They're big, spiny and hungry and have chosen Boca Grande as home. ...more

May 2, 2008

SEBRING — Nobody at Highlands County Animal Control knows how old Harley is. The five staff members do know that this old, slow, sway-backed horse is well beyond 20 years old. And they know the veterinarian's prognosis – while Harley can't run anymore he can sometimes get up to a fast walk. This elderly horse spends his days in a six-acre pasture, and usually speeds up when he's called in for his feed by John Smith, a native of Kent, England, who is the supervisor of the animal control officers. "Harley was here when I came," said former sheriff's deputy and Fish & Game warden Darryl Scott, who will complete his first year as director of county animal control in February. ...more

January 20, 2008

A Bartow man and his dog are being treated for rabies after being bitten by an infected raccoon. ...more

December 14, 2007

Howard Bethel didn't want to give up his dogs, but faced with hundreds of dollars in fines and perhaps thousands of dollars in veterinary bills, he loaded six of the pets into the white animal control van. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - Howard Bethel didn't want to give up his dogs, but faced with hundreds of dollars in fines and perhaps thousands of dollars in veterinary bills, he loaded six of the pets into the white van. ...more

December 12, 2007

TARPON SPRINGS - Nearly 100 cats were removed on Thursday from 759 Seminole Blvd. for unsanitary conditions in the home, Pinellas County Animal Services said. ...more

December 6, 2007

As shocking as most people would consider the conditions of a woman's houses in Hudson after deputies discovered dozens of dogs and a carpet of feces inside, it isn't as surprising to Pasco Animal Services Manager Denise Hilton. ...more

November 17, 2007

Hillsborough County Animal Services has a series of orientation sessions scheduled for residents who would like to join its volunteer partnership program. ...more

November 14, 2007

Hillsborough County Animal Services has a series of orientation sessions scheduled for residents who would like to join its volunteer partnership program. ...more

November 14, 2007

SEBRING –– Visit Highlands County Animal Services today and you'll find two peacocks in a dog pen. You can also see two large hogs in a horse trailer. Plus four rabbits, huddled together in the corner of a wire dog crate. And then Darryl Scott, Animal Control director, can walk you past the dog and cat pens to see the two yearling cows he's holding in a small, wood fenced pen. "Just last week, we had chickens and ducks, too," Scott said. "We were able to get them out, by adoption." ...more

November 2, 2007