Animals stuck in the county shelter need more than a cup of food. "County budgets don't cover most of the comfort items, but, in fact, we find that many of these are necessities in order for us to do our jobs," said Marti Ryan, community coordinator for Hillsborough County Animal Services. ...more

December 19, 2008

Animals stuck in the county shelter for weeks or months need more than a cup of food. Hillsborough County Animal Services has erected the Animal Angel Tree for people willing to play Santa to critters in need. ...more

December 16, 2008

Richard and Sharon Fox enjoy taking their two dogs for walks and Tuesday morning was no exception. ...more

December 10, 2008

A little bit of understanding goes a long way in properly treating and approaching dogs. This was the advice Howard Useman and Melissa Fiorito shared with about 25 students Thursday during an after-school-program at Woodlawn Elementary School. The canine education and therapy team introduced Duke, a 5-year-old golden retriever, and Flash, a 9-year-old basset hound. The program teaches kids to respect and not fear dogs. Through Duke and Flash, students learned the proper way to approach a dog, how to recognize an unhappy dog and when not to go near one. "We help them to appreciate animals -- whether dogs or cats," said Fiorito. "We show them how to care for dogs, how to approach dogs and other life-long lessons." ...more

November 3, 2008

The notorious Abu Ghraib prison is getting a face-lift: work to reopen the facility and construct a museum documenting Saddam Hussein's crimes - but not the abuses committed there by U.S. guards. ...more

September 6, 2008

About three months ago, neighbors living off Tarpon Springs Road began mysteriously losing animals. ...more

June 24, 2008

About three months ago, neighbors living off Tarpon Springs Road began mysteriously losing animals. ...more

June 21, 2008

TAMPA - On his lunch break Friday, Rob Lowry crouched by a small beagle and pointed the camera of his cell phone. The photo was on its way to his wife as Lowry pondered taking the dog home to join the family's dachshund. It didn't sound like his wife would be a hard sell. "If she sees a dog, she'll want it," he said. "If she was here, we'd already have three." ...more

January 18, 2008

Feb. 23 will still be a dog day afternoon at the 61st annual Pasco County Fair. ...more

January 1, 2008

Still a bit groggy from having just woken up, college student Tyler Maraia was told by his mother to go outside and help a man she saw in a ditch with some dogs late Thursday morning. ...more

December 22, 2007