They are untouched by human hands but willing to get close enough for a handout. ...more

December 26, 2008

Hillsborough County is home to an estimated 200,000 feral cats, many of which end up at Hillsborough County Animal Services, where they are euthanized because they are wild and not eligible for adoption. Feline Folks, a nonprofit group in Sun City Center, has started Operation Feral Fix, or OFF, to help combat the problem in southern Hillsborough. In Tampa, Mission: MEOW, with a feral cat coordinator, helps guide caretakers to similar programs. ...more

December 19, 2008

Love cats, but take issue when the stray you started feeding brings home a passel of friends? Or worse, has a bundle of kittens? ...more

December 17, 2008

Tuesday's general election includes Republicans, Democrats and a variety of third-party competitors. ...more

November 1, 2008

In Tuesday's general election, Republican candidates in Florida will have a built-in advantage on the ballot over their Democratic and third-party competitors. ...more

October 31, 2008

SEBRING — A local hand cycler who has set a record in the Guiness Book of World Records has formed a foundation to help children with disabilities. ...more

June 27, 2008

Regarding "2 Months After Flight, No Asylum, No Regret" (front page, May 27): ...more

May 29, 2008

Members of the nonprofit, no-kill Critter Abuse and Rescue Effort animal shelter recently selected new board members for 2007-08. ...more

December 5, 2007

Dinner was just being served when a woman in a motorized wheelchair pulled up beside Judy Stimson and started asking questions about the cats that were being fed in a Sun City Center parking lot. ...more

September 27, 2007