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Pet owners are increasingly signing up to have their animals certified as “comfort” "therapy" or "emotional support" animals. The certification can be…
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For the first time in 30 years, the invasive New World Screwworm has been reported in the Florida Keys. The bug and its flesh-eating larvae have been…
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A Lakeland woman says Christmas came early for her when she got a state permit to keep her pet Rambo – a motorcycle-riding, leather-wearing alligator...
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Animal control agencies are encouraging pet adoptions during the holiday season, a practice that used to be discouraged. Now, if people are considering…
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The majority of animals admitted to wildlife hospitals in Southwest Florida suffer from an illness or injury caused by a human. While most people don't…
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Officials say they've found no evidence of screwworm in hundreds of pets examined for signs of the parasite killing endangered deer in the Florida Keys.
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Convicted animal abusers will no longer be able to adopt dogs and cats in Hillsborough County.
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The Zika pandemic has gotten people talking about mosquito control. But humans aren’t the only ones affected by mosquito-borne diseases in South Florida.…
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A Lakeland woman continues her fight to keep Rambo - her alligator companion.A Lakeland woman continues her fight to keep Rambo - her alligator companion.…
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Rambo’s future is in limbo. Rambo is a motorcycle riding, leather wearing alligator who lives with Mary Thorn in Lakeland. Thorn and Rambo have been…