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Animal shelters often find themselves at capacity during the summer. In Orange County, 50 to 100 animals arrive at the shelter each day. Diane Summers with Orange County Animal Services and Whitney Boylston, director of Lake County Animal Shelter, join us to talk about why they tend to see an increase in animals during the summer and what the shelters do in an effort to find these pets a home.
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Orange County commissioners discussed banning the sale of commercially bred pets Tuesday. The ban would require new pet stores to obtain animals from rescues or shelters.
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Florida Hospital is looking for volunteers: the four-legged, furry kind. They’re part of a therapy program, that uses wagging tails and wet kisses to heal.
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The Brevard Humane Society is running out of pet food. They took a truckload of food to south Miami after Hurricane Irma thinking donations would continue rolling in. Now the shelter said its own supply should only last through the weekend.
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A central Florida shelter is taking in dogs in hopes of freeing space for animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
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One out of 3 pets will be lost at some point in their life. Orange County Animal Services is trying to make sure more pets get reunited with their owners.