A Letter From Steve
By Steve Bardy, Executive Director This is the time of year I typically reflect on “How I Spent My Summer.” Recalling the days when returning to school, an English teacher would inevitably ask the class to pen a paper on their summer activities and accomplishments. As with many of you, I can easily think of […]
They All Deserve Care
Sanchez has not had an easy life. The 8-week-old kitten was brought to the shelter in a shoebox after being found outside all alone. Covered from foot to tail in sores from itchy scabies mites, emaciated, and exhausted from trying to survive on his own — Sanchez’s rescuer couldn’t have come at a more perfect […]
25,000 Pounds of Pet Food Distributed to Families in Need
No pet parent should have to feel the panic and stress of prioritizing pet food purchases against a laundry list of other financial responsibilities. Especially if it means the difference between keeping their beloved pets or surrendering them to the shelter. But as the spread of COVID-19 increased this summer in Florida, so did the struggles for […]
Volunteer Spotlights
Cat Condo Care Volunteer Jami Hines Jami has been a Superstar volunteer these past few months! A dedicated volunteer for the past three-years, Jami spends most of her volunteer hours caring for cats at our offsite adoption locations. Recently she has been helping out at the Ocoee PetSmart. With our animal care staff busy at the […]
Orlando is the 4th Most Pet-Friendly City in America
The City Beautiful was recently named the 4th Most Pet-Friendly City in America by WalletHub! Our community really is full of enthusiastic and loving pet people, so we aren’t necessarily surprised that Orlando was included toward the top of the popularity list. With animal parents in mind, WalletHub compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest […]
Local Girl Scout Lexie Young Advocates for Shelter Pets with Impressive Gold Award Project
Alexis (Lexie) Young met her first cat named Milkyway when she visited an animal shelter with her Girl Scout troop early on in her 11-year journey from “Daisy” to “Senior” scout. Like with most Girl Scout troops, becoming a well-rounded scout means learning about the community — and it starts by experiencing it first hand. […]