The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse, the subject of an animal-abuse investigation, that provided meat to school lunch programs. ...more

February 18, 2008

LARGO - The owner of five horses and a donkey found weak and malnourished last August began a six-month jail term today, according to SPCA Tampa Bay. ...more

February 14, 2008

Columbus, a 12-year-old husky mix, is no threat to anyone. He is a smart, sweet old dog who looks you in the eyes and has a great soul, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. Before being removed from his owner's care, however, Columbus had been chained to an air conditioning unit, was emaciated and likely hadn't been given veterinary care for years. ...more

February 9, 2008

BRANDON - Columbus, a 12-year-old husky mix, is no threat to anyone. ...more

February 7, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Nineteen animals were found amid their own waste at Cynthia Annette Cuervo's home Friday, authorities say. ...more

February 7, 2008

BRADENTON — Prosecutors are expected to review a case of animal cruelty after police say they found more than 24 cats and 100 hamsters living in poor conditions. ...more

February 6, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Nineteen animals were found in a sea of their own waste at Cynthia Annette Cuervo's home Friday, including the remains of what was thought to have been a dog, authorities say. ...more

February 6, 2008

An animal cruelty investigation is under way after deputies discovered a house packed with 22 dogs, three cats and a seven-foot Burmese python on Thursday. ...more

February 1, 2008

A teenager is accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend's rabbit with a pair of scissors and tossing the animal on the floor, Manatee County sheriff's deputies said today. ...more

January 10, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park man and woman were free Thursday on $3,000 bail each, charged in connection with an animal cruelty case dating back to July. Nathanel "Nate" Rashaard Littles, 31, and Peruisa Faye Mack, 30, both of 1437 Winegard Ave., Avon Park, were each charged on warrants with three counts of causing cruel death, pain and suffering to animals (dogs). They were arrested Wednesday at the Highlands County Jail. It was Friday, July 27, when the Highlands County Sheriff's Office sent Deputy Kelly White to investigate a complaint of animal cruelty at the Winegard Avenue address. ...more

January 5, 2008