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 ...

“They’re closely related to elephants, which also demonstrate similar behaviors in having mental maps ... manatee’s migratory path. On their regular trek to these industrial sites, the ...

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 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.

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) — A manatee that made a rare visit to Rhode Island has been found dead offshore, bringing a sad end to the marine mammal’s curious appearance in New England. The West ...

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 ...