{"id":237656,"date":"2026-04-19T06:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T06:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237656\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T06:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T06:52:32","slug":"luna-the-scruffy-sweetheart-seeks-furever-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237656\/","title":{"rendered":"Luna the scruffy sweetheart seeks \u2018furever\u2019 home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 16, 2026 at 10:40 AM<\/p>\n<p>The Humane Society of Broward County is seeking a loving, permanent home for Luna and other furry friends.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  \u2014 A nearly 2-year-old dog is looking for a new home after being surrendered to the Humane Society of Broward County when her family moved and could not take her along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Luna, who weighs about 34 pounds, is described as sweet and affectionate once she warms up to new people. Shelter officials say she can be a bit nervous at first but quickly becomes a cuddly companion who enjoys pets and snuggling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s a little shy in the beginning, but once she gets to know you, she really loves attention and being close,\u201d said HSBC\u2019s Cherie Wachter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wachter said Luna is potty trained and does well with children ages 10 and older. Her compatibility with cats is unknown. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While her exact breed is unclear, staff say she may be a mix and jokingly refer to her as a \u201cpetite basset griffon\u201d type, though a DNA test would be needed to confirm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In addition to adoptions, the shelter is hosting a plant sale fundraiser Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by its Paws Gala event next weekend.<\/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 16, 2026 at 10:40 AM The Humane Society of Broward County is seeking a loving, permanent home&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":{"0":"post-237656","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\/237656","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=237656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}