{"id":177926,"date":"2026-03-04T15:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177926\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:51:58","slug":"humane-society-of-broward-seeks-loving-home-for-bennett-other-furry-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177926\/","title":{"rendered":"Humane Society of Broward seeks loving home for Bennett, other furry friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  \u2014 After surpassing its fundraising goal for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/pets\/2026\/02\/21\/vca-walk-for-the-animals-returns-to-fort-lauderdale-to-support-humane-society-of-broward\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/pets\/2026\/02\/21\/vca-walk-for-the-animals-returns-to-fort-lauderdale-to-support-humane-society-of-broward\/\">VCA Walk for the Animals<\/a> event last week, the Humane Society of Broward County has set a new objective: finding a home for Bennett and some of their other furry friends. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/02\/28\/sociedad-protectora-de-animales-de-broward-busca-hogar-amoroso-para-bennett-y-otros-amigos-peludos\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/02\/28\/sociedad-protectora-de-animales-de-broward-busca-hogar-amoroso-para-bennett-y-otros-amigos-peludos\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Local 10 spoke Saturday with HSBC\u2019s Cherie Wachter, who said the annual event exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOur goal was $535,000. We\u2019re at over $580,000,\u201d Wachter said. \u201cSo thank you to everybody in South Florida and beyond that took part in the event, that sponsored people, came out and had fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Now, she said, the focus shifts back to the animals \u2014 including Bennett, an 8-week-old puppy ready for adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wachter said Bennett was raised in a foster home with her siblings and is now available at the Humane Society along with her brother, Barkoff. Wachter described her as \u201clittle but mighty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As for her breed, Wachter said Bennett is likely a bully mix, possibly with Labrador, and could grow to between 40 and 60 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to say when they\u2019re this little,\u201d Wachter said, adding that what matters most is finding the right fit. \u201cShe is going to need a family that\u2019s got time to devote to training her, socializing her and welcoming her into their family \u2014 and likes to be active.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The shelter is also highlighting small pets in need of homes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Minnie and Winnie, a pair of guinea pig sisters, are available for adoption after being abandoned in a box outside the shelter in November. Too small at the time to be adopted, they were placed in foster care and are now ready for permanent homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wachter noted that March is \u201cAdopt a Guinea Pig Month\u201d and said the shelter currently has four guinea pigs available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cGuinea pigs, like all animals, need exercise,\u201d she said. \u201cThey need a diet rich in leafy green vegetables, they need some vitamin C, Timothy hay, and they are curious, cute, and ready to fall in love with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Prospective adopters can call 954-989-3977 or complete a pre-adoption application at <a href=\"https:\/\/humanebroward.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/humanebroward.com\">humanebroward.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 After surpassing its fundraising goal for their VCA Walk for the Animals event last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177927,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":{"0":"post-177926","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-fort-lauderdale","9":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","10":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177926","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=177926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}