Crazy for Critters

Distemper Vaccinations FREE!!

MIAMI, February 28^th, 2011) – In an effort to raise awareness about Canine Distemper, Animal Services is hosting a Drive-thru Distemper Prevention Event on Sunday, March 6, 2011, from 9 am to 3 pm at the shelter located at 7401 NW 74 Street, Miami, FL, 33166.

Volunteer veterinarians will provide free Distemper/Parvo vaccination to dogs between the ages of 2 months and 1 year of age.  Canine Distemper (and Parvo Virus) can be fatal in unvaccinated puppies and dogs.  These viruses are becoming more dangerous in our community and vaccination is essential.  Animal Services encourages all pet owners to regularly vaccinate, identify and sterilize their pets.  A healthy pet is a happy pet.  Other services provided at the shelter are rabies vaccination, microchipping and sale of dog license tags.  For additional information and services, please visit www.miamidade.gov/animals

WHAT:      Drive-thru Distemper Prevention Day (stay in your car!)

 WHO:        Miami-Dade Animal Services Department

 WHEN:      Sunday, March 6^th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 WHERE:    Miami-Dade Animal Services Shelter - 7401 NW 74 ST - Miami, FL 33166 

 Volunteers will give out preventive care information. Donations of $3 are welcome to cover the cost of the vaccine, but not mandatory.  Donations of dog and/or cat toys are appreciated.

Donation Gift Certificates are ideal presents for any occasion.  It’s the perfect gift for everyone and a gift that will help the shelter animals.

Animal Services is responsible for enforcing Chapter 5 of the Miami-Dade County Code, as well as Florida Statute 828, which deals primarily with animal cruelty issues.  Unlike private shelters that have limitations on the number of pets they accept, Animal Services accepts all dogs and cats. Each year, the shelter impounds 36,000 pets.  The goal at Animal Services is to reunite lost pets with their families or find life-long homes for as many animals as possible. 

Related links: www.miamidade.gov/animals  or call 311.

 

 

Tasty!

This is Mocha!

I am about a year old and kind of small for a Lab, about 55 pounds. I grew up at a hoarder's house in Arkansas before the nice people from rescue came along. When the first rescue got me I was skinny and had lost a lot of hair and was pretty malnourished. I have to say that although I like other animals, it's nice to be around just a few! I get more attention that way. My foster mom says I am a very good boy for my age. I know how to sit and lie down. I am crate-trained and run inside my crate when it's time to eat (I love dinner). I am great at fetch; I bring the ball right back and either drop it or let it be taken from my mouth. I take treats very gently. I get along really well with the big and small dog in my foster home. There is a cat there too, but he doesn't bother me at all. I am a little starved for love. but now that I know there is plenty of it go go around I am starting to relax. I would be a great dog for an active family because I am very lithe and athletic. I would also make a great second dog because I love to play! If I sound like the dog for you, please contact Lab Rescue.

If you are interested in meeting or adopting MOCHA  or one of our other labs contact Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida by visiting our website www.labradorrescue.net  or call 1-866-464-LABS. LRROF has all our Labs microchipped, spayed or neutered, up to date on shots and each adoption comes with a 30 day pre-paid pet health insurance plan. All applicants will have a home inspection and vet reference (if applicable) 

Greyhound event- plan ahead

GREYHOUND PICNIC

Sunday April 3, 2011

John Williams Park, 6101 Sheridan St, Hollywood

11am-3 pm

ALL DOGS INVITED!!!

 

Games and Contests

Best Dressed Dog, Tricks, Baldest Butt, Group Roo,etc. Great Prizes!!

Demonstration by Soaring Cindy Team, High jump Guiness World Record

Off Leash Playtime (Dog Park) 

Blessing of the Dogs by the Franciscan Brothers

Raffle and Silent Auction

Complimentary Vegan Food

MANY GREYHOUNDS FOR ADOPTION

 

Invite all your friends

100% proceeds to benefit the greyhounds

Information: 1-877-Ex-Racer         www.hollydogs.org

 

 

Hollydogs is a 501(c)3 organization created to save greyhounds that otherwise would have been destroyed.

All donations are tax-deductible.

 

FREE Microchipping

     FREE PET MICROCHIPPING  (1ST 100 In attendance)

WHY:        36,000 ANIMALS ARE ABANDONED AT ANIMAL SERVICES EACH YEAR

                   ONLY 1,500 ARE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES!

                   LESS THAN 15% HAVE ANY FORM OF IDENTIFICATION

 

                    BECAUSE WE WANT TO HELP!!!!!   BECAUSE WE CAN HELP!!!!

WHEN:    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2011  8AM-8PM

WHERE:  DORAL CENTRE ANIMAL CLINIC

                   9400 NW 58TH ST

                   DORAL, FL  33178

                   (305) 598-1234

 

Low Cost Spay/Neuter in Broward

Stray Aid & Rescue, Inc - Spay/Neuter Clinic - Affordable spay/neuter services - open to the public!

We are a non profit organization. Our mission is to stop pet overpopulation. Surgeries are performed by State Licensed Veterinarians.

New Schedule - Starting March 1, 2011

TUESDAYS: PARKING LOT located between Flamingo Gardens and Davie Fire Station.
Flamingo Road & SW36 Ct, Davie 33330
WEDNESDAYS: SUNVIEW PARK
1500 SW 42nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, 33317
FRIDAYS: TY PARK
3300 N Park Road, Hollywood, 33021
SATURDAYS: FLORIDA HUMANE SOCIETY
3870 North Powerline Road Pompano Beach, 33073

ALL SCHEDULING IS DONE BY STRAY AID & RESCUE, INC. Do not call these locations for information, they can't help you. Please go to our website to schedule your appointment online OR text/call 954-816-0799.

