Animal control officers have seized five horses and a goat from a Sarasota County woman who has been cited numerous times for failing to take care of her pets. ...more

November 6, 2008

Two Pinellas Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a pit bull this morning after it charged at one man and his dog, charged at a couple who tried to help the man and then charged at deputies, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. ...more

October 6, 2008

Some of the dogs seized Tuesday from an Auburndale animal breeder were so neglected they went blind, authorities say. ...more

September 3, 2008

A Plant City man is free tonight after his arrest Monday on felony animal cruelty charges. He is accused of snaring a cat in a raccoon trap, spraying it with a hose and then submerging the feline, trap and all, in a barrel filled with water. ...more

September 2, 2008

A 6-year-old boy was bitten today in the shoulder and head by a dog his family recently adopted, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 3, 2008

No, really it's true! Anyone thinking they saw a 2,000- pound Black Angus bull in their yard Friday morning probably weren't imagining it. ...more

July 26, 2008

As floodwaters began to rise this spring, forcing thousands from their homes, Sgt. Kent Choate oversaw one of the larger evacuation efforts, providing shelter to hundreds of animals whose owners had been displaced. ...more

June 30, 2008

A limited supply of rabies vaccination is putting preventive inoculations against the virus temporarily on hold. ...more

June 28, 2008

A limited supply of rabies vaccination is putting preventive inoculations against the virus temporarily on hold. ...more

June 27, 2008

A man passed out behind the wheel in a stranger's driveway was arrested on drug charges Friday morning. ...more

June 18, 2008