PETS

Florida has more than 1 million alligators and several laws to protect the beasts.

A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus.

After losing her dog two years earlier, a Pennsylvania woman was yearning to find a new puppy for her and her two sons to play with.

With Independence Day on the horizon, there will be plenty of celebrations and fireworks. While it might be a party for you, it’s not so much for your pets.

If you’re a dog lover, what’s your favorite breed?

For 11 years, a tortoise born with metabolic bone disease struggled to walk.

Prosecutors say three men drove around the Hollywood area in late February, looking for expensive French bulldogs to steal.

Traveling can be stressful but Orlando International Airport is bringing back its Paw Pilot dogs to ease those travel woes after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Orange County Animal Services is giving away nearly five tons of free pet food on April 28.

A pet runway model contest and dog surfing championships were among many activities at the 57th annual Easter Surf Festival in Cocoa Beach this weekend.

Puppies are cute and cuddly, and they’re known to warm people’s hearts and light up their faces -- right up until the moment when those wide smiles turn to looks of disgust when said puppy decides to do its business in the middle of the family room.

The young German shepherd pup that survived a second story fall late last year won’t be going back to the woman who tossed her over a hotel balcony and has a new life ahead as a service dog, according to an update from Volusia County government officials.

When Forever Vets Animal Hospital at Murabella had to cancel its holiday party, the employees decided they wanted to donate money that had been saved for said party, but they took time to consider where they would do so.

An Orlando-area family claims their dog was unnecessarily shot by Orange County sheriff’s deputies, and now they are filing a federal lawsuit against the agency.

A Brevard County dog grooming business is still in operation months after being ordered to shut down by the Florida Department of Health.

For those animal lovers who spend so much money on their pets and hope to recoup some of that cash spent when tax season arrives, this is the cold, hard reality: For the most part, you can’t.

Commercial breeding of non-native tegu lizards and green iguanas in Florida will end in three years despite the objections of reptile dealers and owners warning of the potential destruction of their industry.