In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month, families will gather throughout Florida to celebrate the joy of adoption through special court ceremonies, heart-warming group adoptions, community picnics and festivals. ...more

November 20, 2009

Sheila and Michael Brewer are accustomed to rescuing cats, dogs and unwanted farm animals – but not a reptile so big they don't have a dog crate large enough for it. But that's what happened last Thursday when they came across a 4-foot iguana sunning itself outside a medical building in Pinellas Park. The Brewers were in Pinellas checking out possible foster homes for their rescued animals. ...more

October 20, 2009

They aren't simply asking people to reach into their pockets for their wallets. ...more

March 3, 2009

About four years ago, Larry and Mary Carmody became foster parents to a 2-year-old girl. She still lives in the area, so let's call her K. ...more

January 16, 2009

She had just three years left to find a family. After that, her childhood would be over. ...more

January 2, 2009

They aren't part of a national organization but they have lived and worked all over the country. ...more

December 31, 2008

Dozens of potential future puppy owners flocked to the Suncoast Animal League this morning, hoping for a shot to adopt a pack of puppies rescued from a small town in Georgia this month. ...more

December 27, 2008

The high rate of home foreclosures is hitting home at the Humane Society of Highlands County with lots of pets being surrendered by people who just cannot keep them, according to Barbara Clark, president of the Highlands County chapter. ...more

December 25, 2008

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — An inmate who murdered a sleeping man during a burglary apologized to his victim's family and sang a hymn before he was executed Tuesday evening. ...more

October 21, 2008

Back in 2000, Charlie Crist and George Sheldon slugged it out in a race for Florida's education commissioner. But both men being the type to let bygones be bygones, Sheldon now serves as the governor's interim secretary for the Department of Children and Families. ...more

August 23, 2008