A fox that bit a woman Thursday morning in the Citrus Park area has tested positive for rabies, said Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan. ...more

April 21, 2009

Animal Services officials may have rabies test results today on a fox that bit a woman Thursday morning in the Citrus Park area. The woman was bit about 8 a.m., and Hillsborough County Animal Services workers captured the fox a few hours later, agency spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. ...more

April 20, 2009

We all want the best for our children. Most of us raise our children the way that we were raised. At both extremes of the parenting chart we will get similar results. At one end the parent maintains control over the child completely. The other end has no boundaries or limits with complete control going to the child. At either end of the parenting chart the results will be negative for the child and others. The goal is to achieve balance with the child. ...more

November 7, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A Verizon technician has filed a lawsuit against the former owner of Zeus, a 90-pound German shepherd who attacked him during a March 2007 service call at a Nokomis house. ...more

August 1, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A Verizon technician has filed a lawsuit against the former owner of Zeus, a 90-pound German shepherd that attacked him during a 2007 service call to a Nokomis house. ...more

July 31, 2008

The drugs most widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than dummy pills for most patients and may be less so, researchers report. ...more

January 4, 2008

the 8-year-old green-wing macaw muttered to himself and cowered in the back of his cage. He squawked loudly and paced when anyone came near. His aggressive behavior made it difficult to handle him. ...more

December 25, 2007

Bird trainer Jennifer Klosowski remembers what Rebel was like when he first arrived – the 8-year-old green-wing macaw, muttered to himself and cowered in the back of his cage. He squawked loudly and paced when anyone came near. His aggressive behavior made it difficult to handle him. ...more

December 21, 2007

Here are some basic facts about lead poisoning. ...more

December 9, 2007