TAMPA Police charged a 62-year-old North Tampa woman with creating a public health issue today after an officer saw her emptying raw sewage down her driveway, a preliminary report states. ...more

March 31, 2009

Within four hours Friday, all but one of 28 dogs rescued from a Lithia "dungeon" were adopted at Hillsborough County Animal Services. ...more

February 28, 2009

Within four hours Friday, all but one of 28 dogs rescued from a Lithia "dungeon" were adopted at Hillsborough County Animal Services. ...more

February 27, 2009

A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized Saturday from a home in Lakeland. ...more

November 25, 2008

A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized this weekend from a home in Lakeland. More than half of the animals have been evaluated, and all of them had fleas and/or skin conditions, officials said. Seventeen of the dogs had ear infections, 15 tested positive for whipworms, 30 had overgrown toenails and 30 had mouth or gum problems. ...more

November 24, 2008

A Navy chief petty officer accused of mistreating Iraqi prisoners is awaiting a military court's recommendation on whether he should be court-martialed. ...more

November 15, 2008

Five Tampa residents who kept almost a dozen dogs in unsanitary conditions were arrested Saturday morning, deputies say. Each was slapped with four felony charges of animal cruelty and an additional 11 misdemeanor charges of improper confinement of an animal. ...more

November 8, 2008

This was anything but a "happy puppy place," investigators said. That's how promotional T-shirts describe PM Tinies, a Riverview business that buys and sells small-breed dogs such as Yorkshire terriers and Chihuahuas. ...more

November 6, 2008

Seventy-seven dogs have been confiscated from a Riverview puppy mill, and three people have been arrested on charges of mistreating the animals, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. The scene is at PM Tinies, 13605 U.S. 301. ...more

November 5, 2008

A bunch of mice turn out to be no match for the U.S. Mint. ...more

October 24, 2008