Gina Rivera, 28, came to Lowry Park Zoo in 2005 after working in Chicago as a docent at Lincoln Park Zoo and an intern at Shedd Aquarium. Rivera, a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, loves nothing more than helping animals, especially birds. ...more

December 21, 2007

Authorities seized dozens of animals and charged 18 men from four states in what they described Monday as a new twist on the sport of fox hunting: releasing trapped animals into fenced pens so they can be chased down by dogs. ...more

November 13, 2007

The SPCA Suncoast shelter is employing electronic measures to keep people from endangering animals by abandoning outside the facility. ...more

November 2, 2007

Logic might suggest Caroline S. Westerhof's doctorate in public administration and long career in the academic world would lead her to write a scholarly tome. But her book about her dog Charlye was recently published by PublishAmerica. "The Petology Series: Letters to Charlye" are letters Westerhof wrote to her dog after he died to help her deal with her grief. ...more

October 10, 2007

Regarding 'Feline Folks Aid Stray Cats' (Metro, Sept. 29): The Tribune was remiss in neglecting to present a very important side of the stray cat story. Stray cat colonies, even those that are well fed, pose an enormous threat to birds and common native wildlife. ...more

October 6, 2007

A brief trolley ride from downtown can transport visitors to a world populated by wild animals as alien as African lions and as local as the Florida panther. ...more

September 5, 2007

A brief trolley ride from downtown can transport visitors to a world populated by wild animals as alien as African lions and as local as the Florida panther. ...more

September 5, 2007

A brief trolley ride from downtown can transport visitors to a world populated by wild animals as alien as African lions and as local as the Florida panther. ...more

September 5, 2007