Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC)<\/a>, cane toads are an invasive species that secrete a toxin that can be fatal to dogs within minutes if ingested. <\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re worried about letting our dogs out in the backyard with those cane toads,\u201d said homeowner Rhoda Shulman in January.<\/p>\n
The family had requested permission to install mesh along the bottom of their fence after seeing numerous cane toads in the backyard\u2014 a modification they said would help keep the toads out without changing the look of the property.<\/p>\n
The HOA initially denied the request, prompting the family to launch a neighborhood petition that gathered dozens of signatures.<\/p>\n
After months of meetings and ongoing discussions, the family says the Valencia Walk at Riverland HOA has now approved the installation of protective mesh.<\/p>\n
The Shulmans say the change brings relief after a lengthy process and ongoing concern for their pets, Petra and Sophie.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a difficult thing to do; it took many months and took a lot of perseverance,\u201d the family said. \u201cWe\u2019re very grateful to the HOA and hopeful that we can get it up within the next month.\u201d<\/p>\n
The approved change is expected to give the family added peace of mind and create a safer environment for their pets.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that our dogs are going to be as safe as possible, and that\u2019s what matters to us,\u201d the Shulmans said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since January, WFLX has been listening to a Port St. Lucie family raising concerns about invasive cane toads…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-285195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285195","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=285195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}