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Best Breeders In South Florida

Be sure to view this list of South Florida dog and cat breeders before you buy your new best friend.

2013/05/17

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New Law Limits Options For Putting A Pet To Sleep

For many people, their dogs and cats are more than just pets, they are a part of the family. So when pets get sick, some veterinarians make house calls and bring much needed medicine directly to the animal to keep it as comfortable as possible, especially when the pet has to be euthanized. But now, a new federal law is making that nearly impossible.

CBS Miami–2013/04/23

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Hundreds Of Pets Hope For New Home At Saturday Adoption Event

Find your new BFF (Best Furry Friend): Miami’s Mega Pet Adoption Event is back.

CBS4–2013/04/05

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New Bills Proposed To Cut Down On Stray Population

Pets’ Trust Miami proposed a new bill in efforts to reduce the large number of stray cats and dogs in Miami-Dade County and decrease unwanted animals being put down each year.

CBS Miami–2013/03/18

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Property Taxes For Pet Neutering Backed By Senate Committee

Measures intended to reduce the number of unwanted animals put down each year, including a bill that allows voters to support using property taxes for neutering costs, were advanced without opposition in the Senate Agriculture Committee on Monday.

CBS4–2013/03/18

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A Howlin’ Good Time At Woofstock Music Fair

Thousands of four-legged friends and pet-lovers gathered in the Keys this weekend to enjoy music and support a good cause.

2013/03/17

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Invasive Species Threatening S. Fla. Wildlife, Economy

Creepy, Crawly, slithering things that don’t belong in South Florida are all around us. As CBS4 Special Contributor Ron Magill of Zoo Miami discovered… there are toads, rats, birds, Crocodiles and Iguanas that are “Invaders Among Us.”

CBS4–2013/02/13

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Broward Law Bans Dog Tethering, Cat Hoarding

Although most pet owners take special care of their four-legged friends, horror stories abound in South Florida of homes overrun with cats and pets severely neglected. A new law aims to change that.

CBS4–2013/02/13

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Loggerhead Who Ate Hook Leaves Turtle Hospital For Keys Waters

A loggerhead sea turtle was returned to the ocean off the Florida Keys Saturday after an angler’s baited hook it ingested was surgically removed.

CBS4–2013/02/09

Jolie Dreiling, 11, is showing 4-year-old Pippi, a Chinese Crested, in the "toy" group of the Westminster Kennel Club's show. Dreiling, of Miami Beach is the second ranked junior Chinese Crested handler in the world. (Source: CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF)

Blizzard Can’t Keep Local Pup From Competing At Westminster Show

A big ol’ blizzard won’t stop Pippi, a “powder puff’’ Chinese Crested dog, from heading to New York on Friday for the American Kennel Club’s 137th Westminster Dog Show on Monday and Tuesday.

CBS4–2013/02/09

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