Two dozen dogs, seized as part of a hoarding investigation in Tennessee, have been moved to the SPCA Tampa Bay for care and adoption. ...more

November 17, 2009

Re: "Sick of Obama opposition" in the Oct. 29 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 5, 2009

If it's not all-natural, it doesn't interest Cheryl Russell of Lutz and Terri Christopher of Tarpon Springs. ...more

March 18, 2009

They are untouched by human hands but willing to get close enough for a handout. ...more

December 26, 2008

Hillsborough County is home to an estimated 200,000 feral cats, many of which end up at Hillsborough County Animal Services, where they are euthanized because they are wild and not eligible for adoption. Feline Folks, a nonprofit group in Sun City Center, has started Operation Feral Fix, or OFF, to help combat the problem in southern Hillsborough. In Tampa, Mission: MEOW, with a feral cat coordinator, helps guide caretakers to similar programs. ...more

December 19, 2008

Lots of things peaked in the 1980s, from leg warmers to big hair. Vietnamese potbellied pigs also were "hot" 20 years ago, and, like Michael Jackson, they have faded but persist. ...more

September 25, 2008

Perhaps you enjoyed "Snakes on a Plane" as an entertaining movie. But it's a whole lot less fun when it's snakes in your home's foundation, as this reader discovered. ...more

August 24, 2008

Perhaps you enjoyed "Snakes on a Plane" as an entertaining movie. But it's a whole lot less fun when it's snakes in your home's foundation, as this reader discovered. ...more

August 24, 2008

TAMPA – Police charged a woman with animal cruelty after finding an emaciated dog with a festering wound in her yard. ...more

June 26, 2008

This recession and/or inflation that we are experiencing may cause some of us to reduce some of our household expenses in order to have a little money left until the next payday. Most of us living here in Florida use certified pest control to take care of those little critters that want to invade our homes. That is one expense that you probably should keep and not try to use the DIY (Do it yourself) bug bombs. Almost yearly some homes or apartments are blown to pieces because too many bombs were set off without turning off ignition sources. ...more

June 5, 2008