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With the holiday season here, pets have an increased chance of finding a new home as a gift to a loving owner. However, experts caution before giving a pet as a gift, make certain the recipient is prepared financially and otherwise for a long-term commitment.

A UF study led by veterinary professor Julie Levy found that participants incorrectly identified dog breeds 73 percent of the time. Mislabeling dogs as pit bulls may affect a dog's adoptability due to stereotypes or breed specific legislation restrictions.

Veterinarians have warned pet owners against feeding their pets certain foods this Thanksgiving. Jolie learned this lesson the hard way and no longer ventures into the garbage for leftover Thanksgiving morsels.

One of the four major springs along Crystal River, Three Sisters Springs has been closed on three separate occasions since November to protect manatees, which are an endangered species.

A Citrus County couple sheltered an unusual pet for a week after finding it dodging traffic in Brooker, Fla.

UF research departments have been heavily affected by the government shutdown. Some researchers are unable to come to work, and others are unable to contact their federally employed colleagues.

Organizers of Open Arms Village are looking for the ideal spot for a tent city to provide homes for the homeless in Ocala and Marion County. Those in western Ocala aren't happy about the first potential site option.

Gainesville will play host to events such as Robin Hood, The Great Cloth Diaper Change and the Farm & Forest Festival.

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

The northern part of Alachua County's Barr Hammock Levy Prairie Preserve opened Feb. 2. The southern part will open in 2014.