Animals

Rabbits are seeking new homes after being banned from the UF campus, and the Gainesville Rabbit Rescue is facing the consequences.

Gainesville City Commission is considering increasing the number of chickens city residents can own from two to 10.

Phoenix Animal Rescue is raising funds for a "Rescue Ranch" to help save the lives of more abandoned and abused dogs.

A new Florida law requires county agencies to make available to the public a record of how many animals are being taken in, adopted out or euthanized. More than two weeks after the statute took effect, some counties are unable or unwilling to comply. Among those that are, records show a marked decrease in euthanasia.

The University of Florida's Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation accepted exotic animals during its first Exotic Pet Amnesty Day.

The study of the largest tree-of-life database ever created was published to the journal Science Thursday. A group of University of Florida scientists worked to create this database as part of an international team that researches genetic and physical characteristics of placental mammals, which evolved into many of the mammals on Earth today.

A Maddie's Fund grant to Alachua County hopes to curb animal euthanization rates by 2015.

For a few hours Saturday afternoon, I-75 was closed in both directions after a cattle car transport crash on southbound I-75 near mile marker 387. Florida Highway Patrol and Alachua County Sheriff's officers were on scene and attempting to clean up the site and get traffic moving again.

Looking to adopt a pet for Christmas? Animal shelters in Gainesville and elsewhere provide excellent, humane sources.

The parasite, which is not normally found in the United States, is a concern for those in the horse business.