Hillsborough Government offices: Closed today and Friday. Call (813) 272-5900. ...more

December 24, 2009

A roundup of closings in the Tampa Bay area over the Christmas holiday. ...more

December 23, 2009

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A raid on an exotic animal delivery company in Texas found starving snakes, hundreds of reptiles packed in shipping crates and rodents that had killed and eaten each other, officials said. ...more

December 16, 2009

On any given day, 70 to 100 animals come into the county's shelter, many never to return to their original home. ...more

December 9, 2009

Thanksgiving Day and Friday municipal closings ...more

November 26, 2009

The following Tampa Bay-area government offices and services will adjust their schedules for the Thanksgiving holiday: ...more

November 25, 2009

Government closings on Thanksgiving Day and Friday ...more

November 25, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Saying the county animal shelter's adoption rate is "alarmingly low," a local veterinary group wants to reduce the number of animals euthanized each year. ...more

November 21, 2009

A Gulf Coast sanctuary will lose 200 animals after a judge determined they were living in squalor. Carol Mas and husband Estebahn Agustinho were warned about neglect at Our Animal Haus. The Hernando County judge said he saw no malice, but the couple took on more than they could handle. ...more

October 30, 2009

I wonder where we can get a couple of those coyotes that prey on stray dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. Out here in the Town 'N Country area we have a surplus of varmints, and their numbers need to be kept under control. ...more

July 29, 2009