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Brrrr-oward Prepares For Cold Weather Emergency
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) – Get ready to bundle up, throw an extra blanket on the bed and find those fuzzy slippers you haven’t seen since the last time it got chilly. Some of the coldest air of the year...
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Grinch Strikes Humane Society
BOCA RATON – (CBS4) – Sunday was a busy day at the Tri-County Humane Society Animal Shelter in Boca Raton. So busy, that no one noticed when a thief walked off with the donation box perched on the...
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Emergency Adoptions Winding Down At Dade Shelter
MEDLEY (CBS4) – Most of the hundreds of dogs who risked euthanasia at the Miami-Dade Animal Shelter have been adopted, as the shelter continued to offer no-cost adoptions Sunday to move the dogs from a...
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Rabies & Microchip Clinic Reopens At Animal Shelter
MIAMI – (CBS4) – The rabies and microchip clinic of Miami-Dade’s Animal Shelter is once again open after an outbreak of canine distemper that forced officials to disinfect the shelter and keep a number...
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Dade Animal Services Re-Opens Rabies Clinic
MIAMI – (CBS4) – After days of scrubbing and disinfecting following a canine distemper outbreak, Miami-Dade’s Animal Services re-opened their rabies and microchip clinic on Sunday. The clinic, located...
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Dade Commission Approves Money For New Shelter
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade’s Animal Services is one step closer to getting a new shelter. On Monday the County Commission approved a measure to spend $6.6 million in bond money for a property in Doral,...
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Broward County Shelter And Evacuation Information
(CBS4) – Broward County is urging residents to familiarize themselves of the 14 designated hurricane shelter locations in case of an emergency. All of the locations selected as shelters have been...
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Miami-Dade Shelter And Evacuation Information
(CBS4) – Hurricane season officially began on June 1 and Miami-Dade County is urging residents to familiarize themselves with the shelters and bus routes available in case of an emgergency.Please note...
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What To Do With Your Pets During A Hurricane
MIAMI (CBS4) – Hurricanes can be stressful on everyone, especially your pets. But if you plan ahead, it will lighten your load. Like planning for your family before a severe storm, you should plan for...
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Pizano: I Was Not Forced Out Of Animal Services
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has named a new Director of Animal Services after the often controversial Dr. Sara Pizano stepped down Thursday. In a county memorandum, Mayor Gimenez...
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Animal Services Euthanizes 18 Dogs In Infectious Disease Outbreak
MIAMI (CBS4)- Miami-Dade County’s Animal Services confirmed 18 cases of Canine Distemper among its shelter population. The dogs were euthanized Saturday. Proactive testing conducted by the shelter...
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Dogs Euthanized, Adoptions Suspended, After Distemper Outbreak
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – All dog adoptions at Miami-Dade County Animal Services have been suspended following an outbreak of Canine Distemper. Over the weekend, 23 dogs became sick and shelter officials fear...
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Hialeah Babysitter Kidnapped, Kids Left Alone
HIALEAH (CBSMiami) – Hialeah Police are searching for a man they believe may have kidnapped a woman as she watched two children, driving her around and assaulting her while the kids remained home...
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Badly Burned Dog Removed From North Miami Home
MEDLEY (CBS4) – A dog found badly burned is taking steps toward recovery, but the Boxer-Sharpei mix, named Courage, still needs more treatment. Miami-Dade Animal Services says the dog was taken from a...
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Broward Opens Shelters For Residents Who Want To Evacuate
BROWARD COUNTY (CBS4) – Shelters have opened across South Florida including Broward County. There are two general population shelters opening at 7:00 p.m. Saturday for residents of low-lying areas...
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Shelter Animals in Isaac’s Path Heading To Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) — When Tropical Storm, now Hurricane, Isaac blew into the barnyard, it sent several animals on a Davie farm searching for higher and drier ground. “This is Stewart’s...
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Marlins Game Hosts Pet Adopt-O-Mania This Weekend
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — This weekend’s Marlins game offers fans and animal lovers a very special bonus. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald reports hundreds of cats and dogs will be up for adoption while the...
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Miami-Dade Expected To Approve No-Kill Animal Shelter
MIAMI (CBS4) – Howls and meows of agreement may be heard from the Miami-Dade animal control shelter Tuesday, after County Commissioners give expected approval to a plan to improve the life expectancy...
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Miami-Dade Votes OK On No-Kill Animal Shelter
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade County Commissioners, on Tuesday, voted to approve The Pets’ Trust, a popular citizen initiative that could save the lives of thousands of unwanted pets. The commission...
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Veterinarians, Rescuers Work To Save Severely Injured Dog
SOUTH MIAMI (CBS4) – A beagle mix named Lily is fighting for her life, missing skin and tissue on forty percent of her body. Miami rescue group Paws4You rescued Lily after she was surrendered to...
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Weekend Of Waived Adoption Fees At Maxed Out Animal Shelter
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Dozens of dogs have lost their lives and more are scheduled to be put down due to overcrowding at the Miami-Dade Animal Services Shelter in Medley. Shelter administrators sent out an...
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51 Dogs Rescued From Hialeah Home Need Immediate Adoption
HIALEAH (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade County’s Animal Services rescued more than 50 dogs Friday morning from a Hialeah home. Officials said the 51 dogs were taken from the home and brought to the shelter for...
View ArticleParkland Survivor’s Pet Adoption Story Earns Local Animal Welfare...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student won a $100,000 grant for a pet shelter after submitting a story on how her adopted dog helped...
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