Study says Florida panther rebound fueled by Texas cats

By the mid-1990s, the endangered Florida panther was down to about 30 adults %u2014 a creature plagued by heart defects, sexual abnormalities and other signs of inbreeding. Then came eight Texas cougars. A...

Northpinellas: Finding feline friends gets cheaper

June is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month, according to the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It is also a time when shelters have a plethora of purring pets, a result of the spring breeding season.