The Santa Fe Teaching Zoo hosted an Otter Farewell Weekend to say goodbye to its family of seven Asian small-clawed otters.

Richard Couto, founder and president of Animal Recovery Mission, estimates tens of thousands of slaughters happen each year because of the high demand for the illegal meat.

The otter family is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan. They will move to Memphis on March 5 to support this effort.

As egg prices have gone up, some Florida residents are crowing about raising their own chickens.

With space running out, the staff does everything they can to avoid euthanasia, but the reality is stark—when kennels are full, the options become limited.

The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a bill unanimously Tuesday in the Capitol in Tallahassee that would regulate the pet death care industry, after a cat owner who asked for her pet’s cremated remains was given a mix of glass, metal and human DNA.

The search on Monday resulted in one arrest, and authorities seized 14 dogs on the site at 516 SW 1st St. The address currently serves as a warehouse and storage building, according to property records.

First Magnitude Brewing Company took advantage of all the puppy lovers out there and invited people to watch their favorite part of Super Bowl Sunday, the Puppy Bowl, at its “Touchdowns for Tailwags” adoption event on Sunday.

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.

Jack Gillen of Micanopy is pioneering efforts to preserve an endangered species in Florida - Cracker horses and cattle, in a state where it's ever tougher to own farm land.