Anthony Bellera is charged with aggravated animal cruelty ... after authorities say his pet cat, Reaper, died in December 2024 in what investigators describe as a horrific incident inside a South Florida apartment.
Investigators say a forensic examination determined Reaper suffered extreme pain before dying from "involuntary heat exposure" ... and the injuries are consistent with microwave radiation, immersion in hot water, or exposure to hot water vapor. Investigators have not publicly concluded which method caused the fatal injuries.
According to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, Bellera' girlfriend -- Jennifer Armenti -- is also charged.
A carriage horse in NYC's famed Central Park collapsed and died ... traumatizing onlookers as efforts to revive the poor animal were unsuccessful ... and it's all on video.
Heartbreaking footage shows the horse laid out on the ground and the carriage driver in distress ... as someone rushes in to do compressions on the brown-and-white equine.
NYPD tells us ... officers responded after a 911 call came in around 7:30 PM Tuesday for a horse suffering a medical episode. Police confirmed the horse did not survive.
"Tiger King" star Doc Antle is celebrating a huge legal win ... after Virginia's Supreme Court threw out all of his remaining convictions stemming from his lion cub purchases.
Antle had been convicted on charges tied to buying lion cubs from a Virginia zoo owner in 2018 and 2019. But Virginia's highest court ruled the law prosecutors used never actually made it illegal to purchase the animals.
The justices found the statute banned the sale of endangered species -- not the purchase of them -- and tossed Antle's convictions and the indictments behind them.
Matt Damon spent some quality time with a few four-legged friends searching for forever homes ... meeting with a group of rescue dogs at a famous animal rescue center founded by Clint Eastwood's daughter.
The Oscar winner recently appeared in The Dodo's "Dream Date" series at Eastwood Ranch Foundation in Agoura Hills, CA where he got to know several adoptable pups with big personalities.
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The video follows Matt as he spends time with each dog ... playing, cuddling, and learning their stories along the way.
Among the cute pups ... Jojo, an endlessly playful dog, Piper, a deaf and blind sweetheart, Duke, a Doberman with a serious love of toys, and Betsy, an affectionate pit bull who's been waiting more than 18 months for a family to choose her.
An Illinois woman has pleaded guilty after shelling out thousands to bankroll some of the most disturbing online content imaginable -- so-called "animal crush" videos.
Prosecutors say footage she procured shows real monkeys being burned alive, mutilated, and subjected to horrific abuse. Amanda Leigh Fourez admitted in federal court on April 15 she helped make it happen.
ICE Director Todd M. Lyons said Fourez admitted she was deep in online chat groups and private payment rings built around creating, sharing, and discussing these violent, sexualized videos ... all for a niche -- but deeply deranged -- audience.
