Pets

Florida lawmakers are now considering bills that would broaden the conditions under which domestic violence victims could receive an order of protection to include threats made against their pets.

The St. Petersburg school allows students to bring pets after their first semester. This policy helps reduce stress and build connections.

Only three of the county's seven kennels have air conditioning. The community can help by adopting, fostering or taking an animal home for the day.

As financial pressure grows, local shelters adapt with food pantries, matchmaking and waived adoption fees.

Volusia County Animal Services is reminding people to keep a close eye on pets during this Fourth of July Weekend.

People who abuse and abandon animals will face more penalties in Florida under a new law. They'll also be put on a public database.

The Sassy Cat Club Cafe offers customers a relaxing atmosphere and adoptable cats.

The case centered on sanitation certificates that county health departments, which are overseen by the state Department of Health, issue to establishments.

The measure includes issues that are similar to those in human health care. For example, insurers will be required to disclose whether policies exclude coverage for such things as chronic and preexisting conditions.

As the temperatures began to drop on Tuesday, Amelia Tanner got a call from her husband Dale Tanner. A cry for help had popped up in his Facebook feed from Alachua County Animal Resources. Foster homes were needed, urgently.

There's been a sharp increase in pet surrenders for economic reasons to SPCA Tampa Bay since 2021, according to internal shelter records.

Bring a new pet home with free adoptions and foster programs offered by Tampa Bay area shelters.