The first 10 from a group of dogs rescued from a North Carolina puppy mill this month are going up for adoption today at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa Bay. The poodles and Pomeranians won't be heading out any time soon. Rather, prospective owners are invited to fill out adoption paperwork, according to the SPCA Tampa Bay's Web site. ...more

February 18, 2009

A Tampa Bay area animal agency is helping some neglected dogs from North Carolina. ...more

February 12, 2009

A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized Saturday from a home in Lakeland. ...more

November 25, 2008

A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized this weekend from a home in Lakeland. More than half of the animals have been evaluated, and all of them had fleas and/or skin conditions, officials said. Seventeen of the dogs had ear infections, 15 tested positive for whipworms, 30 had overgrown toenails and 30 had mouth or gum problems. ...more

November 24, 2008

More than 120 animals that were kept in deplorable conditions in Lakeland are being treated and cleaned by Polk County Animal Control veterinarians. ...more

November 23, 2008

A 57-year-old woman faces animal neglect charges after deputies say they found 90 puppies living in "deplorable" conditions. Carolyn Bragg of 6330 Lunn Road was charged by Polk County sheriff's deputies during an investigation of a suspected puppy mill. ...more

November 22, 2008

Prosecutors filed 46 counts of animal cruelty against a Tarpon Springs woman who had more than 100 dogs in her Ranch Road home. ...more

August 7, 2008

On a recent Wednesday, Mark and Carol Bleich stood before the county Planning Commission trying to hold on to their dog-breeding business. ...more

July 27, 2008

A woman from whom 121 dogs were taken in April won 60 of them back Wednesday after a county judge ruled the Suncoast Animal League didn't have the authority to seize them. ...more

July 24, 2008

A woman from whom 121 dogs were taken in April won 60 of them back this morning after a county judge ruled the Suncoast Animal League didn't have the authority to seize them. ...more

July 23, 2008