Our website has complete information regarding pricing, services, pre-op instructions - www.strayaid.org

Whole Lotta Dog Needs a Home

This guy is a Cane Corso, pulled from Miami-Dade Animal Services. His rescuer calls him "a rare find, as the breed is extremely rare in FL and has just recently been becoming more popular in the States...He is considered a type of Italian Mastif, smaller in build and weight than regular mastiffs. And unlike regular mastiffs, they do NOT drool or slobber unless VERY excited - and then only a little.

  "He's about 3 years old, blue in color and was extremely underweight at the shelter. He also had a slight case of demodex, which he is recovering nicely from.  He has since gained about 12 lbs and should put on another 10-15 or so, and his hair is already growing back. He has been fully vetted, neutered, and is up to date on all his shots.

"He loves people, is great with other dogs and doesn't mind cats. I'm not sure about smaller kids, but I think he'd be ok with older children, as he is just a big gentle giant and a love bug. He follows you when you are home and sleeps on his bed when you are gone. He is NOT destructive at all. He still gets excited enough to play and welcome you home, but is past his wild puppy years. He is fully housebroken and knows basic commands. Loves treats!''

Call 954-534-6356 or email tal790@aol.com.

Sleeping with your pet: This is a problem?

NEW YORK TIMES

HOME & GARDEN   | February 17, 2011
Warm Nights, Cold Noses
By BOB MORRIS
Sharing a mattress with pets has its risks: germs, crowding and rivalries. It also has its rewards: unconditional love.



Very Well Deserved Honor

SAN FRANCISCO – Miami-Dade Assistant State Attorney Susan Dannelly is being named one of America’s Top Ten Animal Defenders by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) during National Justice for Animals Week 2011, February 20 – 26. The week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness nationwide about how citizens can work within their communities to achieve real justice for animal victims--and honoring law enforcement, prosecutors, and legislators who give real teeth to laws protecting animals.

Why are America’s animals lucky to have Dannelly on their side? Last year, Dannelly secured the high-profile conviction of a man who had been engaging in the staging of pit bull fights. Juan Carlos Olivero organized a dog fight that resulted in the deaths of at least 7 dogs. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a very significant sentence. Dannelly is committed to teaching her community about the horrendous crimes against animals and encourages participation in the prevention of these atrocities.

 Among the other top animal defenders being recognized this year by the Animal Legal Defense Fund are:

• Suffolk County, New York Legislator Jon Cooper, who sponsored the historic “Justin’s Law,” passed by a unanimous vote last October, which creates the nation’s first mandatory public registry for criminals convicted of animal abuse;
• Tannaz Kouhpainezhad, a Los Angeles prosecutor who went after an abuser who tortured two Schnauzers to death and was caught by police when neighbors reported hearing whimpering from inside his home. The conviction of the abuser was upheld on appeal in the first case of its kind in the nation, when the Court agreed with Tannaz’s argument that law enforcement can legally enter a residence without a warrant to aid an animal;
  • Deschutes County, Oregon’s Sheriff Larry Blanton and Lieutenant Shane Nelson , who in an unprecedented move created a 23-acre livestock rescue and shelter to care for neglected, abused, and abandoned large animals seized in criminal cruelty cases—setting a gold standard model for county sheriffs when it comes to seeking justice for abused farmed animals;
  • Joshua Crain, who sought felony charges in a jury trial in Tennessee against a man who, after his 2-year-old Alaskan Husky chewed on some wiring in his home, beat him and then used a metal file to grind down the dog’s teeth.

 “Animal victims of abuse cannot speak for themselves—so concerned citizens and our legal system must speak up for them,” says ALDF Executive Director Stephen Wells. “Susan Dannelly has gone above and beyond in earning a place among America’s Top Ten Animal Defenders during National Justice for Animals Week 2011.”

 ALDF was founded in 1979 with the unique mission of protecting the lives and advancing interests of animals through the legal system. ALDF’s Criminal Justice Program provides free legal assistance—including legal research and strategy suggestions, location of expert witnesses, and sample pleadings—to prosecutors handling cruelty cases and works to strengthen state anti-cruelty legislation.

 

GORGEOUS shar-pei needs a home!!

What a magnificent dog!


And what a sad story:

We found Saturday night a female shar-pei, small size, and since we are not allowed to have pets we are trying to get a family for her. If you or anyone that you know is interested please give me a call asap. I can't keep it any longer. Obviously she was abandoned in between Palmetto and a building on Kendall and she did not move the whole day looking at every car that slowed down next to her. We believe that the person that left her there was in a car and she was expecting to be picked up.

We have been in different shelters and they do not have more space for any dog which means that she will be put to sleep if we don't find anyone. She is very sweet, educated, doesn't jump on any furniture, doesn't bark or destroy anything in the house, doesn't cry, very calm, but she likes to play. Please help us with this one. We think she still young.
 
Cell: 305 305 8098
email: angelicamiami@bellsouth.net

 

 

 

 

Scottish Deerhound Wins Westminster for the First Time

Her name is Hickory, she's 5, and this was her last show. Click here to see the Best in Show finals. (I personally favored the Chinese shar-pei, since two of mine have a heapin helpin' of shar-pei in them, and I find them infinitely amusing. But congrats to Hickory, a majestic beast indeed.