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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Earleton man alleges abuse at the Alachua County Jail. “More than a year after his arrest on Dec. 2, 2021, Juan Sterk said his experiences at the Alachua County Jail …
Read More »How the Big Cat Public Safety Act affects a Melrose animal facility
Carl Bovard, owner of Single Vision, calls his establishment an animal sanctuary. Others regard it as a roadside zoo. Located in Melrose, Florida, at the end of a long dirt road, the 10-acre facility is home to about 50 exotic species. Controversy arose after several pictures and videos of visitors …
Read More »Woman accused of animal cruelty faces potentially never owning another animal
Patricia Garibaldi is accused of cruelty toward animals — her 15 cats — which were found living in “deplorable” conditions in her home: debris stacked to the ceiling, roaches in the cats’ food and water bowls, feces and urine on every surface. The decision, which will be made by Judge Meshon Rawls, was postponed until March 6.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 27, 2023: Former cop helps convict rapist in decades-old cold case
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Mystery solved? Feds name man they say lived under another’s identity for 3 decades. “The mystery of the bizarre identity case that spanned the Eastern seaboard is a step …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 23, 2023: Terrell Bradley seeks settlement for K-9 attack
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Terrell Bradley seeks settlement from City of Gainesville after K9 mauling left him with more than $250,000 in medical debt. “The July 2022 police K9 mauling took Bradley’s right eye …
Read More »Garden of Love: A final home for cherished pets
The Garden of Love, a pet cemetery in Micanopy, is the final resting place for some 1,500 beloved pets -- and one man who was cremated and had his ashes buried next to his pets. It's a peaceful space that has provided pet owners with comfort for the last 43 years.
Read More »Levy County couple gives abused animals another chance at life
Cindy Frazier and her husband, Errand, run the Throw Away Rescue from their two-bedroom home in Chiefland. The overflow of animals at local shelters have prompted animal-loving people like the Fraziers to take in abandoned or abused animals.
Read More »Montbrook Fossil Site volunteers unearth pieces of life millions of years old
Five to 6 million years ago, the area of the Montbrook fossil dig site in eastern Levy County was likely a river. Now, eight years after the discovery of bones in the area, it is one of the most productive fossil sites in the Southeastern United States. Over 70,000 specimens have been collected by the Florida Museum of Natural History and crews of volunteers.
Read More »An inside look at GRACE Marketplace’s animal welfare services
GRACE Marketplace’s animal welfare program extends GRACE’s services to homeless individuals with pets. GRACE partners with St. Francis Pet Care to provide residents with vaccines and any treatment or operation the pet may need. GRACE also uses grants and donations to provide them with pet food.
Read More »The Point, Nov. 11, 2022: Tropical Storm Nicole causes major damage to A1A sections, other parts of Florida’s east coast
From Brevard County to Jacksonville, the storm damaged chunks of coastal homes and infrastructure.
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