Tag Archives: animals

Alachua County Animal Services has been working to reach no-kill status since 2001. Now, they're only four percent away from their goal.

The Florida Department of Education released a manual for small-scale horse operation best management practices in order to help preserve the state's water resources.

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

Officials from the Alachua County and Northeast Florida Humane Societies discuss what people should consider before adopting a cat or dog for someone as a gift.

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.

A giant snake fossil, named Titanoboa, will be on exhibit starting Jan. 26. The fossil comes from Colombia and was discovered in part by University of Florida researchers.