{"id":132378,"date":"2026-01-26T17:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/132378\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:43:07","slug":"move-over-super-bowl-lix-the-puppy-bowl-is-coming-to-cape-lee-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/132378\/","title":{"rendered":"Move over, Super Bowl LIX\u2013the Puppy Bowl is coming to Cape | Lee County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cape Coral Animal Shelter (CCAS) is gearing up for Puppy Bowl IV on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 8.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be a day of cuteness and puppy playfulness you won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p>CCAS Executive Director Liz McCauley said, \u201cOur Puppy Bowl started in 2023 as a fun way to share puppy playtime on social media. We filmed Puppy Bowl 1 on Saturday and posted the clips on Sunday, and suddenly people were calling and showing up asking if they could watch it in person!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Puppy Bowl 3 - 1\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy<br \/>\nCape Coral Animal Shelter<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll see star umpire Tom Ellegood and the CCAS Cheerleaders. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. They\u2019ll support the work of the Cape Coral Animal Shelter.<\/p>\n<p>CCAS Board President and Founder JoAnn Elardo emphasized the importance of such events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing an increase in abandoned and unwanted puppies across Florida. While puppies are undeniably adorable, it\u2019s heartbreaking how many dogs are waiting in shelters for loving homes,&#8221; Elardo said.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Puppy Bowl 2 - 1\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy<br \/>\nCape Coral Animal Shelter<\/p>\n<p>Every puppy participating in the Puppy Bowl will be spayed or neutered, microchipped, and fully vaccinated before they find their forever homes.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to adoptions, CCAS offers free and low-cost spay and neuter services, supporting healthier communities.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the chance to cheer on these adorable athletes at Puppy Bowl IV, where fun and community support come together in Cape Coral.<\/p>\n<p>The event starts at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Puppy Bowl 4 - 1\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy<br \/>\nCape Coral Animal Shelter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cape Coral Animal Shelter (CCAS) is gearing up for Puppy Bowl IV on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,25226,211,210],"class_list":["post-132378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-animal-shelter","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}