Stay updated with breaking news from Kate Macfall. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Ocoee commissioners could pass a superseding law exempting Chews A Puppy from a county ban on retail pet sales, sparking activist outrage.
Gil McRae of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute says the die-off is unusual in that it’s tied to starvation.
Although the project has not yet been initiated, funding is being looked at to devote to the Animal Service Center through the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency. Tier 1 upgrades, noted as priorities in lieu of building an all new facility, include improvements to kennel plumbing drains, removal of chain link fencing and guillotine doors and replacing them with individual, stainless steel kennels, adding lighting to the aisles where potential adopters walk and to clean and paint the walls and ceilings of the facility. In addition, the company is recommending expanding the shelter’s medi...
Florida’s Prohibited Species List now has 16 new high-risk nonnative reptiles added. They include Argentine black and white tegus, green iguanas, Nile monitor lizards, Burmese pythons, reticulated pythons, and green anacondas.
Florida restricting sales of pythons and lizards amid fears of invasive species Reptile enthusiasts and breeders say itâs an example of government overreach. Â Â A black and white tegu lizard takes a drink of water in its quarters in 2013 after being confiscated from a home in Oldsmar. [ Times (2013) ] Updated Feb. 26 Florida is restricting the possession and private breeding of certain exotic animals, including Burmese pythons, green iguanas and tegu lizards, citing concerns about invasive species overrunning the state. The move comes in the face of fervent opposition from reptile...