Editor's note: "Pit Bull" is widely considered a category of dog type that includes several American Kennel Club and United Kennel Club recognized breeds and/or any mixed breed dog that contains fifty percent of its lineage from those breeds. ...more

October 26, 2008

Spay Pasco helps low-income residents find affordable spay or neuter options. ...more

October 24, 2008

Puppies, kittens, dogs and cats are available for adoption until 2 p.m. today in downtown Tampa's Lykes Gaslight Square Park. ...more

October 17, 2008

CRITTER CALENDAR Bring Home A Kitty Companion Animal Hospital, 11499 U.S. 301 N., Thonotosassa, plans a Cat/Kitten Adoption Day from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. The facility has 10 or so kittens and two cats available for adoption; the kittens include males and females, all 8 to 16 weeks old. The adults are both females. All are current on vaccines, spayed or neutered, dewormed and have tested negative for FELV and FIV. Please bring a carrier; cardboard carriers will be available for purchase. The adoption fee is $45. Go to www.companionvet.net or call (813) 986-2448. ...more

September 11, 2008

Wanted: one get out of jail card. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast Shelter has 15 kittens ready to be adopted. They are spayed and neutered, have an ID microchip implant and are current with their shots. Stop by the shelter, 7734 Congress St., New Port Richey, or call (727) 849-1048 and introduce yourself to one of the 15 kittens the shelter has available for adoption. ...more

August 30, 2008

She's almost half a century older now, but Lucy Ellis still can belt out the songs she sang as a member of a girl band in the 1960s and '70s. ...more

August 6, 2008

Thank you to Hernando County for paying attention. The e-mails were overwhelming the past week regarding the county's closing Animal Services on Saturdays and the suspension of the Spay/Neuter Rebate Program. ...more

July 27, 2008

A man was arrested Sunday on charges he killed two kittens at his home. James Patrick Gilley, 48, of 3081 Pine St., is charged with one count of animal cruelty. ...more

July 21, 2008

A zookeeper's house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis Zoo said Wednesday. ...more

July 10, 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