The Tampa Bay Rays fans could have stayed home to watch Friday night's baseball game. ...more

September 27, 2008

Hillsborough County budget cuts have forced Animal Services to reduce the hours its animal surrender gate will be open for residents who want to give up their pets. ...more

September 25, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office animal control unit removed a dead raccoon from the 700 block of West Pierce Street in Lake Alfred that has tested positive for rabies. This is the fifth rabies case in Polk County this year, the sheriff's office says. Four have been raccoons and one was a fox. ...more

September 24, 2008

Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens. ...more

September 19, 2008

Four dogs seized from an Auburndale breeder this month are recovering at a Wesley Chapel animal hospital. ...more

September 13, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles. ...more

August 29, 2008

With a possible Category 1 hurricane trekking toward the Tampa Bay area, this is the time to get plans in place for Fido's safety, officials say. ...more

August 16, 2008

Talk about New Jersey's fat cats. A 44-pound feline was found waddling around Saturday without a collar in Voorhees, and officials at the Camden County Animal Shelter hope she gets a nice - and one hopes diet-friendly - home. ...more

July 31, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Johnston family lined up early outside Pasco County's Animal Shelter recently to wait for the doors to open at noon, in search of a pup to add to their family. ...more

July 26, 2008

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (AP) -- Kayakers and boaters are planning a "sit-in" in Crystal River to remind boaters of the presence of manatees in Kings Bay over the summer. ...more

July 25, 2008