If the contest ended now, the Humane Society of the Nature Coast would win at least $5,000. ...more

February 14, 2009

At any given time, some 200 dogs and cats call the kennels at Pasco County Animal Services home. While they are fed and medically cared for, the four-legged residents lack the extras that can make their stay more comfortable. ...more

December 24, 2008

The real question: Will a real mouse play the Mouse King? The Lakeland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals premiered the holiday classic "Nutcracker Suite" on Monday at the Lakeside Village Paws & Claus Adoption Center, with shelter animals playing the roles in the popular Tchaikovsky ballet composed 116 years ago. ...more

December 2, 2008

The Lakeland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals premiered the holiday classic "Nutcracker Suite" today at the Lakeside Village Paws & Claus Adoption Center, with shelter animals playing the roles in the popular Tchaikovsky ballet composed 116 years ago. ...more

December 1, 2008

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for Pasco County, which is in effect 2 to 8 a.m. Thursday. A three- to five-hour period of extremely cold weather will settle in the area tonight into Thursday morning with temperatures bottoming out in the upper 20s inland and to the lower 30s near the coast, a news release from Pasco County Emergency Management stated. . Winds are forecast to be 5 mph then becoming light toward morning. Combined with the cold lower temperatures Pasco residents can anticipate wind chill as low as 19 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. ...more

November 26, 2008

Beneath a shady tree, the Rev. Len Piotrowski on Saturday intoned about the pairs of animals saved in Noah's ark and other creatures great and small. ...more

October 5, 2008

Beneath a shady tree, the Rev. Len Piotrowski on Saturday intoned about the pairs of animals saved in Noah's Ark and other creatures great and small. ...more

October 4, 2008

The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast is recruiting "foster parents" to provide extra short-term TLC to shelter animals before they're ready for adoption. ...more

June 10, 2008

The Hillsborough County Animal Services' Volunteer Partnership Program will hold orientation sessions at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. June 28 for people who would like to help care for and find homes for animals in the temporary shelter. ...more

June 9, 2008