Pets and Animals

At two months old, Alex, a Chihuahua pup at the time, found his forever home with a family in Naples, Florida. However, within a year, he disappeared. 

The Colorado Pug Rescue is hoping some kind folks will help with donations and perhaps provide these best friends with a forever home.

Police were recently called to an Ohio home to remove a large alligator that had been living in the basement for 25 years.

A pet python had to undergo an unusual procedure after it somehow swallowed a beach towel whole.

The pet dog of a coronavirus patient was placed in quarantine on Wednesday after testing "weak positive" for the virus in Hong Kong, according to a government press release on Friday.

Florida lawmakers want to crack down on invasive animals, and are considering banning owning, selling and breeding at least nine different reptile species. Those against the proposal say it could kill a multi-million-dollar industry in the state.

Oswald, an elderly shelter dog, joined the crew at station 16 in Zephyrhills as part of his bucket list.

Twenty dogs rescued from deplorable conditions have made their way to Tampa from Louisiana. Six of the 20 dogs will be up for adoption Tuesday afternoon at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. 

If you're ready to welcome a dog into your family, be sure to do your homework.

Two Manatee County deputies discovered a pelican in distress Sunday morning on Anna Maria Island near the City Pier.

An injured dog was in so much pain, she chewed off part of her own leg. The rest later had to be amputated. Now, the animal is in the care of a Hernando County rescue organization, where advocates say something should have been done sooner to help the animal. 

Annie Harms, also known as Annie The Animal Nanny, is caring for one of her longtime clients, a dog named Roxie.

After eight months of medication, fluids, antibiotics, as well as a diet of jumbo shrimp and restaurant-quality fish, a 128-pound loggerhead sea turtle was healthy enough to return to the wild. 

Deputies made a new friend in the waters off the coast of Pasco County this week when they encountered a curious dolphin.

The worst thing about our dogs and cats is that they don’t live nearly as long as we’d want, wish, or hope for. There is a local organization that can step in when that time comes and make it the most peaceful and loving process all from your lap.

A little boy who wandered away from his north Florida home thankfully had the family's loyal pup stick by his side.