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

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 ...

MANATEE, Fla. (SNN) — Manatee County Animal Welfare was overwhelmed with stray pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby. Since Aug. 1, a total of 129 stray animals have been brought into MCAW ...

Manatee Park is a refuge for Florida manatees between December and February. During these colder months, the animals flock to warm pockets of water to escape chilly temperatures. Since the park is ...

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.

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 ...

A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

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 ...