Oprah Winfrey sent her first "tweet" during a taping of her television talk show. ...more

April 17, 2009

Pasco County staff last week finished placing some 61,200 baits for raccoons to eat to vaccinate them against rabies to reduce the threat of the disease spreading to people and their pets. The county has participated in the annual program for about the past seven years, according to Denise Hilton, Pasco's animal services manager. ...more

February 11, 2009

Pasco County staff have finished placing 61,200 baits pellets used to vaccinate raccoons against rabies. ...more

February 11, 2009

For the rest of the week, Pinellas will be peppered with more than 70,000 small fishy cakes containing rabies vaccine in an attempt to eradicate the disease in the county. ...more

February 4, 2009

Hoping to stanch an outbreak of distemper in the Dade City area, Pasco County Animal Services will offer $2 vaccines and booster shots for dogs that may be threatened by the disease. ...more

January 9, 2009

Fritz and J.R. the miniature schnauzers are born barkers. But one day this past May, Karen Bond could tell something about these barks meant something was wrong in the side yard, the dogs' domain. ...more

July 9, 2008

Health officials hope a Spring Hill woman's painful round of rabies vaccinations will serve as a cautionary tale. ...more

July 9, 2008

The person who unwittingly dropped off a rabid raccoon at the Pinellas County animal services center in March came forward Tuesday, hours after Pinellas County authorities urged him to. ...more

June 18, 2008

LARGO – The person who unwittingly dropped off a rabid raccoon at the county animal services center in March came forward today, within hours after Pinellas County authorities urged him to. ...more

June 17, 2008

CRITTER CALENDAR Snip And Chip Through May 30, any pet spayed or neutered at the Animal Coalition of Tampa's Spay-Neuter Clinic will get a free microchip with the clip. Microchips provide a permanent form of identification that can ensure you're reunited with your pet, whether it runs away or you're separated in an emergency, such as a hurricane. ...more

May 7, 2008