Animal Abuse

The bill that would outlaw abandoning a pet outside during a natural disaster – prompted by a viral video of a bull terrier rescued last year ahead of an approaching hurricane – passed its first hurdle Tuesday in the Legislature with unanimous approval.The Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved the bill 8-0 during a brief hearing in Tallahassee. The bill’s sponsor and his colleagues in the Senate referred to the proposal as “Trooper’s Law,” named after the dog tied to a pole in standing water along Interstate 75 near Tampa before a Florida Highway Patrol trooper saved him.

Nearly all animal abusers will abuse again, Collier County is doing something about it

Advocates call for statewide registry to stop animal abuse

Abused and neglected pets could get court-appointed representation under a measure filed for the 2024 legislative session.

April marks Animal Cruelty Prevention Month and the third anniversary of LCSO’s Animal Cruelty Task Force.

A pelican rescue group is calling on state wildlife officials to increase patrols at a popular fishing pier in Manatee County where more than a dozen mutilated birds have been found over the past month.

113 Farm Animals Removed From SWFL Backyard Butcher Operation

When people think of domestic violence, they usually don't think about violence on household pets. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the…