A spokesman for the state fire marshal's office in Tampa today confirmed that the source of the explosion that destroyed a home at 1524 Michigan Blvd. in Dunedin on Feb. 11 was a 33-pound industrial propane canister commonly used to fuel forklifts. ...more

February 24, 2009

Dozens of potential future puppy owners flocked to the Suncoast Animal League this morning, hoping for a shot to adopt a pack of puppies rescued from a small town in Georgia this month. ...more

December 27, 2008

PALM HARBOR -- A local animal shelter is taking puppies and dogs from a shelter in Georgia that experienced a range of hardships – including kennels flooded because of wet winter weather. This afternoon, the local organization, the Suncoast Animal League of Palm Harbor, is expected to take in three dozen puppies and six dogs transported by the league from Georgetown, Ga., said Rick Chaboudy executive director of Suncoast. ...more

December 17, 2008

Pinellas and Pasco county artists and musicians with a soft spot for the four-legged set have joined forces for Sunday's "Art for Animals," a live art auction in Tarpon Springs to benefit the Suncoast Animal League. ...more

August 23, 2008

Prosecutors filed 46 counts of animal cruelty against a Tarpon Springs woman who had more than 100 dogs in her Ranch Road home. ...more

August 7, 2008

The muddle surrounding stray and abused domestic animals on the Suncoast was brought into focus again this week. Back in April, the Suncoast Animal League took into custody 120 dogs from a Tarpon Springs-area home it believed were being neglected. On Wednesday, Pinellas County Judge Myra Scott McNary ruled the league's executive director, Rick Chaboudy, lacked the authority to seize the dogs. ...more

July 26, 2008

A woman from whom 121 dogs were taken in April won 60 of them back Wednesday after a county judge ruled the Suncoast Animal League didn't have the authority to seize them. ...more

July 24, 2008

A woman from whom 121 dogs were taken in April won 60 of them back this morning after a county judge ruled the Suncoast Animal League didn't have the authority to seize them. ...more

July 23, 2008

The smell of bleach, urine and feces all mixed together will never go away. ...more

May 10, 2008