The complaints about all the cats came in for years. On June 24, Hillsborough County Animal Services finally served a search warrant at a Valrico home, finding eight dead cats and at least 11 more living in what investigators described as deplorable conditions. ...more

July 1, 2009

The complaints about all the cats had been coming in for years. On Wednesday, Hillsborough County Animal Services finally served a search warrant at a Valrico home, finding eight dead cats and at least an additional 11 living in what investigators said were deplorable conditions. ...more

June 25, 2009

Animal services officials served a warrant at a Valrico home where they found 8 dead cats and 11 live cats in deplorable conditions. ...more

June 24, 2009

Hunter, a male Mastiff mix, had been trained by its owner to play tug-of-war with a teddy bear about as large as a toddler, animal investigators said. ...more

March 11, 2009

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

TAMPA - Investigators have arrested a third man who they say was involved in breeding and training pit bulls to fight. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA - Bandi weighs about 40 pounds, has heartworms and is emaciated, say investigators, who think the dog might be part St. Bernard. ...more

June 18, 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

The rooster had red plumage but no comb on its head or wattle below its beak. ...more

February 20, 2008

TAMPA - The rooster that Pam Perry of Hillsborough County Animal Services carried inside a metal cage had red plumage but no comb on its head or wattle below its beak. ...more

February 19, 2008