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
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
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