Investigators from Hillsborough County Animal Services charged a man and a woman today with felony animal cruelty, saying they failed to seek help for an injured dog. ...more

December 18, 2008

Two teenagers were arrested Sunday after one of them used an air rifle to kill a squirrel, according to Largo police. ...more

November 24, 2008

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on charges he killed one of his uncle's eight cats while his uncle was letting him stay at his house, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

November 6, 2008

A woman arrested on animal cruelty charges in February and ordered by a judge to not have animals was arrested again today after deputies found 14 emaciated dogs in her home, authorities said. ...more

November 3, 2008

Two good candidates are vying to adopt a stray basset hound that was shot Sunday, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said today. ...more

October 23, 2008

A Plant City man is free tonight after his arrest Monday on felony animal cruelty charges. He is accused of snaring a cat in a raccoon trap, spraying it with a hose and then submerging the feline, trap and all, in a barrel filled with water. ...more

September 2, 2008

A Riverview man who said he couldn't afford veterinary care for his dog was jailed today on felony animal cruelty charges. ...more

July 29, 2008

A man is accused of throwing a 2-by-8-inch board at a woman and kicking her dog during a dispute, an affidavit states. Cory Denard Gibson, 27, of 1905 E. Henry Ave., was held at Orient Road Jail this morning on $11,500 bail. He is charged with felony aggravated battery, felony aggravated assault and felony animal cruelty, jail records show. ...more

July 22, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies say a man fatally choked the family cat in front of his wife and two daughters, ages 7 and 1. ...more

July 14, 2008

OLDSMAR - An Oldsmar man was arrested for animal cruelty after Pinellas County deputies say he dangled a dog from a moving car. ...more

July 4, 2008