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Rabid stray cat attacks 5 people, 1 puppy in Lakeland: PCAC
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (437+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. - A rabid stray cat terrorized a north Lakeland neighborhood, biting five people and attacking a puppy before dying under a home, according to reports from Polk County Animal Control. The state laboratory in Tampa confirmed the animal had…...
Pets of the Week: Illumi & Aizen
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (72+ words) FOX 13 Tampa Bay Introducing Illumi and Aizen as this Week's Pets of the Week. It's day four of the FIFA World Cup with four matches taking place! C'te d'Ivoire takes on Ecuador, Germany takes on Cura'ao, the Netherlands takes on…...
Pet of the Week: Meet Snow White
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (28+ words) FOX 13 Tampa Bay Introducing Snow White as this Week's Pet of the Week. Mora is still waiting to be adopted....
Pet of the Week: Meet Mimi
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (25+ words) FOX 13 Tampa Bay Introducing Mimi as this Week's Pet of the Week. Mora is still waiting to be adopted....
Tampa Bay shelter celebrates National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day with adoption specials
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) An adoption special is happening in honor of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day at Friends of Strays through the weekend. FOX 13's Kailey Tracy reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As shelters across the country mark National Adopt a Shelter Pet…...
Pet of the Week: Meet Mora
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (20+ words) FOX 13 Tampa Bay Introducing Mora once again as this week's Pet of the Week....
Local pet shelters reach capacity
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (36+ words) FOX 13 Tampa Bay The Humane Society of Tampa Bay and Pinellas are at capacity. FOX 13's Heather Healy explains how the community can adopt and foster to help clear the shelters....
52 cats seized from Citrus County animal rescue volunteer's home that had dead cat in bathroom: CCSO
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (373+ words) HERNANDO, Fla. - A Citrus County woman is facing animal cruelty charges after deputies say they found a dead cat decomposing in a bathroom and seized more than 50 cats from her home. Late Monday evening, deputies with Citrus County went to…...
'We are exhausted: Tampa Bay rescue races to save accidental litter, begs community to foster
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (652+ words) TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa Bay rescue founder is pleading for fosters and volunteers after what she calls an "overwhelming" surge of owner surrenders, stray dogs and urgent cases. The influx includes 10 puppies from an accidental litter'found living in a backyard…...