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(Why Every kid should grow up with a big dog) There’s no arguing the fact that the Chihuahua, Tea Cup, Shih Tzu, Jack Russell Terrier, Toy Manchester Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese (just to name a few) are cute, cuddly little creatures. And there’s always the notion that carrying your dog around in your pocket orRead more

She was called “the true definition of spunk. The woman with the mind of her own. The volunteer who would do anything that needed to be done.”  APR’s Judy Fritz passed away June 20th after spending more than a decade giving of her time and love to our animals. During her tenure she worked everyRead more

Janet has been an APR volunteer for six years, where you can find her behind the desk at the shelter on Mondays and Fridays, showing dogs at PetSmart, or any one of APR’s weekend events.  Her favorite thing to do is hob-nob with the canines.  She and her husband have two dogs, one of whichRead more

By Allie Katz “I thought about it for a long time,” Olivia Cantville told me when we met at the APR shelter on Sunday afternoon while her parents were helping her deliver her donation, “and I thought it would be the best thing to do.” When I asked her if she had saved the moneyRead more

His name was Pixie but that’s because he was part of an all-female litter, or so the APR team thought.  Pixie, Dixie and Trixie came from a cat colony in Oakland Park. It is a colony that some of our volunteers have watched over on a regular basis for nearly 20 years. They feed thoseRead more

By Allie Katz             The kitties of APR now have a Kitty Ferris Wheel thanks to the generosity of Joyce Porter, one of our many appreciated donors.             Joyce bought the Ferris wheel for her eight (count ‘em, eight) cats.  She told me about how excited and full of expectation she was when it arrivedRead more

By Allie Katz             I personally think Sigmund Freud was wrong about a lot of things, but he hit the nail smack on the head when he said, “We are never so hopelessly unhappy as when we lose love.” This applies to both the loss of loved ones and beloved pets. I lost my bestRead more

Scouts of Troop 10778 GO FOR THE SILVER! The girls of Scout Troop 10778 earned their Cadet Silver Award , the second highest award a girl scout can receive, for their “Mission Pawsible” project. But we at Abandoned Pet Rescue think they deserve the GOLD! They built two cat towers, one of wood (pictured), andRead more

It was time for Larry Wallenstein and Richard Reed to adopt.  They had waited several months to make sure their home was ready for their new choices… two cats. The APR staff told them that black cats were the hardest to adopt and they learned that middle aged cats were less likely to be chosenRead more

DON ANDERSON Foster Father to Furry Friends Don is a retired Army man who hails from Massachusetts. We’re grateful that he chose Fort Lauderdale as his place of retirement and Abandoned Pet Rescue as the place to impart his passion for helping animals. He has been opening his heart and home since November, 2012 toRead more