Adorable Adoptables

Moo-Moo Needs a New Friend

Moo-Moo is a kitten looking for a new home.

Moo-Moo is an affectionate, cow-colored 9-week old male kitten. He thinks milk is okay but much prefers human attention. Sweet Moo-Moo is just one of many waiting for someone to help celebrate national Adopt-a-Cat Month at Hillsborough County Animal Services, featuring the "Feline 15" special all during June! Adopt any cat for just $15 including spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination, micro-chip, health-check and County registration with tag. Moo-Moo is Animal ID# 1443453. Adopt Tuesday - Sunday at Hillsborough County Animal Services,  440 N. Falkenburg Rd. For more information, call (813) 744-5660 or visit www.hillsboroughcounty.org/animalservices.

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Adorable Adoptables

Who Doesn't Like a Brunette with Green Eyes?

Hilda is a little tiger cat looking for a new home.

How about these spiffy stripes? Hilda is a 2-year-old brown and gray tiger cat brought to the shelter as a stray. She's attractive, affectionate, healthy and offered at a special adoption fee. Hilda will come to you fully spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and pet registered with the county for just $20. Hilda is animal ID# 1435596. Adopt Tuesday - Sunday at Hillsborough County Animal Services,  440 N. Falkenburg Rd. For more information, call (813) 744-5660 or visit www.hillsboroughcounty.org/animalservices.

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Do You Like Brown or Blue Eyes the Most?

Either way, Jo-Jo will bring you the best of both worlds.

Babies go quickly, but few ask to adopt their mama. This 3-year-old brown Catahoula Leopard Hound mix delivered her pups almost as soon as she arrived at the shelter. Now, Jo-Jo is getting her groove back at a transition-foster home. Give this a devoted mom her new beginning and let Jo-Jo bring you the best of both worlds:  one brown eye, one blue! She'll go home spayed/vaccinated/registered/microchipped and more from Hillsborough County Animal Services, 440 N. Falkenburg Road. Donate to her care or adopt her Tuesday - Sunday. Jo-Jo is animal ID# 1410484. For more information, call (813) 744-5660 or visit www.hillsboroughcounty.org/animalservices.

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'No-Fleas Market and Sale' Set for Saturday

The volunteers at Hillsborough County Animal Services will host their 'No-Fleas Market and Sale' to benefit medically needy shelter pets.

Bargain hunters and animal lovers united. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the volunteers at Hillsborough County Animal Services will host their “No-Fleas Market and Sale” from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12, outside the shelter at 440 N. Falkenburg Rd. Shop fabulous finds for both pets and their people, even Mom. The event will feature clothing, jewelry, arts, and even gardening tools. Volunteers will hold a cookout/barbecue, too. The proceeds will benefit medically needy shelter pets. Donations of pet food and clean towels and bedding are always appreciated. Hundreds of lovable hearts await. Adopt your new best friend and furry family member from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at a discounted fee (photo ID required). For more information, call (…

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Not All Strays Are Throwaways

The vet gave Brindle a 20 percent chance of surviving.

Almost exactly one year ago, Bree Rauck was volunteering with a local animal rescue. She loved dogs and wanted a chance to give back. Cathy, a co-founder of the rescue told her that a puppy would be arriving soon and to watch for it. Soon, a lady came walking up with a malnourished, injured and broken male pup. He had been found roaming Busch Boulevard in Tampa.  Bree’s heart went out the pup, and she called her husband to ask if they could foster it. Her husband, Tracy, shared Bree's enthusiasm for animals and said of course!  That night and most of Saturday, the puppy, which they named Brindle, was lively and happy. Then, all of a sudden on Saturday night he became lethargic and began vomiting. Brindle didn't act at all like the puppy he…

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Shelly Maslak

11:17 am on Monday, August 15, 2011

Thanks for the great advise to the readers Julie!   more ›

Pet of the Week

Meet Chloe, Putting a Good Face on the Pit Breed

This abandoned pit bull popped up out of a garbage bag and found a new family.

Name: Chloe Breed: Pit Bull Age: 6 years Owners: Ann and James Cosentino What is her personality like? “Chloe has a wonderful story and puts a good face on what is usually known as a feared breed, the pit bull,” Ann Cosentino said. “However, we often refer to her as a Staffordshire Terrier in the presence of [timid] dog people.” How did you adopt her? “My husband found her while doing an residential home appraisal in an abandoned garage. Her little head popped out of a garbage bag and her tail wagged at the site of a friendly human. Her fur was gone and her skin was nothing but scabs left behind by ravenous fleas.  …My husband was not looking for a dog after having recently put a dog down, but Chloe found him and wormed her way into his …

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Adorable Adoptables

Adorable Adoptable: Koba is Looking for Companionship

This Mountain Cur/American Staffordshire Terrier mix is a great kisser, or so he's been told.

Well, obviously I've fallen on hard times if you're looking at my mug on this Web site. Yeah, my wife left me for a younger dog (I'm only 6 years old!), then my dog house got foreclosed on by the bank. The bottom line is that I'm a nice guy looking for some companionship. You won't find anyone more loyal and I've been told I'm a great kisser! If you're interested, have your people contact my people and we'll set up a meeting. Don't drag your feet, I may be homeless at the moment, but with these good looks I won't be on the market for long! I got a room in the Tampa Bay area while I look for my permanent home, thanks to Buddy’s Buddies  Animal Rescue. You can get in touch with me at pattiwagon1@hotmail.com I am neutered, vaccinated, house …

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Dogsitting By Chance, Adopting By Choice

Really? A second dog? I never thought it would happen to me.

  As we all know, sometimes life does not always point us in the direction we want to go. Often, we don’t even know that we need or really want something until we have it. I can say this is true when I let Grayson, a 75-pound Lab-Weimaraner mix, come stay with us. It was a pure fluke that he even ended up at my place. His foster parents had decided to take a weekend camping trip at the beginning of May and needed someone to watch him. They returned on the same weekend that another foster, a much smaller Lab mix named Raven, would be dropped off for me to watch. You can see from the pictures, Grayson is a pretty big boy, as Kaiah, my black Lab mix, is no lap dog.  When Grayson’s foster mom returned from camping, she asked if they could take…

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