LARGO – The person who unwittingly dropped off a rabid raccoon at the county animal services center in March came forward today, within hours after Pinellas County authorities urged him to. ...more

June 17, 2008

Circuit Clerk Pat Frank opens a satellite office in new regional service center on Pauls Drive, the first for the $4.2-million facility. ...more

May 22, 2008

Fourteen of 26 dogs seized last week from a roadside Wimauma dogmonger became available for adoption Wednesday. ...more

May 8, 2008

BRANDON - Fourteen of 26 dogs seized last week from a roadside Wimauma dogmonger went on the adoption block today. ...more

May 7, 2008

It was a great turnout Saturday evening for Joanne Schoch's birthday party, held at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast. She, along with six other kind-hearted folks ranging in age from 10 to - well, way more than 10 - stayed another night with their "pen pals." ...more

February 19, 2008

Hank Kowalski's letter "Live and Let Live" is the most disgusting chain of thought I ever read. A dangerous rattlesnake that large is more important than a child, dog or cat. Yes, cats kill birds, but we should not mess with Mother Nature. If a large, dangerous snake appears anywhere near me, I will do exactly what the two heroes did and sleep well that night. ...more

February 14, 2008

Pasco County authorities have identified a husband and wife they say were victims of a double homicide in Shady Hills. ...more

February 12, 2008

Investigators raiding a suspected drug house found 14 dogs in terrible condition, tied with heavy chains, suffering from untreated bite wounds and infested with worms and fleas, Sarasota County authorities said. ...more

February 12, 2008

All creatures, big and small share the world around us, trying to live in harmony with each other. Man, being the dominant "creature," at times takes liberty to kill without provocation, thus exerting his power over nature, while exhibiting the worst in man. An example of this dominance was reported recently in this newspaper, when two men used a combination of .22 caliber and .45 caliber guns to kill a rattlesnake found in a backyard. The snake, minding its own business, was probably seeking the warmth of the sun in order to reach "operating temperature." When approached and threatened by the humans, the snake assumed a defensive posture as it coiled and moved its head from side to side; saying in effect, "leave me alone, go away, I do not want to harm you." Unfortunately for the snake, the humans did not wish to admire this creature for its beauty and place in ecology, but wished to destroy this perceived threat to "children, dogs and cats that might be in the area." ...more

February 8, 2008

Debra Harmon doesn't consider sheltering unwanted dogs a criminal act. ...more

February 1, 2008