Witness rescues kitten thrown from truck in Broward, adopts her
The incident happened days before a new Florida law will make it a felony to encourage minors to commit animal abuse.
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The incident happened days before a new Florida law will make it a felony to encourage minors to commit animal abuse.
The cold temperatures are wreaking havoc on South Florida's plants and animals, forcing farmers and shelters to scramble to make sure they stay warm and protected from the cold.
Five-year-old Draco first came to Miami-Dade Animal Services almost 3 years ago sad, neglected, and needing more than just food.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on lawmakers to address concerns regarding "puppy mills" during the upcoming legislative session in January.
One disease is impacting dogs in Miami-Dade County, while the other is infecting cats in Broward County.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm is an animal farm you have never seen before.
Although there are no official figures or estimates of how many pets have been left behind by their owners who leave Cuba, the number of abandoned cats and dogs has spiked in the last two years as Cubans migrate in record numbers, animal activists say.
Cats and dogs from shelters in the path of Hurricane Helene will be evacuated to South Florida.
A truck loaded with dogs forced out of their north Florida shelter by Hurricane Debby landed in Broward County Wednesday.
More pets go missing during the Fourth of July weekend than any other time of the year, the American Kennel Club said.
A four-year-old French bulldog was called S'more after being picked up in an El Portal neighborhood early Friday morning. He's now named Grogu after the "Baby Yoda" character from Star Wars.
A neighbor who wishes to be anonymous sent CBS News Miami the video.
CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis spoke with Portnoy about how his pup is stealing hearts across the country.
CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis finds out how shelters are turning away dogs.
CBS News Miami went inside a Medley shelter after people raised concerns on social media about some 150 dogs under extreme heat and without air conditioning.
Video circulating on social media shows precautions being taken to keep pets cool at the shelter
The heat impacting South Florida is also affecting our pets, especially those housed at animal shelters.
On top of the abuse cases, IHeart Animal Rescue is also helping neurologically disabled dogs who are products of inbreeding.
Newton Siqueira Jr., director of the Redland Dog Sanctuary, and his team take care of up to 170 dogs at a time
The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet, one of the cutest events in sports, has helped hundreds of dogs find forever homes.
"If you're bundled up, and you find that it's too cold and you can't handle it any longer, your dog probably can't either," one veterinarian said.
Miami-Dade Animal Services said they have almost 1,000 pets in their shelters, hoping to find them new homes.
Miami-Dade Animal Services took CBS News Miami inside a shelter they are still using even though they moved their headquarters to a new facility in Doral in 2016.
Miami-Dade Animal Services says right now, they need people to adopt more than ever.
The shelter said they are currently caring for more than 650 animals
