{"id":149134,"date":"2026-02-09T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/149134\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:45:49","slug":"fort-lauderdale-shelter-hosts-valentines-day-pet-adoptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/149134\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale shelter hosts Valentine\u2019s Day pet adoptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img class=\"responsive-image\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\"  alt=\"Over 200 cats and dogs are available for adoption through Broward County Animal Care, with a range of breeds and personalities to fit any loving home.\" title=\"Over 200 cats and dogs are available for adoption through Broward County Animal Care, with a range of breeds and personalities to fit any loving home.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Over 200 cats and dogs are available for adoption through Broward County Animal Care, with a range of breeds and personalities to fit any loving home.<\/p>\n<p>            Courtesy: Broward County Animal Care<\/p>\n<p>Broward County Animal Care is  hosting a weeklong <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/webapps6.broward.org\/newsrelease\/View.aspx?intMessageId=16122\">\u201cPlenty of Pets\u201d adoption event<\/a> to help residents find a new cuddle buddy in time for  Valentine\u2019s Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>From Monday, Feb.  9, through Sunday, Feb. 15, all adopters at the shelter\u2019s Fort Lauderdale location (2400 SW 42nd St.) will be entered into a raffle to win one of three themed gift baskets.<\/p>\n<p>Pets headed to their new homes from Feb.  13-15 will also receive a special gift bag.<\/p>\n<p>And, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Valentine\u2019s Day, Broward County Animal Care will host a special adoption event  with games and activities for all ages. The shelter will remain open for adoptions until 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              <img class=\"responsive-image\" width=\"1140\" height=\"564\"  alt=\"Text reads \u2014 Plenty of Pets: Adopt a Shelter Sweetheart February 14 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 2400 SW 42nd Street, Fort Lauderdale Florida 33312. Image of \u2014 two brown and white pugs wearing headbands with red hearts.\" title=\"Screenshot 2026-02-09 at 11.31.38 AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>                                                                                                                Broward County Animal Care is hosting a special Valentine\u2019s Day adoption event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.                                                                                                                                                                        Courtesy: Broward County Animal Care                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Learn more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broward.org\/Animal\/\">Broward.org\/Animal<\/a> and register to attend on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/plenty-of-pets-valentines-adoption-event-broward-county-animal-care-tickets-1982394432111?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Eventbrite.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Potential adopters can also check out available cats and dogs via <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/24petconnect.com\/BrowardAllAnimals\/\">24petconnect.com\/BrowardAllAnimals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coralspringsflnews.com\/profile\/312901806\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Allison Beck.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Allison Beck\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coralspringsflnews.com\/profile\/312901806\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allison Beck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Coral Springs News<\/p>\n<p>            Allison Beck is an award-winning reporter for the Coral Springs News, a sister publication to the Miami Herald. They are a proud Temple University graduate with experience covering a wide range of topics from stolen human remains to space-based businesses.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over 200 cats and dogs are available for adoption through Broward County Animal Care, with a range of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149135,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[59392,249,251,250,72116,72118,72117],"class_list":["post-149134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-broward-county-animal-care","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-fort-lauderdale-pet-adoption","tag-shelter-pets-raffle","tag-valentines-day-adoptions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149134","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=149134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}