When it comes to choosing a Christmas tree for her home in River Hills, Suzanne Carter has some say. Her two young daughters also declare their druthers each December, she said, but the man of the house decides which tree makes the final cut. ...more

December 17, 2007

Cat behavior consultant and Yahoo.com contributor Pam Johnson-Bennett is arguably the most prolific and best-selling author of books about cat behavior; her latest is "Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat" (Penguin Books, New York, NY, 2007: $15). Johnson-Bennett, of Nashville, Tenn., answers these reader questions: ...more

December 15, 2007

and even deadly - for our animal companions. ...more

December 14, 2007

The article, "News of rabies eradication no cause for celebration," printed in The Tampa Tribune, Nov. 2, was of interest to all in our family because our son was bitten and scratched by a feral kitten on Oct. 10; and we were all caught up in the quest for knowledge in regard to rabies for the following 10-day waiting period. ...more

November 13, 2007

The SPCA Suncoast shelter is employing electronic measures to keep people from endangering animals by abandoning outside the facility. ...more

November 2, 2007

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

October 31, 2007

She's there behind the carport, her green eyes wide, clearly waiting for Mike Bundas but poised to bound away at a moment's notice. ...more

September 29, 2007

Dinner was just being served when a woman in a motorized wheelchair pulled up beside Judy Stimson and started asking questions about the cats that were being fed in a Sun City Center parking lot. ...more

September 27, 2007