A fox that bit a woman Thursday morning in the Citrus Park area has tested positive for rabies, said Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan. ...more

April 21, 2009

Animal Services officials may have rabies test results today on a fox that bit a woman Thursday morning in the Citrus Park area. The woman was bit about 8 a.m., and Hillsborough County Animal Services workers captured the fox a few hours later, agency spokeswoman Marti Ryan said. ...more

April 20, 2009

The mother of a 7-year-old girl is suing the Hillsborough County School Board, claiming her daughter was taped to a chair and ridiculed by her teacher and classmates. ...more

April 2, 2009

A bobcat that jumped on a Boy Scout and an elderly man in separate attacks over the weekend in Citrus County turned out to be rabid, health officials said today. ...more

April 1, 2009

Recently in Stamford, Conn., a chimpanzee named Travis was shot and killed after he mauled a friend of his owner. The chimpanzee lived with a widow, eating lobster and ice cream at the table, wearing human clothes and entertaining himself with a computer and television. ...more

March 2, 2009

Several weeks ago I read a letter that was printed by Jimmy Wohl pertaining to "Wise Conservation." I enjoyed reading his letter and wholeheartedly agree and support the method he suggested in his letter regarding "Conservation Easements." ...more

February 25, 2009

Tales of romance abound in the most unlikely places, like fenced compounds and behind bars. ...more

February 13, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo officials say the three-hour tour of the zoo, for patrons 21 and older, "reveals some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating facts with entertaining stories of animal 'romance,' courtship and breeding behaviors." ...more

February 12, 2009

Pasco County staff have finished placing 61,200 baits pellets used to vaccinate raccoons against rabies. ...more

February 11, 2009

Pasco County staff last week finished placing some 61,200 baits for raccoons to eat to vaccinate them against rabies to reduce the threat of the disease spreading to people and their pets. The county has participated in the annual program for about the past seven years, according to Denise Hilton, Pasco's animal services manager. ...more

February 11, 2009