Joanne Dickson feels fortunate that her dog Barry is alive. Dickson thinks Barry was attacked by a coyote earlier this week. She had just gotten home about 7:30 a.m. after taking her son to school and noticed Barry was not running around her yard as usual. When she called his name, the dog came out of the garage limping badly. ...more

March 21, 2009

Residents of one Pinellas neighborhood say coyotes are getting so numerous they're becoming a nuisance. ...more

March 18, 2009

Michael Vick lives in a prison in Kansas, making 12 cents an hour while plotting his return to the NFL. His houses and farms will soon be gone, the two yachts are history, and he's down to his last couple of Range Rovers. ...more

November 18, 2008

I wonder if the residents of Highlands County are aware that a total stranger can park his or her vehicle in front of your house, come on to your property without your permission and take an animal, and the police will not do a thing about it? Yes, this can and did happen to me. ...more

October 23, 2008

Bob Reina, successful businessman and animal lover, has a goal of eliminating animal euthanasia in Hillsborough County. ...more

September 5, 2008

Bob Reina, successful businessman and animal lover, has a goal of eliminating animal euthanasia in Hillsborough County. It's a tall order. The county's Animal Services euthanizes about 20,000 unwanted animals a year. But Reina says he thinks he can use video and Internet technology to tap into the public's vast reservoir of compassion and find help. On Thursday, the county commission accepted Reina's offer to use his Talk Fusion video marketing company to boost donations and volunteerism at the county's animal shelter on Falkenburg Road. ...more

September 4, 2008

Regarding "Lap Of Luxury" (front page, June 23): As a pet owner and animal lover, I was not surprised to read that people continue to pamper their pets while cutting back on themselves. My wife and I try to provide the very best food and veterinary care for our dog and four cats - all rescues. However, I take exception with some of the excesses. ...more

June 24, 2008

LITHIA - An owl injured by a motorist who was killed when she stopped to check on the bird has a broken wing and other injuries, a veterinarian said. ...more

June 12, 2008

An owl injured by a motorist who was killed when she stopped to check on the bird's condition has a broken wing and other injuries, a veterinarian said. ...more

June 12, 2008

LITHIA - A motorist killed Sunday while trying to check on the condition of an owl she had hit was an animal lover who "died doing what she loved doing," a neighbor said. ...more

June 9, 2008