The rockets' red glare and bombs bursting in air might make for patriotic celebrations for us humans, but your pet will feel differently. ...more

July 3, 2008

TAMPA - When firefighters entered a Lakeland home this afternoon to combat a small fire, they found a family dog unresponsive, according to a Polk County Public Safety news release. Firefighters carried the dog outside of the home at 3204 Fletcher Ave., and Polk County EMS was able to revive the animal. ...more

July 2, 2008

A child found two puppies abandoned in a Clearwater parking lot Sunday afternoon. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA - A child found two puppies abandoned in a Clearwater parking lot Sunday afternoon. The male puppy was fine, but a female pup was dead, having suffered head trauma, according to a spokeswoman for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokeswoman. ...more

June 30, 2008

BRADENTON - A woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend and his rabbit with scissors in a fight this year was found not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday and committed to a state psychiatric hospital. ...more

June 26, 2008

MANATEE - A woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend's rabbit with scissors in a fight this year was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed today to a state psychiatric hospital. ...more

June 25, 2008

The criminal charges are simple, the case complex, involving a well-known local veterinarian, a show horse he was to euthanize and a $10,000 life insurance payoff for the animal a state investigator says is probably still alive - somewhere. ...more

June 21, 2008

The owl being treated at Florida Veterinary Specialists remained nameless, but that doesn't mean it didn't find its way into everyone's thoughts the past two weeks. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - The owl being treated at Florida Veterinary Specialists remained nameless, but that doesn't mean it didn't find its way into everyone's thoughts the past 10 days. ...more

June 19, 2008

LITHIA - An owl injured by a motorist who was killed when she stopped to check on the bird has a broken wing and other injuries, a veterinarian said. ...more

June 12, 2008