BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County Animal Welfare debuted a new service that aims to reunite residents with their missing pets. The Lost and Found Animals Viewer shows the locations where ...

In 2021, Manatee County leaders passed an outright ban on retail pet sales. The ban followed years of advocacy from animal ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County Animal Welfare is overloaded with animals in the aftermath of Debby. Facility representatives say nearly 120 animals were found or turned in during the week ...

explained that updated the county’s animal ordinance requires pet stores that sell dogs and cats to register with Manatee County and undergo an inspection before approval of a county license.

The team created a plan to monitor and rescue the animal and began assembling resources, including a manatee transport truck, multiple nets and a specialized manatee capture boat. However ...