Debra Harmon doesn't consider sheltering unwanted dogs a criminal act. ...more

February 1, 2008

Tavian Banks and Cordell Taylor would not recognize the "pleasant" Tom Coughlin who coaches the New York Giants. ...more

February 1, 2008

The house was ravaged - its floors ripped, walls busted and lights smashed by owners who trashed their home before a bank foreclosed on it. Hidden in the wreckage was an abandoned member of the family: a starving pit bull. ...more

January 30, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A St. Petersburg police officer shot and killed a pit bull this afternoon after the dog reportedly bit a child, authorities said. ...more

January 4, 2008

A Tampa police officer shot a pit bull in the chest today after the animal and a second pit bull attacked, Tampa police say. ...more

December 24, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A man was arrested Thursday after a chow-shepherd mix was found dead in his back yard along with an emaciated pit bull, authorities said. ...more

December 21, 2007

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $66,000 bail Monday after Sebring police say he was arrested while walking down Roseland Avenue with a sword and a large knife. ...more

December 18, 2007

A woman was seriously injured by her pit bull during a family fight Sunday evening, Largo police said. Shasta Smith was taken to Bayfront Medical Center for surgery after being bitten on the face and arm. ...more

November 26, 2007

The SPCA Suncoast shelter is employing electronic measures to keep people from endangering animals by abandoning outside the facility. ...more

November 2, 2007

SARASOTA - Dog owners soon will have to put leashes on their four-legged pets before taking them out for a stroll in the city. ...more

October 16, 2007