A man is accused of throwing a 2-by-8-inch board at a woman and kicking her dog during a dispute, an affidavit states. Cory Denard Gibson, 27, of 1905 E. Henry Ave., was held at Orient Road Jail this morning on $11,500 bail. He is charged with felony aggravated battery, felony aggravated assault and felony animal cruelty, jail records show. ...more

July 22, 2008

A man was arrested Sunday on charges he killed two kittens at his home. James Patrick Gilley, 48, of 3081 Pine St., is charged with one count of animal cruelty. ...more

July 21, 2008

Two chickens, a pitbull mix and her two puppies were living outside a duplex within inches of feces and urine, according to Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies say a man fatally choked the family cat in front of his wife and two daughters, ages 7 and 1. ...more

July 14, 2008

OLDSMAR - An Oldsmar man was arrested for animal cruelty after Pinellas County deputies say he dangled a dog from a moving car. ...more

July 4, 2008

More than three weeks after being warned by animal services to take care of her dogs, a Tampa woman was arrested last night after police found one of the dogs dead, infested with insects. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - A South Tampa woman didn't seek treatment for her poodle, which had a broken leg, according to a Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA – Police charged a woman with animal cruelty after finding an emaciated dog with a festering wound in her yard. ...more

June 26, 2008

BRADENTON - A woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend and his rabbit with scissors in a fight this year was found not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday and committed to a state psychiatric hospital. ...more

June 26, 2008

MANATEE - A woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend's rabbit with scissors in a fight this year was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed today to a state psychiatric hospital. ...more

June 25, 2008