The poolside "no running," "no diving" rules were suspended Saturday at the New Port Richey Recreation and Aquatic Center. So was the swimsuit requirement. ...more

November 10, 2009

A woman who leased animals out as guard dogs was charged with 24 counts of animal cruelty Tuesday, Polk County deputies say. ...more

June 24, 2009

A dozen dogs are safe this morning after a fire broke out in their Land O' Lakes kennel. ...more

February 11, 2009

The real question: Will a real mouse play the Mouse King? The Lakeland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals premiered the holiday classic "Nutcracker Suite" on Monday at the Lakeside Village Paws & Claus Adoption Center, with shelter animals playing the roles in the popular Tchaikovsky ballet composed 116 years ago. ...more

December 2, 2008

The Lakeland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals premiered the holiday classic "Nutcracker Suite" today at the Lakeside Village Paws & Claus Adoption Center, with shelter animals playing the roles in the popular Tchaikovsky ballet composed 116 years ago. ...more

December 1, 2008

Five Tampa residents who kept almost a dozen dogs in unsanitary conditions were arrested Saturday morning, deputies say. Each was slapped with four felony charges of animal cruelty and an additional 11 misdemeanor charges of improper confinement of an animal. ...more

November 8, 2008

A shelter that takes in about 16,000 animals a year welcomed 64 new arrivals Tuesday night. ...more

July 16, 2008

A house at 16034 Frost Drive, where Pasco County code enforcement officials found a woman and four dozen dogs living among filth and feces in November, was demolished Thursday. ...more

May 9, 2008

A house at 16034 Frost Drive, where Pasco County code enforcement officials found a woman and four dozen dogs living among filth and feces in November, was demolished today. ...more

May 8, 2008

A day after three dozen dogs were removed from a Viva Villas home, the front door was left open, revealing a peek of the squalid conditions inside where until recently a trio of women lived. ...more

November 16, 2007