Saturday's Pet Adoption Expo at the Florida State Fairgrounds found new homes for 406 animals, officials said. Visitors snapped up the 16 dogs and 10 cats from Hillsborough County Animal Services. Other animals were brought to the expo by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and various other rescue groups, including Little Miracles Rabbit Rescue and Sir Snuffy's Hedgehog Sanctuary, both of which had animals who found new homes, said animal services spokeswoman Marti Ryan. ...more

April 26, 2009

Anna Cooke and her husband Steve are publishers of The New Barker, a magazine devoted to dogs. Miniature pinscher Rita, 4, and cockapoos Chloe, 10, and Zoe, 11, are the couple's canine family and their inspiration for much of the content of the magazine. ...more

March 7, 2009

Your opinion piece "State Lawmaker's Bark Aimed at Wrong Tree" (Our Opinion, Feb. 16) was cutely titled but incomplete and somewhat misleading. Do your editors think putting homeless animals to death is cute? ...more

February 17, 2009

Life is good, Magnum's constantly wagging tail seems to say. To that end, the irrepressible 6-year-old beagle appears to have a way of attracting just the right people. A number of animal lovers recently joined forces to give the limping beagle not only love but also the latest high-tech medical treatment to set him on the road to a good life. ...more

February 6, 2009

VIPs of the canine variety walked the red carpet for a fundraiser and screening of the new movie "Hotel For Dogs" on Thursday in New Tampa. Fourteen are rescue groups that were invited to the event, No Stray Gets Turned Away, hosted by DreamWorks Pictures, Muvico Theaters and The New Barker. ...more

January 16, 2009

Life is good, Magnum's constantly wagging tail seems to say. To that end, the irrepressible 6-year-old beagle appears to have a way of attracting just the right people. A number of animal lovers recently joined forces to give the limping beagle not only love but also the latest high-tech medical treatment to set him on the road to a good life. ...more

January 14, 2009

Members of the Brandon Florida Kennel Club breed and show only purebred canines, but make no bones about it – they do not discriminate against mutts. The club recently began offering obedience classes for purebred or mixed-breed dogs age 6 months or older at the Florida State Fairgrounds. ...more

October 21, 2008

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

Dog rescue groups across the Bay area are seeing a glut of dogs being dumped. ...more

August 7, 2008