Pets

Man Kicked Pit Bull in Ribs, Cops Say

With all this banning-pit-bull talk recently hitting up your daily bloggy blog, we still haven't addressed the banning-pit-bull-owners issue. Now would be that time. Because, according to cops, a Fort Lauderdale man screw it, I'm gonna treat my pit bull like a soccer ball.

Paws Pound the Pavement

Pit Bulls Much Less Aggressive Than Other Breeds, Study Says

Amid growing alarm among Broward County's bureaucracies concerning the ownership of pit bulls -- and whether they should be banned -- scientific research offers a very different perspective on the animal. According to a 2008 study, "Breed Differences in Canine Aggression," pit bulls are markedly le ... More >>

Paw-ty Like a Rock Star

Eat Good Food, Help Good Dogs

Wasserman Schultz Attacks Romney; Best She Can Do Is 29-Year-Old Anecdote About Dog Crate

​South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz operates on a national stage -- as chair of the Democratic National Committee, she's the face of the president's party and frequently takes on national issues. Late last night, she took to Twitter to attack Republican presidential candidate Mit ... More >>

Whiskers and Wine in Boynton Beach Raises Funds for Homeless South Florida Pets

​Enjoy a reasonably priced night out and help totally adorable pets in need of forever homes at the Whiskers and Wine event benefiting Warm Hearts Pet Rescue and Good Karma Pet Rescue. The wine mixer includes appetizers, and there is limited space available, so organizers suggest an early RSVP.

Ruffians on the Loose or Ruffing It

Thanks to Drunken Boaters, City Closes Dog Beach Without Public Input

Photo by Eric Barton​For years now, Exchange Club Park in Pompano Beach has been a secluded, almost secret oasis for dogs and their owners. Here was the only beach in Broward and Palm Beach counties where dogs were allowed at any time. The clear and calm waters of the Intracoastal made it an ideal ... More >>

Man Too Old To Adopt Puppies

Courtesy Mikel Gustafsson​There's no better way to make a man feel like an unperson than to tell him he can't adopt a puppy because he's too old and might die. Yet this is what some hapless receptionist at the Rescued Hearts animal shelter had to tell an 81-year-old by the name of Ward Twining.Thi ... More >>

Why Greyhound Racing Could End in Florida This Year

​Last week State Sen. Maria Sachs, a Democrat from Delray Beach, proposed a new bill that would allow greyhound tracks to keep their slot machines and poker tables, even if they don't actually race dogs on-premises. The bill (SB 1594) would end the 15-year-old live-racing requirement established i ... More >>

Who Let the Dogs... Run a 5K?

Must (Really) Love Dogs

Ron Jeremy Hosts Puppy Fashion Show in West Palm Beach

Brygida T. via FacebookJeremy is apparently a dog lover.​Yes, porn stars and Chihuahuas do mix. That was the message Friday night at porno-popular Off the Hookah in West Palm Beach, where infamous skin flick king Ron Jeremy spent the evening snuggling with some extraordinarily well-dressed pooches ... More >>

Antiracing Group Calls for State to Investigate Greyhound Trainer

A check written from a greyhound trainer to a man who confessed to shooting and burying thousands of dogs.​A national anti-dog-racing group has officially requested that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation investigate whether the state has the authority to revoke the license of ... More >>

Fired Greyhound Trainer Speaks to Media

Last week, we broke you the news that a woman arrested on felony animal cruelty charges was still working as a greyhound trainer in Florida. In 2002, Ursula O'Donnell sent greyhounds in her care from Palm Beach, Naples, and Orlando to an Alabama man who shot and buried them, according to a state in ... More >>

Woman Arrested for Helping Kill Over 2,000 Greyhounds Is Training Dogs In Florida Again

Authorities found the bodies of more than 2,000 greyhounds buried on an 18-acre property. Most had gun shot wounds in the head and neck.​A woman arrested on felony charges for helping kill more than 2,000 greyhounds from all over the state has been training racing dogs again in Florida as recently ... More >>

Animal Collective

Dog Racing Done in Wisconsin; What This Means for Florida

Thomas Francis​It wasn't so long ago that Wisconsin had five dog tracks, second only to Florida in terms of total live-racing facilities. This week, the operators of the Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha announced that the track will end racing on New Year's Eve. This will mark the end of greyh ... More >>

Ultimutt Love

The Cat That Got Away

Flickr User: autorin22In a post Friday, we described the "Houdini-esque predicament" of Charles Saltzman, a former treasurer of the Deerfield Beach cat shelter, Feline Friends. Three years after leaving that position, he'd seemingly been caught red-handed, raiding a Feline Friends-controlled bank ac ... More >>

Dogs on Catwalks

Biden Goes to Breeder for Pup, Bypasses Hideous Rescue Dogs

Take a look at the photo of this hideous puppy above, and it's easy to see why Joe Biden went to a dog breeder to get his new puppy. Is this the best you've got, German shepherd rescue groups? Pictured is Caribou, a German shepherd puppy available right now from Abandoned Animal Foundation Inc. in C ... More >>

Kitten Caboodle

Livid Kittens

City Bites Dog

How to deal with a man holding up $2.4 billion in development: Kick his pooch.

Blowfly, Under the Covers

Blowfly

A Real Catwalk

With cats! And dogs!

Catcalls at Haute Hounds

A Runway Show to Beg For

Puppy Love

John Cusack's another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs

Letters July 22-28, 2004

Bad Fortune

Best Doggy Daycare

Camp Canine

Best Pet Store

Benny's Tropical Fish

Finished Line

Federal indictments. Drugging. Lowbrow culture. Hollywood Greyhound Track is for the dogs.

United For Fun

Golf Greats on the Move

Symphony of Distortion

Cuter than a laundry basket full of kittens

Best Pet Store

Tea Cups

Best Female Rock Vocalist

Paige Alison Harvey

Kittens Exposed

An international cloud of fairy dust is stirred by the pesky paws of Fort Lauderdale's own Livid Kittens

Best Pet Store

Pet Paradise

Best Place to Walk Your Dog

Bark Park at Snyder Park

Triumph of De Vil

Young pups learn new tricks as sequel 102 Dalmatians hits the spots

Undercurrents

The city is worries about the image of the groovy, cosmopolitan beach area.

Foodstuff

Bone Appetit

Bow Woe Woe

Rescue groups in Palm Beach County believe Animal Care & Control is killing dogs that could be adopted

Foodstuff

Bagel City South

Best Place To Walk Your Dog

InnoPet Park

Letters

Letters

The Case of the Homeless Hound

A man and his dog have been apart because a do-gooder unleashed a legal barrage over ownership of a Labrador retriever. Now the canine in contention has vanished.