Clear The Shelters Is Here! | Double Your Impact & Help Pets Find Homes This August | | Abandoned Pet Rescue is proud to participate in NBC6 and Telemundo 51’s Clear The Shelters campaign, a nationwide effort to help shelter pets find loving homes. | |
Throughout the month of August:
All donations will be matched up to $20,000
and adoption fees are waived all month long!
| Standard adoption policies and processes apply. Learn more at abandonedpetrescue.org/adopt |
| Your Support Makes a Life-Changing Difference | | Every donation and every adoption helps us save lives. Summer is one of the hardest times of year for shelters. Adoptions slow down, while the number of animals in need grows. Right now, APR is overflowing with cats and dogs, many with heartbreaking stories and urgent medical needs. | | |
These are just a few of the cases we have taken on recently, and many more are still waiting for help.
Wether you donate or adopt, your support saves lives. Every dollar you give goes twice as far, and every pet adopted makes room for another animal to be rescued
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From Critical Condition to a Second Chance
When Nova arrived at Abandoned Pet Rescue on July 12, she was in critical condition. Beneath her matted fur, she was severely underweight, infested with fleas, and passing blood in her stool. Despite everything, her tail never stopped wagging. We knew we had to fight for her.
Thanks to the generous support of the Brady Hunter Foundation, APR was able to rely on the Brady Hunter Emergency Medical Fund to rush Nova to Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) in Fort Lauderdale, where she received urgent care. Nova was diagnosed with pancreatitis, a life-threatening condition that required several days of intensive treatment.
| After four days at VEG, Nova was discharged into a loving foster home with APR volunteers Sol and Juan, where she’s been healing and thriving. Her sweet, playful puppy personality began to shine, and she became healthy enough to find her forever home. | We’re incredibly grateful to our staff, volunteers, The Brady Hunter Foundation, and VEG Fort Lauderdale for helping save Nova’s life. | | |
365+ CLUB
The club that no pet wants to join.
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Dollop – 6 years old
Waiting for a home: 1 years 3 months (478 days total)
Meet Dollop, the adorable feline with a heart as sweet as a dollop of whipped cream!
He’s affectionate, gentle, and loves rubbing against your shoes to say hello. He’ll melt into your heart and become your favorite companion. Dollop is the perfect mix of chill and cuddly, and he gets along great with other cats. Add a dollop of love to your home by applying to adopt at abandonedpetrescue.org
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Lamar began volunteering last year and has quickly become an integral part of the APR family. He’s a dedicated dog walker, showing up each week to give our pups much-needed exercise and attention.
He regularly serves as an event lead, helping promote APR and coordinate off-site adoption events. He also runs an Instagram account for one of our adoptable dogs, Mary Ann, to help her find a forever home.
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“What I love most about volunteering with Abandoned Pet Rescue is getting to know each dog’s personality while being surrounded by amazing people who are all dedicated to helping the animals.”
– Lamar Borden
| | Submit Your Pet’s Photo — Be Featured in Our 2026 Calendar! |
2026 “30th Anniversary” Photo Calendar Contest
Submit your pet’s photo by August 23, 2025
Celebrate your pet and support Abandoned Pet Rescue by entering a photo in our 2026 Anniversary Calendar. Every submitted photo will appear in the printed calendar and the 12 entries with the most votes will be featured as monthly covers.
Submit your photo by Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM (ET) to be included.
| | Want your business featured in APR’s 30th Anniversary Calendar? | Special thanks to Holman, one of our generous calendar sponsors. | |
Starlight Musicals
Friday August 1st & Friday August 8, 2025 (except Friday, July 4th)
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Holiday Park | E Sunrise Blvd and Federal Hwy
Join us for music under the stars!
Stop by the Abandoned Pet Rescue booth to learn about Fort Lauderdale's no-kill shelter and help pets in need. We’re collecting pet food and supply donations all summer long.
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Bark at the Park
Sunday, September 14, 2025
1:40pm
loanDepot Park, Miami, FL
Cheer on the Marlins and support South Florida’s pets in need. 100% of ticket proceeds from APR’s Supporter Section benefit Abandoned Pet Rescue, Fort Lauderdale’s only no-kill shelter.
| | Supporting Our Animals Just Got Easier! | | |
Our new donation system is now live at abandonedpetrescue.org/make-a-donation. You can give by credit card, PayPal, or Venmo, all in one secure place. Set up monthly gifts, track your donations, and get instant receipts for tax time.
If you’re already giving monthly through PayPal or another platform, switching helps us reduce fees and focus more on the animals.
Thank you for helping give second chances to pets who need it most.
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Four-Legged Lager Launch Party
Thank you to our amazing friends at Gulfstream Brewing Company for hosting the Four-Legged Lager Launch Party! Between the Beer Label Contest and launch event, we raised over $20,000 to support APR’s cats and dogs.
We’re so grateful to our generous sponsors: Gulfstream Brewing Company, Judy and Kennon Hetlage, and everyone who participated.
Cheers to making this fundraiser a success!
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The Nauti Dawg Waterfront Restaurant & Bar
Thank you to Nauti Dawg Waterfront Restaurant & Bar for the paw-some brunch! Our dogs had a tail-wagging good time!
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MeowTour
Last Sunday, APR volunteer and cat behaviorist Laura Piquero led a special tour introducing visitors to cats who have been waiting years for their forever homes.
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Girl Scout Troop 12228
Thank you troop 12228 for visiting the shelter and donating supplies. APR embraces opportunities to teach younger generations about taking care of their pets and learning about pet adoption!
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