Miracle, a baby raccoon that was scorched in a roofer's tar-heating machine April 22, was taken by veterinarians to the Hardee County Animal Refuge in Zolfo Springs. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - The public defender for a man charged in the slaying of his girlfriend and her two children in their home has asked a judge to severely restrict the public release of information about the case. ...more

June 16, 2008

KEY WEST - Animal activists are searching for a man they say was seen stomping on baby chickens and a hen in Key West on Tuesday. ...more

June 13, 2008

Not only is Sherry Silk the executive director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, but she's also playing matchmaker. ...more

June 11, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Cats and kittens are looking for a home as more and more felines wait for adoption at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast. The feline shelter at the SPCA Suncoast, called the Kitty Cabana, is full, according to Lia Gallegos, an SPCA spokeswoman. ...more

June 11, 2008

Not only is Sherry Silk the executive director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, but she's also playing matchmaker. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast is recruiting "foster parents" to provide extra short-term TLC to shelter animals before they're ready for adoption. ...more

June 10, 2008

Cats are first when it comes to America's favorite pets. We cat lovers are owned by 85 million of them in the United States. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING — The attorney for a Moore Haven correctional officer announced Thursday that the case against his client in the shooting of her pit-bull dog in late March, was dropped by the state's attorney's office. The charge was dropped on April 15 and the attorney received notice on April 24, according to information received from the court. Dawn Marie Thomas, 31, of Sebring, was arrested by Highlands County sheriff's deputies on March 25, and charged with causing cruel death, pain or suffering to an animal, after sheriff's investigators said she shot and killed her pit bull dog in its cage after it started to show aggressive tendencies. Had the case been brought forward, the charge would have been a third-degree felony. ...more

May 30, 2008

LUTZ - As a demolition crew's backhoe ripped down the walls of a mobile home where a young mother and her two children were found slain, her son's classmates honored them this morning by planting a memorial garden. ...more

May 28, 2008