Kevin Kelly said he was taking pity on a sick kitten when he fired 17 BBs into the animal April 24. ...more

September 26, 2008

The Zephyrhills man shot the 8-week-old kitten 17 times with a BB gun and told neighbors it had mange. ...more

September 25, 2008

Scrawny but feisty and matted with the dust of war, Kujo's loyalty to his fallen litter mate touched something in Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Kirchgraber. ...more

September 23, 2008

Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Kirchgraber has a four-legged reminder of his time in Baghdad: Kujo, a mutt he saved and adopted in the war-torn city. ...more

September 22, 2008

When Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators went to the Plant City home of Herminio Soto, he told them he could starve his old dogs if he wanted to, investigators say. ...more

September 19, 2008

After receiving an anonymous call about emaciated dogs, Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators went to the Plant City home of Herminio Soto and found two dogs that were yellow when they should have been white because they were kept in cages. ...more

September 18, 2008

A Tampa man is facing charges of animal cruelty after investigators received an anonymous tip about pit bulls confined in his yard. ...more

September 18, 2008

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

Lee Murphy always has a big heart, pitching in for countless fundraisers for Pasco charities. ...more

August 8, 2008

DADE CITY - A deputy assisting a state probation and parole officer Wednesday found two dogs in emaciated condition outside a home. ...more

August 7, 2008