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From the Daily Puppy- Bringing home your New Puppy

Thinking about bringing home a cute, furry bundle of joy? Make sure you’re ready for the responsibilities of being a puppy parent! #dogtips

Posted by The Daily Puppy on Wednesday, August 19, 2015

South Florida sees record-breaking number of pet adoptions during Clear the Shelters

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article31323215.html

South Florida saw record-breaking pet adoptions Saturday during Clear the Shelters, now a national initiative to get as many animals as possible out of shelters and into adopters’ homes by offering a big incentive: waived adoption fees.

Miami-Dade Animal Services adopted out 161 animals — mostly dogs and some cats, while the Humane Society of Greater Miami had 71 adoptions Saturday. Broward County Animal Care, the Humane Society of Broward County and the Upper Keys Humane Society also participated in the event.

Puppy rescued from top of train gets new home

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four firefighters in a South Carolina town plucked a frightened black lab puppy from the top of a double-decker freight train car and delivered her to a new, loving home.

“We don’t know how long she was up there,” Liberty assistant fire chief Chris Rowland said.” read more Yahoo news