Wanted: one get out of jail card. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast Shelter has 15 kittens ready to be adopted. They are spayed and neutered, have an ID microchip implant and are current with their shots. Stop by the shelter, 7734 Congress St., New Port Richey, or call (727) 849-1048 and introduce yourself to one of the 15 kittens the shelter has available for adoption. ...more

August 30, 2008

She's almost half a century older now, but Lucy Ellis still can belt out the songs she sang as a member of a girl band in the 1960s and '70s. ...more

August 6, 2008

Thank you to Hernando County for paying attention. The e-mails were overwhelming the past week regarding the county's closing Animal Services on Saturdays and the suspension of the Spay/Neuter Rebate Program. ...more

July 27, 2008

A man was arrested Sunday on charges he killed two kittens at his home. James Patrick Gilley, 48, of 3081 Pine St., is charged with one count of animal cruelty. ...more

July 21, 2008

A zookeeper's house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis Zoo said Wednesday. ...more

July 10, 2008

The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast is recruiting "foster parents" to provide extra short-term TLC to shelter animals before they're ready for adoption. ...more

June 10, 2008

The Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort recently honored 12 students for their volunteer efforts in working with CARE's homeless animals during the 2007-08 school year. ...more

June 6, 2008

Frustrated in their three-year attempt to force repair of a vacant house owned by a former longtime city board member and Christmas parade organizer, a dozen Gilchrist Heights residents have posted yard signs urging the home's condemnation. ...more

May 24, 2008

Rhett Butler to Scarlett O'Hara: "Why, a cat's a better mother than you are." ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - New stores are opening left and right at Market Square. Now, PetSmart has scheduled its grand opening for June 28. The 27,000-square-foot store on Commerce Palms Boulevard opens for business June 23. It will be the first PetSmart in Tampa to have Doggie Day Camp and a PetsHotel boarding facility, which are scheduled to open in August. The store will employ 70 to 100 full-time and part-time workers. ...more

May 9, 2008