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

Angelique Stephens mistreated a dog, causing the animal to become weak and bloated, according to Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators. ...more

October 23, 2008

When Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators went to the Plant City home of Herminio Soto, he told them he could starve his old dogs if he wanted to, investigators say. ...more

September 19, 2008

After receiving an anonymous call about emaciated dogs, Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators went to the Plant City home of Herminio Soto and found two dogs that were yellow when they should have been white because they were kept in cages. ...more

September 18, 2008

All seven cats seized Wednesday from homeowners who kept the animals in putrid conditions were unhealthy and have been euthanized, but several of the homeowners' puppies will be adoptable Friday, investigators say. Investigators seized 55 goats, 35 dogs and seven cats from the Seffner couple. Six to eight Boston terrier puppies will go up for adoption Friday, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. Other dogs will be sent to animal rescue groups. ...more

July 31, 2008

A menagerie of 55 goats, 35 dogs and seven cats were seized Wednesday from homeowners who lived in filth and kept the animals in putrid conditions, investigators said. ...more

July 31, 2008

An investigation into a couple selling dogs for hundreds of dollars led to a Seffner home in deplorable conditions and 55 goats, 35 dogs and seven cats living in filth, said Marti Ryan of Hillsborough County Animal Services. ...more

July 30, 2008

The death of a police dog in a department car, blamed on a faulty air conditioner, points to the risks these animals face in helping fulfill their handlers' duties, dog handlers say. ...more

July 22, 2008

Two chickens, a pitbull mix and her two puppies were living outside a duplex within inches of feces and urine, according to Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA - A mixed breed dog found by investigators tied to a fence in a yard infested with fleas and ticks has been nursed back to health, county animal services officials said. ...more

July 10, 2008