The Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) joins Friends of Miami Animals Foundation Inc. (FoMA), Wings of Rescue, and several other rescue companions situated within the northeast states, to move greater than 30 shelter dogs who’ve been ready to be adopted in our group. These dogs, together with a few of our long-term residents and seniors, will journey to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey, the place there’s a larger demand for adoptable pets. They will fly out on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 8 a.m., from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport’s National Jet Private Terminal (FLL) situated at 3495 SW ninth Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315.
“Our County is dedicated to find caring homes for our pets by working together with other partners and animal welfare organizations to address the national overpopulation crisis. Partnering with FoMA, Wings of Rescue, and other regional rescues, allows us to extend our reach to provide these animals a chance at finding new homes,” mentioned Annette Jose, Director of Animal Services, “While we say goodbye to these 30 dogs, we have hundreds more at our Pet Adoption and Protection Center who are waiting for their forever families. We urge everyone to open their home to a pet in need.”
The greater than 30 dogs, all of which have been quarantining to be medically cleared for transport, might be flown to Morristown, NJ and Bedford, MA and might be met by six totally different rescue organizations: New Hampshire SPCA, Massachusetts SPCA, Bideawee, Best Friends Animal Society, Animal Haven, and Paws on the Green. The flight might be operated by non-profit Wings of Rescue, which transports homeless pets from high-density areas to rescue companions throughout the U.S. and Canada.
“When Yolanda of Friends of Miami Animals Foundation reached out to Wings of Rescue about doing a transport flight there was no question our answer was yes,” mentioned Maggie McGuane, Wings of Rescue. “Miami-Dade is facing unprecedented overcrowding and this opportunity to both make room at the shelter and find forever homes up North was a no brainer. This flight is a one-way ticket to dozens of happy endings, I’m just thankful I get to be along for the ride.”
Friends of Miami Animals Foundation, Inc., is a 501c(3) organization devoted to saving and enhancing the lives of homeless pets.
“Relocation programs are a critical tool for saving lives,” mentioned Yolanda Berkowitz, FoMA President and Founder. “We are happy to support Miami-Dade County Animal Services and are grateful for our partners at Wings of Rescue who have assisted us in times of critical overpopulation, and to the receiving shelter partners taking in our deserving pets to find them forever homes.”
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About Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Every 12 months, Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) gives care and refuge for 28,000 to 30,000 misplaced and deserted dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services workers works diligently to search out life-long properties for these deserted animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, internet hosting offsite adoptions at areas all through the group, and dealing collaboratively with rescue organizations, volunteers, and adoption companions. For extra data go to, www.miamidade.gov/animals and/or comply with them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @adoptmiamipets.
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About Friends of Miami Animals
Friends of Miami Animals Foundation’s mission is to save lots of and enhance the lives of homeless pets in Miami Dade County by way of schooling, advocacy, monetary help and elevated consciousness. FoMA was based in 2016 from a need to assist cut back pet overpopulation and alleviate the underlying causes of pet homelessness, akin to undesirable puppies and kittens, pet abandonment, and different points that convey pets into shelters and pressure pet homeowners to give up their pets because of non permanent hardships. From funding free or low cost medical companies by way of varied companions to pets dwelling in low revenue households, to serving to Miami-Dade County Animal Services with enrichment for shelter pets by funding enhanced play yards to permit massive dogs to get out in play teams and creating their Annual Volunteer Fair, our focus is to help extra homeless pets by working carefully with Miami-Dade County Animal Services and different teams and serving to to convey the shelter into the group and the group into the shelter.
About Wings of Rescue
Wings of Rescue is a donation-supported charity that air-transports surrendered, homeless and in any other case at-risk pets from high-density shelters, catastrophe areas and harmful circumstances to the security of rescue amenities and animal-welfare organizations the place every pet is given care and a brand new home. Additionally, yearly Wings of Rescue planes ship 1000’s of kilos of humanitarian and veterinary support to communities and pets in want, and the group serves as advocates for spay/neuter packages and different life-saving practices. Since its founding in 2012, Wings of Rescue pilots have safely and effectively flown over 60,000 pets on to new lives. For extra data, go to www.wingsofrescue.org
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