Pets and Animals

Meerkats are born blind and helpless, but zoo staff kept a hands-off approach to allow them to bond with their mother and three unrelated brothers — Gizmo, Joe and Diego — who share the habitat, Magill said.

The Polk County Department of Health is extending a rabies alert after discovering another rabid raccoon.

Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton came up with a great idea to help Manatee County Animal Services spread the word about adoptable dogs.

The Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary in South Carolina is seeking volunteers to cuddle with more than 100 rescue pigs to get them ready for adoption.

The only thing more relaxing than yoga might be yoga with puppies. That's why IMG Academy is incorporating puppy yoga into its pro athlete summit in Bradenton.

Animals in rescue shelters and those adopted from them could become Florida's official state pet under a bill unanimously approved by a Senate committee on Monday.

If you ask George Treanor, his dog Toby was a danger, but because the dog never actually bit anyone, animal services would not accept Toby as an owner surrender and a veterinarian would not put him down.

More than 100 dogs and cats that were rescued from Puerto Rico are up for adoption at animal shelters along the East Coast.

It’s now been four months since more than 300 dogs were rescued from a Tampa breeding facility. Since then, county commissioners said they want to crack down on stores that sell pets, but some businesses say they’re being unfairly targeted.

A hawk that was missing for a week turned up in a 60-foot palm tree in the Miami suburb of Homestead earlier this week. 

The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending.

Victims of domestic violence could request that judges temporarily prevent abusers from having contact with pets, under a bill approved Tuesday by a House panel.