They found the dogs locked in cages inside a cramped apartment, nearly starved to death. ...more

November 25, 2009

The wife of embattled zoo CEO Lex Salisbury was hit with animal cruelty charges Thursday, accused of leaving two dogs inside Salisbury's closed SUV while he was speaking with the zoo board about his future. ...more

December 19, 2008

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

The wife of embattled zoo director Lex Salisbury was hit with animal cruelty charges today after two dogs were left inside Salisbury's closed car while he was speaking with the zoo board about his future. ...more

December 18, 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

Seventy-seven dogs have been confiscated from a Riverview puppy mill, and three people have been arrested on charges of mistreating the animals, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. The scene is at PM Tinies, 13605 U.S. 301. ...more

November 5, 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

TAMPA – Police charged a woman with animal cruelty after finding an emaciated dog with a festering wound in her yard. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - Investigators looking in a home where they thought they would find the breeder of pit bulls bred for fighting also discovered three pounds of marijuana, Tampa police say. ...more

June 17, 2008

Bones protruded under the fur of the emaciated pit bull lying at the bottom of the small wooden crate. ...more

May 9, 2008