ST. PETERSBURG - Jean Post was taking her Boston terrier for a walk Sunday morning when, out of nowhere, two pit bulls appeared, she said. ...more

June 16, 2008

Two pit bulls were taken on a judge's order Friday from the house of a man who spent six months in jail for beating his dog to death in 2003. ...more

June 10, 2008

She was breezing through the assessment, acing every test. Passing was the only hope for the 4-year-old American pit bull terrier found abandoned and tied to a stop sign. Doing so would qualify her for an adoption program at Hillsborough County Animal Services especially for pit bulls. Failing would mean she couldn't be adopted and likely would be euthanized. ...more

May 2, 2008

'A' Division Standings ...more

February 13, 2008

One of two dead dogs found in Shirley McKenzie's yard was so decomposed that investigators couldn't tell whether it was male or female, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - One of the two dead dogs found in Shirley McKenzie's yard was in such a state investigators couldn't tell whether it was male or female, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. ...more

February 5, 2008

'A' Division Standings ...more

February 3, 2008

His back resting comfortably against her chest, Hector nestles his massive canine head into Leslie Nuccio's shoulder, high-fiving pit bull paws against human hands. ...more

February 3, 2008

A $10,000 grant will go toward rebates on the costs to spay or neuter up to 200 pit bulls, in conjunction with Spay Day USA in February. The funds will also help educate residents about pet adoption, Rosemary Lyons, education coordinator for Pasco County Animal Services, explained in a press release. ...more

January 30, 2008

A Tampa police officer shot a pit bull in the chest today after the animal and a second pit bull attacked, Tampa police say. ...more

December 24, 2007