Almost everyone's heard of Toys for Tots. But how about Presents for Pups? ...more

December 16, 2009

These animals once were the pets of someone who either abandoned or could no longer care for them. But they were lucky enough to end up at the steps of the Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort shelter in Ruskin. ...more

December 16, 2009

The founder of the Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort shelter is calling it quits after nine years of serving as its medical director. ...more

December 16, 2009

Each pet on this page once belonged to someone who either abandoned or could no longer care for it. ...more

November 11, 2009

Tricks and treats are not just for kids - at least not at the Boo Bash. ...more

November 4, 2009

The man who watches over the $700 billion in government money given to banks and other institutions to avert a financial collapse said Wednesday he thinks it's too early to say how much will be repaid to the taxpayers. ...more

October 21, 2009

Pooches and their owners are invited to a scary-good Halloween event in South Shore. ...more

October 21, 2009

South African authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near South Africa's storm-lashed southern tip Saturday amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them. ...more

May 31, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Cathy Edmisten was so happy she danced a jig near a nurse's station. ...more

March 22, 2009

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner could announce as soon as Monday his much-anticipated plan to get toxic assets off the books of the country's struggling banks, administration and industry officials said. ...more

March 21, 2009