{"id":75859,"date":"2025-12-08T18:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/75859\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:53:39","slug":"holiday-event-waives-adoption-fees-as-broward-county-works-to-empty-crowded-shelters-coral-springs-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/75859\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Event Waives Adoption Fees as Broward County Works to Empty Crowded Shelters \u2022 Coral Springs Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t2<\/p>\n<p>\nFacebook<br \/>\nTwitter<br \/>\nLinkedIn<br \/>\nReddit<br \/>\nWhatsApp<br \/>\n18Shares\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"NDUsNCw2MA==\" href=\"https:\/\/southfloridahomesbyhelenayeaman.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48155 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Helena-2023-1452-x-180-px.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 728px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 728\/90;\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57759\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57759 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BCAC-Summer-Bash_AJ393.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday Event Waives Adoption Fees as Broward County Works to Empty Crowded Shelters\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"Holiday Event Waives Adoption Fees as Broward County Works to Empty Crowded Shelters 6\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-57759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \/ AJ Shorter Photography<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">With kennels at capacity and shelters across the nation facing record demand, Broward County Animal Care is partnering with the Bissell Pet Foundation to offer free pet adoptions during a two-week holiday initiative aimed at finding homes for every animal in its care.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bissellpetfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bissell Pet Foundation\u2019s<\/a> \u201cEmpty the Shelters: Holiday Hope\u201d event runs Dec. 1\u201315, waiving all adoption fees for dogs and cats. The foundation will cover the full cost of adoptions during the promotion, though the county\u2019s standard $25 pet registration fee still applies. Available pets can be viewed at PetAdoptions.Broward.org.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The need for adoptions among shelter dogs and cats remains significant, said Doug Brightwell, director of Broward County Animal Care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MjcyLDEwLDYw\" href=\"https:\/\/florida.comcast.com\/2025\/01\/07\/coralsprings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-54649 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Coral-Springs-Business-Card-Ad_Draft1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"229\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/229;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEmpty the Shelters allows us to remove financial barriers while highlighting the incredible pets waiting patiently for a second chance. Every pet adoption signals a life instantly changed. It frees room for the next animal in crisis, strengthens our community, and showcases compassion. If you\u2019ve been thinking about adopting\u2014this is your moment.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials said animals continue arriving daily, leaving the agency overcrowded and in urgent need of adopters. All adopted pets come spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and ready to go home the same day. Staff will assist families in selecting pets that match their lifestyle, whether they\u2019re looking for a laid-back companion or a high-energy playmate.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The adoption event takes place daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Broward County Animal Care, 2400 SW 42nd Street in Fort Lauderdale.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">More information on adopting, fostering, or supporting shelter pets is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broward.org\/Animal\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Broward.org\/Animal<\/a> or by calling 954-357-9758.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MjYyLDYsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/arcculinary.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-49632 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arc-Culinary-Ad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 350\/200;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Send Your News to Coral Springs\u2019s #1 Award-Winning News Site <a href=\"https:\/\/coralspringstalk.com\/submit-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a>. 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CST was created in 2012 to provide News, Views, and Entertainment for the residents of Coral Springs and the rest of South Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MjY4LDQsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/florida.comcast.com\/coralsprings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-54296 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Coral-Springs-Ads-for-Media-Partnerships_desktop_construction_Draft5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"92\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 745px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 745\/92;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nFacebook<br \/>\nTwitter<br \/>\nLinkedIn<br \/>\nReddit<br \/>\nWhatsApp<br \/>\n18Shares<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit WhatsApp 18Shares Credit \/ AJ Shorter Photography With kennels at capacity and shelters&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-75859","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\/75859","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=75859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}