CHIEF SAYS DRUG-SNIFFING DOG WOULD PAY FOR ITSELF ...more

May 31, 2008

SEBRING — Darryl Scott, director of Highlands County Animal Control, still hopes to find the person who dumped off a malnourished horse in the middle of a road near Lake Placid back on March 28. Whether or not that person is caught, though, Scott is trying to place the horse in a good adoptive home. ...more

May 9, 2008

She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. ...more

May 6, 2008

The filly Eight Belles finished second behind favorite Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, then collapsed with two broken front ankles and was euthanized after crossing the wire. ...more

May 4, 2008

Two patas monkeys that escaped from a wildlife preserve have been captured. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - Two of the escaped patas monkeys that escaped from a wildlife preserve in April have been captured. ...more

May 2, 2008

A veterinarian had been called to examine a 10-year-old Irish wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. ...more

February 21, 2008

A month ago, Nike, an 11-year-old Chinese pug, looked to be at death's door. He had a history of heart problems but had never seemed so sluggish and often was short of breath. A pacemaker has changed all that. ...more

February 14, 2008

Every once in a while I come across someone who has a dog or cat with a leg missing. Quite often, the owner indulges in a bit of gentle humor by naming the pet Tripod. ...more

February 10, 2008