More than 50 dogs were recently rescued from a "horrible" hoarding situation in Alabama, according to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Of those, 16 are in Tampa.
As the Independence Day holiday weekend begins, while many people will celebrate with fireworks; local shelters are reminding pet owners to take extra precautions because of those celebrations.
A trend in a Hillsborough County, Florida mobile home community has led to an investigation by animal control after several cats have been shot with pellets.