Tanglewood management implemented a rule that forbids dog owners from walking their dogs on Tanglewood streets. Dogs must be transported by car or golf carts to designated areas. ...more

February 7, 2008

It is amazing to think that one individual could cause so much trouble for individuals trying to provide a much needed service to the community. How could a facility exist for over 15 years without complaints and then have the noise become intolerable after one individual moves into the area? The complainant was told, at the time he visited the rental property, that a kennel was located nearby. Common sense would have told anyone that there would be barking. If the barking is as bad as the complainant now claims, wouldn't he have heard it while visiting the property? Did the dogs begin to bark just because he moved in? Of course not. ...more

February 6, 2008

After four years of planning and some disappointment, local dog owners will soon be able to exercise their pooches at a city-operated dog park. Tuesday night the City Commission agreed to reserve a half-acre at Safety Harbor City Park, on Seventh Street South, for dog fanciers. ...more

January 26, 2008

Though this week's cancellation of the Derby Lane Million appeared to be the end of what had been the richest greyhound race in the world, track officials are keeping their options open for future years. ...more

January 5, 2008

Maureen Lafferty is anti-fur. Anti-fur in her tub. Anti-fur on her towels. And anti-fur in the drain. ...more

January 1, 2008

When Lane Nemeth, who founded Discovery Toys in 1978 and sold the company to Avon two decades later, decided to start a pet products company a few years ago, one of the first things she did was to look for regulations about how to manufacture pet toys safely. ...more

December 22, 2007

Pets rule at the holidays, especially dogs, and that helps keep many retailers' registers ringing. ...more

November 23, 2007

Coco's Christmas was doggone good last year. The 5-year-old Shih Tzu got a stocking full of treats and found a pink wool sweater, pink mohair sweater, black fur-trimmed parka and hiking boots waiting under the tree. This year, her owner is eyeing a $120 set of pearls with a sterling silver bone clasp along with plenty of edible goodies for the pooch who has almost everything. ...more

November 23, 2007

Authorities have seized dozens of animals and charged 18 men from four states with releasing trapped foxes, coyotes and bobcats into fenced enclosures to be chased down by dogs. ...more

November 14, 2007

Authorities seized dozens of animals and charged 18 men from four states in what they described Monday as a new twist on the sport of fox hunting: releasing trapped animals into fenced pens so they can be chased down by dogs. ...more

November 13, 2007