PINELLAS COUNTY — SPCA Tampa Bay is beginning a new initiative to provide pet owners with resources to help care for their animals.
This is to help pet owners who are experiencing financial hardship so they can keep their pets. They can access pet food banks, vaccine centers and grooming clinics.
"It is becoming more and more expensive to take care of pets in Florida. Families can come to any of these locations to get pet food from us.”
For Food:
Pebbles Pet Food Bank
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesdays
Pasadena Pet Food Bank
9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Every second and fourth Thursday of the month
Paul Balle Memorial Pet Food Bank
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
First and second Tuesday of the month
A complete list of locations for clinics, food, and vaccines can be found at spcatampabay.org.
Brides, families fighting for refunds after event venue closes suddenly
“We’ve struggled so hard to scrape the money to be able to do this for her,” Irizarry said. “She’s my only girl and I wanted this so much for her.”
Couples and families who had weddings and events planned at a well-known venue that abruptly closed claim they’re out thousands of dollars and aren’t being given refunds. Annette Irizarry was supposed to hold her 15-year-old daughter’s quinceañera in August at the Clearwater location and said she’s now out the $6,160 she paid. Without that money, Irizarry said she can’t afford to have her daughter’s celebration somewhere else.
