SPCA Florida in Lakeland has been awarded a $15,000 grant to assist families struggling to afford veterinary care for their senior dogs. Two 18-year-olds are accused of making bomb threats to the ...

A new grant is helping spread awareness about a mission at SPCA Florida: keeping senior dogs in their homes and out of the animal shelter. On Thursday morning, Stella, a ...

In a presentation to Lakeland city commissioners, city officials reported nine people die and 44 people are injured every day ...

Lakeland police are asking the public to help find a missing 58-year-old man who was last seen on Feb. 25 at a home on the ...

Among the plan's primary recommendations: speed-detection cameras in school zones, more red-light cameras and neighborhood ...

SPCA Florida said it would strengthen its vetting process. "We try our best to vet our adopters and hope for the best. By having a link to click on and look at their name to see if they’re on ...

BARRON, PRESIDENT OF THE OCALA SPCA, REMEMBERS THE CALL FROM ANIMAL ... NOW, A BILL IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, SENATE BILL 494, WOULD DIRECT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ESTABLISH ...

The FWC allows for the humane killing and consumption of iguanas in Florida, as they are considered an invasive species. The lionfish is a predatory reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea.

The former Furever Home animal shelter, which closed earlier this year ... Tyler Vazquez is the Brevard County Watchdog Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Vazquez at 321-480-0854 or tvazquez@ ...

There are currently 11 or 12 Florida counties with animal abuse registries, SPCA of Ocala President Lilly Baron (and the person who adopted Molly) told WESH.com, but they are not consistent ...