TAMPA - Investigators looking in a home where they thought they would find the breeder of pit bulls bred for fighting also discovered three pounds of marijuana, Tampa police say. ...more

June 17, 2008

MIAMI - Miami Metrozoo is offering amnesty for exotic pets that are too difficult to keep at home. ...more

February 21, 2008

Your dog may be overweight - and you may not realize it. That lack of awareness could jeopardize the health of your favorite four-legged friend. ...more

February 9, 2008

TAMPA - Kirsten Simenson's fourth-grade class at FishHawk Creek Elementary School has embarked on a pet project that is just purr-fect for emergency workers who have to resuscitate smoke-filled animals. ...more

January 11, 2008

A quarter-century has elapsed since the United States experienced as long a pause in executions as the one the Supreme Court has occasioned with its current examination of lethal injections. ...more

January 7, 2008

Saturday night, we had an emergency with one of our 6-week-old kittens. He got a fish hook caught in his mouth. Well, we called the local veterinarians to get some help, but it turned out the closest place we could take the kitten is Winter Haven and pay $89. We could not do that for two reasons; no transportation and no money. ...more

January 4, 2008

The sperm whale that washed up on Fort DeSoto Park in Pinellas County was emaciated and chronically ill, according to a necropsy on the 15-ton mammal. ...more

January 2, 2008

Veterinarians today euthanized the 25-foot sperm whale stuck in shallow water near the mouth of Tampa Bay. ...more

January 1, 2008

Third-grade students from Cox Elementary School in Dade City recently learned about how veterinarians care for animals during a Toys For Tots party and educational tour at Pasco Veterinary Medical Center in Wesley Chapel. ...more

December 25, 2007

Hillsborough County's animal services department is seeking qualified volunteers to help out with its shelter and animal control operations. ...more

October 7, 2007