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For Immediate Release:
December 01, 2014
Media Contact:
Lilian Bohorquez
[email protected]
305-418-7181

Miami-Dade Animal Services' HOPE Express mobile pet adoption trailer to participate in the Deering Estate's Wags n' Whiskers Furtography with Santa Holiday event on Saturday, December 6


(MIAMI, Dec. 1, 2014) – Miami-Dade County Animal Services’ (Animal Services) HOPE Express mobile pet adoption trailer will join the holiday celebrations at the Deering Estate’s Wags n’ Whiskers Furtography with Santa event on Saturday, December 6, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Visitor Center located at the Deering Estate at Cutler.
 
Animal Services’ HOPE Express will offer 50 percent off adoption fees and a free photo with Santa with your furry newly adopted family member. All pets adopted are spayed or neutered, given age appropriate routine vaccinations, dewormed and microchipped.
 
The Deering Estate will be offering professional photographs with Santa for people and their family pets for a fee. Pets must be kept on a leash or in a carrier. Please note that only service animals are permitted on the main Deering Estate grounds.
 
 
WHO:             Miami-Dade County Animal Services and The Deering Estate at Cutler
 
WHAT:           50 Percent off pet adoption fees and photos with Santa at the Deering Estate’s Wags n’ Whiskers Furtography with Santa event            
 
WHEN:          Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
 
WHERE:        Visitor Center located at the Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 SW 72 Ave Miami, Florida
 
 
About Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Every year Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) provides care and refuge for more than 27,000 unwanted dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services staff and volunteers work diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting off-site adoption at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with more than 70 rescue organizations who share in our goal of a No Kill Miami-Dade County.
 
About the Deering Estate at Cutler
The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade County Park, is located at 16701 SW 72 Avenue in Miami. This 444-acre natural and archeological preserve and historic site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a center for education, culture and recreation. Historic house tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Natural areas tours are offered daily at 12:30 pm (Oct. – May). DeeringAdventure Tours are also offered throughout the year for an additional fee. For more information on the Deering Estate's educational and cultural programs, please visit www.deeringestate.org.

It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The facility is accessible. For sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices or materials in accessible format, please call 305-418-7188 at least five days in advance.