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Girl Scout troop 10987 of St. Coleman’s School and the Key Club of Cardinal Gibbons School really came through for Abandoned Pet Rescue last month!! This Girl Scout troop was given the choice of 2 charities to support and the following lovely young women chose to work for animals: Sarah, Campbell, Kayli, Anette, Shea, Gabriella,Read more

NOT ADOPTABLE!  Those were the words put on the sign on the front of Greydon’s cage within a few days of his arrival at the shelter.  This outwardly cute Havanese mix was actually an untouchable who had been dumped by his owner and left to run wild with a pack of dogs in Homestead inRead more

She’s just five years old and already is a lover of cats. But Chloe De-Cuyper can not have her own cat right now so she asked he mom and dad to take her to visit kitties at the animal shelter. And the shelter they have chosen is Abandoned Pet Rescue. As often as they canRead more

     Abandoned Pet Rescue survives in large part because of the wonderful people who volunteer each and every day. But did you know it’s not all about walking dogs and playing with cats?      Our volunteer efforts span a wide variety of needs from those who volunteer to transport animals, people who workRead more

A few years ago, our rescue cat (Lola) who lived at a dumpster in my former office’s parking lot disappeared!  She refused to stay in the house. She slept in bed with us or our son at night, but pretty much stayed in the yard. So, when she didn’t come home one night we put inRead more

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