With Hurricane Irma approaching the state of Florida, a group from the League for Animal Welfare in Batavia, Ohio drove more than 800 miles to help clear local shelters before the storm.
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In preparation for Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall in Florida on Saturday, farmers and livestock owners across the state are searching for secure facilities for their animals.
Read More »The Florida Museum of Natural History uncovered a five-million-year old saber-tooth cat skull at their Montbrook fossil site near Williston.
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Seven cats had their cerebrums removed without approval from the IACUC, which approves research projects at the University of Florida. UF is now the subject of a complaint filed by an animal rights group to the USDA.
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Those living in the Heatherwood subdivison in northwest Gainesville had unusual neighbors for a time this week.
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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.
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Alachua County Animal Services has been working to reach no-kill status since 2001. Now, they're only four percent away from their goal.
Read More »A Citrus County couple sheltered an unusual pet for a week after finding it dodging traffic in Brooker, Fla.
Read More »October is “Adopt a Shelter Pet Month,” and with just a few weeks left, Hernando County Animal Services is offering a discounted adoption fee to try to get more shelter animals into good homes. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Brown reports, it is important now more than ever to place …
Read More »It is illegal to feed stray cats in Citrus County but as Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Bechara reports, the domesticated felines might have a purr-fect resolution coming their way. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/BecharaFeralCatsWrap.mp3]
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