I feel compelled to respond to a letter that appeared last week regarding a commercial showing aerial hunting of wolves and bears in Alaska. I wonder where this person got his information; it is my understanding that the area originally picked to kill all wolves is 5,000 square miles, and it was so hunters could kill three moose instead of one. ...more

October 6, 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

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