May 26, 2021
Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in the Florida Keys in an effort to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever and Zika. The eggs were delivered […]
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May 10, 2021
The FWC has noticed an unusual number of manatee deaths along the Atlantic coast of Florida in the beginning of 2021. Between January 1 and April […]
April 30, 2021
Shark finning is the practice of slicing the fin off of a still-living shark and discarding the rest of its body overboard, leaving it to bleed […]
April 25, 2021
At the end of March 2021, a leak was discovered in a wastewater reservoir at the old Piney Point fertilizer processing plant, located in Manatee County. […]
August 26, 2020
The Florida Legislature has passed a new law, effective July 1, 2020, regarding housing discrimination against people with emotional support animals (ESAs) as well as concerns […]
May 1, 2020
Netflix’s “Tiger King” was released as the world was entering into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it quickly became the talk of many Zoom […]
July 11, 2019
Anthony Joseph Avella was charged with practicing veterinary medicine without a license and cruelty to animals after he injured his miniature dachshund, Thor, in an attempt […]
March 14, 2019
We’ve all seen the horrific pictures of marine animal carcasses washed up on Florida’s beaches. Animals emblematic of our state’s wildlife—such as manatees, dolphins, and sea […]
January 4, 2019
As the values of our society have changed over time, often very slowly over decades, our laws have naturally followed suit. During the last two decades […]