Animals

By Kayleigh Jones With the assistance of her beloved Labrador retriever Charlie Clark, Dr. Danielle Clark is making a difference in the lives of pediatric...

Ileana Nadal was a well-known figure in the local agility and dog training community and the owner of Cool Critters in Valrico. Ileana recently...

Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort Inc., also known as C.A.R.E., is a unique no-kill animal shelter in Ruskin. C.A.R.E. was established in 2001. It...

Did you know that Florida is home to over 4,000 bears? That’s right, Florida black bears, a subspecies of the American black bear, are...

Chances are if you have lived in the area for long, you know someone who has had to deal with a bat infestation and...

By Anna Edlund Local program Pizza for Pets advertises using flyers of adoptable animals within takeout orders in an attempt to save them from high-kill...

By Ava Benedict At only 11 years old, local resident Delanie Dennis has raised almost $90,000 for local pet charities — one cup of delicious...

Madison DiSalvo is a fourth grader who lives in Valrico. “I really love playing the violin and taking care of animals,” DiSalvo said. “One of...

By Sophia Walck Looking for restaurants that welcome your pups in the area? Check out these local pet friendly places:  Ford’s Garage Ford’s Garage offers...

Many of our closest experiences with a Florida spring are drinking from a bottle of water, but Florida’s crystal-clear spring system, in the middle...