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A young canine was noticed operating alongside the street in Loxahatchee by involved neighbors greater than a month in the past. They knew she did not have a home to return to and was probably struggling to search out meals. Now, the gorgeous canine is searching for her without end home.
Welcome to The Palm Beach Post’s Pet of the Week, a sequence the place we characteristic animals up for adoption in Palm Beach County in hopes of discovering them a home.
This week’s pet is Miss Emma. She’s been at Animal Care and Control since March 4. Despite her years as a stray, Miss Emma is a sweetheart who’s pleasant with different dogs. While she’s probably seen among the worst sides of people, she’s able to cuddle up along with her household and sleep in a heat mattress.
Here’s what to learn about our pet of the week, together with what Animal Care and Control staffers say about Miss Emma’s persona:
Dog available for adoption: Miss Emma
- Age: 4 years old
- Weight: 41 lbs
- Sex: Female, spayed
- Animal ID: A2163408
About her: Miss Emma shouldn’t be solely very fairly, however she’s additionally house-broken, and she or he’s an absolute rock star in playgroups since she will get alongside properly with different dogs!
Important to know: Miss Emma can be one in every of Animal Control’s “Healing Hearts” dogs. This signifies that she has been recognized with coronary heart worms, which is a treatable and simply preventable situation. The household who adopts Miss Emma may have her heart-worm therapy coated by means of Animal Care and Control’s Healing Hearts Sponsorship Program.
For extra data, you possibly can take a look at Miss Emma’s online profile on the animal care and control website.
How to undertake a cat or canine in Palm Beach County
You can begin the adoption course of in person or on-line.
To begin in person, go to Animal Care and Control throughout regular business hours at 7100 Belvedere Road close to West Palm Beach to fill out an software and meet the pets there.
To begin the method on-line:
- Use the pet’s animal ID quantity (just like the one listed above) to look them on Animal Control’s online database.
- Click on the “Ready to Adopt? Click Here” hyperlink to the correct of the pet’s picture.
- Fill out the two-page downloadable adoption application and e mail it to Animal Control at [email protected].
- Once Animal Control has reviewed your software, a group member will contact you to verify that you’ve got been authorised to undertake. Submittal of a web based software doesn’t guarantee the pet’s availability.
Adoption charges: This month, standard adoption fees are waived at Animal Care and Control. Adoption charges are often $60 for grownup dogs, $75 for puppies and $50 for cats and kittens. Palm Beach County residents who’re 55 years and older are supplied a reduced adoption price.
Note: All animals adopted from Animal Control shall be spayed if feminine or neutered if male. They shall be up-to-date on vaccinations, protected in opposition to fleas and ticks and microchipped.
About fostering: If you aren’t prepared for a long-term dedication, you might wish to think about providing foster care to a pet. This is a good way to get the texture for turning into a pet dad or mum, and it permits you and your new potential pet to get to know one another. You can discover extra details about fostering on Animal Control’s website.
Have you adopted one in every of our pets of the month?
So far, 4 of our pets of the week have been adopted!
We’d like to trace our influence all year long, and probably characteristic adoptive households in a “the place are they now?”-style story. If you’ve got adopted a pet featured on this sequence, inform us about it right here: https://forms.gle/nN9w7cmCQRJmVcus6
We will not use any of your data with out contacting you first.
Katherine Kokal is a journalist masking training at The Palm Beach Post. She has a canine, Cooper, who’s 8 years old, and a kitten, Benny, who’s 10 months old. You can attain her at [email protected]. Help help our work: Subscribe today!
