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It was another gorgeous day on Miami Beach. Chip, Radar, Brie, Pumpkin, Griffin and Dreyfus were gathered, awaiting their call. Celebrity shooter, Sebastian Faena, was scouting the perfect location on the shore. Make up person…check. Wardrobe…check. Rising star models…check. “Abandoned Pet Rescue dogs…please  come to the set!” The “set” was a fabu photo shoot forRead more

It’s hard to believe that the year 2017 is nearly complete. Each-and-every year seems to go faster and faster and leaves us less time to accomplish our goals. Thanks to each-and-every one of you it’s been a good year for the animals at Abandoned Pet Rescue as more and more find their forever homes. But notRead more

(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