Facing a possible shutdown of its popular low-income spay and neuter program, Hillsborough County's Animal Services wants to tap into its reserve money. ...more

March 3, 2010

Just how big is the free pet adoption expo at the USF Sun Dome on Sunday? ...more

February 27, 2010

A $5,000 grant will help Spay Pasco expand its efforts to trap and sterilize feral cats in west Pasco County. ...more

February 26, 2010

Students in Hillsborough Community College's Veterinary Technology Program gained hands-on experience this week for National Spay Day, helping with the neuter surgery of this dog - still groggy from anesthesia - and the neuters and spays of several other animals from Hillsborough County Animal Services. Students assisted in all aspects of the surgeries, performed at the Plant City campus by veterinarian Vincent Centonze, an instructor in the AVMA accredited program. For information on low-cost spay and neuter programs in Hillsborough, visit the Animal Coalition of Tampa at www.actampa.org or the Humane Society at www.humanesocietytampa.org. For information on the HCC program, visit www.hccfl.edu/departments/vet-tech.aspx. ...more

February 25, 2010

Every day, Bob Encinosa takes care of pets owned by people who love them. Now he also helps those whose owners often don't. ...more

February 17, 2010

A $5,000 grant will help Spay Pasco expand its efforts to trap and sterilize more feral cats in West Pasco. Based in San Antonio, Spay Pasco began in 2007 to deal with the homeless pet overpopulation problem, officials said. The 2-year-old feral cat sterilization program successfully alters an average of more than 400 cats per year. ...more

February 17, 2010

LAND O' LAKES - A group of local veterinarians is stepping up to help Pasco County Animal Services reduce the kill rate at its animal shelter. ...more

January 3, 2010

Each pet on this page once belonged to someone who either abandoned or could no longer care for it. ...more

November 11, 2009

More than 50 shelters and rescue groups will band together Nov. 14 for a pet adoption blitz that will give special discounts to veterans. ...more

November 5, 2009

Three-year-old Jasmine had a rough start. The spunky black-and-white pit bull was kept in a small crate on a second-floor balcony for most of her life. She escaped one day but fell over the balcony, hanging from her leash. ...more

November 1, 2009