{"id":262286,"date":"2026-05-07T17:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262286\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:40:09","slug":"humane-society-of-broward-seeks-loving-permanent-home-for-coqui-other-furry-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262286\/","title":{"rendered":"Humane Society of Broward seeks loving, permanent home for Coqui, other furry friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0May 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM<\/p>\n<p>Humane Society of Broward is seeking a &#8216;furever&#8217; home for Coqui and other furry friends.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  \u2014 A pair of adoptable pets are getting a spotlight this week through Local 10\u2019s \u201cAdopt a Pet\u201d segment as the Humane Society of Broward County highlights animals in need of permanent homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/07\/sociedad-protectora-de-animales-de-broward-busca-hogar-amoroso-y-permanente-para-coqui-y-otros-amigos-peludos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/07\/sociedad-protectora-de-animales-de-broward-busca-hogar-amoroso-y-permanente-para-coqui-y-otros-amigos-peludos\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Coqui, a 2-year-old, 16-pound Chihuahua mix, was described by HSBC\u2019s Cherie Wachter as an alert, energetic and affectionate dog who enjoys activity and attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wachter said Coqui has been surrendered twice, in part due to inconsistent potty training, but remains a friendly companion who enjoys car rides, chasing lizards and sleeping under the covers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wachter also introduced Cutie, a 9-year-old cat who came to the shelter after her previous family moved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cutie recently underwent eyelid surgery to correct a condition that caused her eyelashes to irritate her eyes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">She has since recovered and is described as sweet and slightly shy at first before warming up, and is now available for adoption into a quieter home where she can spend her senior years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Anyone who is interested in adopting a pet can visit HSBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/humanebroward.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/humanebroward.com\">website<\/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<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\/05\/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:\u00a0May 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM Humane Society of Broward is seeking a &#8216;furever&#8217; home for Coqui and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-262286","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\/262286","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=262286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}