{"id":236993,"date":"2026-04-18T15:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236993\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:03:23","slug":"humane-society-of-broward-seeks-loving-permanent-home-for-rowie-kittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236993\/","title":{"rendered":"Humane Society of Broward seeks loving, permanent home for Rowie, kittens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM<\/p>\n<p>The Humane Society of Broward County is seeking a &#8220;furever&#8221; home for Rowie and other furry friends.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  \u2014 Rowie is winning over hearts and cameras at the Humane Society of Broward County, where staff say the 5-year-old mixed-breed dog is ready for a forever home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/04\/18\/humane-society-of-broward-busca-hogar-amoroso-y-permanente-para-rowie-y-gatitos\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/04\/18\/humane-society-of-broward-busca-hogar-amoroso-y-permanente-para-rowie-y-gatitos\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cRowie is super smiley and now she\u2019s just trying to get a belly rub,\u201d said Cherie Wachter with the Humane Society of Broward County. \u201cShe\u2019s a lovely dog who just wants to snuggle, cuddle and get belly rubs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rowie weighs about 45 pounds and staff describe her as an easygoing walker who doesn\u2019t pull on a leash. She is also reportedly good with other dogs and cats, though introductions should be done slowly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re looking for a dog to go for walks that\u2019s not going to pull you down the sidewalk, this is the girl for you,\u201d Wachter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Rowie was previously in a home but was surrendered after the family had to move and could not take her along. Staff say she would likely do best with older children and a calm home environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In addition to Rowie, the shelter is also caring for tiny kittens during \u201ckitten season\u201d in South Florida. One kitten, about 2.5 weeks old, is among those needing round-the-clock foster care as staff look for volunteers willing to bottle-feed and help raise them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Those interested in adopting Rowie or fostering kittens can visit the HSBC, with adoption hours beginning at 11 a.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/humanebroward.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/humanebroward.com\">Click here<\/a> for more information. <\/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<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Ryan Mackey\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/8725e99c-e445-48a0-bd.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Ryan Mackey <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born on Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida, since 1994.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0April 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM The Humane Society of Broward County is seeking a &#8220;furever&#8221; home for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-236993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236993","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=236993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}