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

The ticks were everywhere inside the East Tampa duplex when police went in Tuesday afternoon. The parasites were all over two dogs and could even be seen crawling up walls. ...more

October 22, 2009

A 4-year-old boy might walk with a limp after he was attacked by a family dog Monday, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

October 21, 2009

Hospitalized for minor leg injuries, 'zedonk' remains quarantined ...more

October 20, 2009

Volunteers participating in a coastal cleanup Saturday along the Courtney Campbell Causeway made an unexpected discovery - the mutilated carcasses of a goat and two chickens. ...more

September 20, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Fido deserves a fighting chance, too. That's why the Suncoast Animal League donated 45 sets of animal resuscitation masks to Pasco County Fire Rescue on Thursday. ...more

August 7, 2009

An Odessa woman was arrested on two counts of cruelty to animals after she left her dogs in a car during the heat of the day for at least 45 minutes, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 4, 2009

The Mr. Snuggles case returns to court this afternoon. A disposition involving the dog's former owner, Amy Chantarak, is set for 1:30 p.m. today. ...more

July 27, 2009

A 31-year-old Tampa man sliced a pit bull's ear off with a machete, Hillsborough County Animal Services says. ...more

July 10, 2009

The complaints about all the cats came in for years. On June 24, Hillsborough County Animal Services finally served a search warrant at a Valrico home, finding eight dead cats and at least 11 more living in what investigators described as deplorable conditions. ...more

July 1, 2009