
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox
@TheRealMadOx • 25,856 subscribers
Michael Mattox: husband, father, patriot, and populist conservative. He writes about faith, culture, pets, politics, and the fight to preserve American values.
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Someone wrapped a puppy and kitten in plastic, bound them tight, and dumped them in thick mud to die. They couldn’t move. Couldn’t cry out. Just two tiny bodies sinking while some monster walked away. Rescuers dug them out covered head to toe, washed the filth and bindings off, fed them, and now they’re safe, eating side by side and sleeping curled up together. Whoever did this is pure evil. There is no excuse.
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox122,400 views • 4 days ago

Five dogs were baking in a Newport Beach car with the windows barely cracked. Most were locked in cages and already in distress. An officer smashed the window and pulled them out. Their body temperatures were high enough to kill them. Owner got a misdemeanor citation. All five survived. Three are still waiting for homes at the Newport Beach Animal Shelter. Leaving dogs to cook in a car is not a mistake. It is a choice. H/t Newport Beach PD / KTLA
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox43,505 views • 5 days ago
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Las Vegas Metro cop kicks his own K9 twice on camera. August 11 near Tropicana and Boulder Highway. Officers respond to a reported shooting that never happened. Video shows the handler struggling with his barking dog, then planting his boot into the animal twice before dragging it toward the patrol car. A woman stands nearby with her hands up. LVMPD says they are “aware.” That’s it so far. No name released. No discipline announced. These dogs run into gunfire and knives for us. They don’t get to quit when it gets hard. A handler who kicks his partner has no business wearing the badge or holding a leash. Fire him. Investigate him. And make damn sure that dog is never put back with this guy. H/t LVEI / Las Vegas Review-Journal
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox100,924 views • 12 days ago
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Sgt. Sean Duffy, B-52 Crew Chief at Minot Air Force Base, got caught on Ring camera beating the hell out of his wife’s English Mastiffs, Maui and Scout. Swinging what looks like a bat at those big gentle dogs inside base housing. Footage from May 2025 shows it clear as day. The dogs cowering. Wife installed the cameras because their behavior changed. She reported it. Supervisors sat on their hands until the video went viral. One year later this clown is still in uniform. No public charges. No discharge. Air Force just shrugged. Dogs are safe now with their mom hundreds of miles away. One of his cats got adopted out. The other one is still stuck with him last I checked. This is pure cowardice from the system. A man trusted with nuclear bombers can’t be trusted with a dog, and they leave him in the ranks. Animal abusers don’t belong in the military. Period. H/t Paul Mueller for keeping the pressure on.
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox122,539 views • 1 month ago

A mama dog and her five puppies got dumped at a South Carolina car wash with the mother muzzled and the babies stuffed in a bag. Animal control picked them up and took them to a shelter. A week later the place ran out of room and put the whole family on the euthanasia list. A couple from Savannah saw the post, drove over the same day, and pulled them out. Mama is named Kiara. The pups are about five or six weeks old and all doing fine now. Whoever left them like that is pure garbage. These people stepped up and gave the family a real shot. Good on the Greens. More of that, less of the other. H/t USA TODAY
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox35,064 views • 10 days ago

This golden retriever was dumped on the street looking like death. Skinny as a rail. Fur falling out in patches from mange. Runny eyes. So thin the woman who found her could wrap one hand around her waist. Most dogs in that shape would have been broken. Birdie walked right up to the people who stopped for her. No fear. No bite. Just trust. They took her in. Treated the mange. Fed her. Gave her a bath that turned the water black. Quarantined her so she wouldn’t spread it. Then one day they let her inside a house for the first time. She didn’t know what to do with herself. Zoomies. Tail going. Pure joy. A few months later that same dog is thick, shiny, and living in a real home with people who actually want her. Some pieces of garbage left her to rot. Good people refused to walk past. That’s the difference. H/t The Dodo and her foster mom Kelsey.
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox71,721 views • 1 month ago

Dogs on Skid Row in Los Angeles are getting their eyes and privates glued shut. Legs falling off. Dissected. Surgeries done in tents. Used in fighting rings and as drug test subjects. One French bulldog overdosed on six different drugs. Hundreds die every year. An activist has already pulled more than 150 of them out. Mayor Karen Bass and the city treat those tents like sacred ground even when this evil is happening inside. They look the other way while animals suffer for the addiction and chaos they refuse to stop. This is pure failure. Clean it up. Protect the animals. Stop pretending this is compassion. H/t JoeyTuccio NewsNation
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox10,650 views • 8 days ago

Father in Winfield, Kansas, calls 911 Tuesday morning and says he just killed his entire family. Officers roll up, hear one shot, breach the door, and find six dead. Ronald Williams Sr, 53, wiped out 44 year old Kelly George and four kids ages 3 to 9, then finished himself. Registered sex offender with a long Kansas rap sheet. Police had prior contact for erratic behavior. Four little kids gone because a monster decided they should die. No ongoing threat, just pure evil left in the ashes. H/t KWCH 12 News
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox15,272 views • 15 days ago

Heartbreaking news out of Orange County, Virginia. K9 Blek, a loyal partner with the Sheriff's Office, passed away while on duty this week. After eight solid years serving alongside Sgt. Justin Neal, he gave everything right up to the end from natural causes. These dogs aren't just tools. They are true teammates who run toward danger without hesitation, protecting officers and the community day after day. Blek did that with honor and heart for nearly a decade. The department put out a moving final call for him. It hits hard. Rest easy, Blek. You served well, and the watch continues without you. Thank you for your service, and deepest condolences to Sgt. Neal and the whole Orange County Sheriff's Office. Our K9s deserve every bit of respect we can give them. They earn it every single shift.
Michael Mattox - The Mad Ox13,487 views • 2 months ago
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