A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized Saturday from a home in Lakeland. ...more

November 25, 2008

A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized this weekend from a home in Lakeland. More than half of the animals have been evaluated, and all of them had fleas and/or skin conditions, officials said. Seventeen of the dogs had ear infections, 15 tested positive for whipworms, 30 had overgrown toenails and 30 had mouth or gum problems. ...more

November 24, 2008

More than 120 animals that were kept in deplorable conditions in Lakeland are being treated and cleaned by Polk County Animal Control veterinarians. ...more

November 23, 2008

A 57-year-old woman faces animal neglect charges after deputies say they found 90 puppies living in "deplorable" conditions. Carolyn Bragg of 6330 Lunn Road was charged by Polk County sheriff's deputies during an investigation of a suspected puppy mill. ...more

November 22, 2008

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

A Polk County sheriff's clerical assistant was arrested today, accused of falsifying documents to cover up her involvement in an animal neglect case, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

October 15, 2008

Pinellas and Pasco county artists and musicians with a soft spot for the four-legged set have joined forces for Sunday's "Art for Animals," a live art auction in Tarpon Springs to benefit the Suncoast Animal League. ...more

August 23, 2008

The muddle surrounding stray and abused domestic animals on the Suncoast was brought into focus again this week. Back in April, the Suncoast Animal League took into custody 120 dogs from a Tarpon Springs-area home it believed were being neglected. On Wednesday, Pinellas County Judge Myra Scott McNary ruled the league's executive director, Rick Chaboudy, lacked the authority to seize the dogs. ...more

July 26, 2008

A woman from whom 121 dogs were taken in April won 60 of them back Wednesday after a county judge ruled the Suncoast Animal League didn't have the authority to seize them. ...more

July 24, 2008

A woman from whom 121 dogs were taken in April won 60 of them back this morning after a county judge ruled the Suncoast Animal League didn't have the authority to seize them. ...more

July 23, 2008