A Pennsylvania dog groomer has been ordered to stand trial on animal cruelty charges for selling "gothic kittens" with ear, neck and tail piercings. ...more

February 18, 2009

Hillsborough County Animal Control officers have seized 156 rabbits, an adult cat and three kittens from a Tampa residence that had fallen into a deplorable and unsanitary state, authorities say. ...more

January 28, 2009

The wife of embattled zoo CEO Lex Salisbury was hit with animal cruelty charges Thursday, accused of leaving two dogs inside Salisbury's closed SUV while he was speaking with the zoo board about his future. ...more

December 19, 2008

The wife of embattled zoo director Lex Salisbury was hit with animal cruelty charges today after two dogs were left inside Salisbury's closed car while he was speaking with the zoo board about his future. ...more

December 18, 2008

A woman arrested on animal cruelty charges in February and ordered by a judge to not have animals was arrested again today after deputies found 14 emaciated dogs in her home, authorities said. ...more

November 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

Detectives have referred to the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office animal cruelty charges against a woman accused of abandoning two puppies in a parking lot, Clearwater police said. ...more

August 5, 2008

Detectives have referred to the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office animal cruelty charges against a woman accused of abandoning two puppies in a parking lot, Clearwater police said. ...more

August 4, 2008

This week, the city council is expected to approve a $50,000 payout to the son of one of its own. ...more

July 29, 2008

The justice system should take the people who have been charged with animal cruelty very seriously and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. ...more

June 4, 2008