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/global/animals/home.page 2024-03-22 2024-03-22T14:00:00.000Z 10 00 am Gabriella Dominguez [email protected] 305-418-7194 Miami-Dade County Animal Services partners with North Shore Animal League America's 2024 Tour For Life® With Support from Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, World's Largest Cooperative Pet Adoption Event To Highlight Lifesaving Work of Shelter Partners Nationwide Miami-Dade County Animal Services (Animal Services) is joining North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, to celebrate the 24th annual TOUR FOR LIFE®. From now through Sunday, March 24, Animal Services will be offering giveaways (while supplies last) to all adopters. Miami-Dade County Animal Services (Animal Services) is joining North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, to celebrate the 24th annual TOUR FOR LIFE®. From now through Sunday, March 24, Animal Services will be offering giveaways (while supplies last) to all adopters. The world's largest collaborative mobile pet adoption event, 2024's Tour For Life, with support from Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, will feature adoption events in collaboration with shelter and rescue partners in 60 cities/towns and 37 states. The goal of Tour For Life is to bring awareness to the plight of homeless animals all across the country, shine a light on the local rescue groups and shelters who do this important day in and day-out, life-saving work, to save lives and find responsible, loving homes for animals in need. For more information about Tour For Life 2024 and a list of the shelter partners participating nationwide, visit: <a href="http://www.animalleague.org/TourForLife" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.animalleague.org/TourForLife</a> About Miami-Dade County Animal Services Every year Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) takes in approximately 30,000 to 36,000 lost, abandoned, injured, ill, or abused dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services staff works diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting offsite adoptions at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with rescue organizations, volunteers, and adoption partners. About NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA North Shore Animal League America has saved more than 1.1 million lives. As the world's largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, we understand that a rescue isn't complete until each animal is placed into a loving home. Our innovative programs provide education to reduce animal cruelty and advance standards in animal welfare. Our staff and volunteers work tirelessly in the pursuit of our vision of a world where all companion animals find permanent homes and end the euthanasia. For more information, visit www.animalleague.org About RACHAEL RAY® NUTRISH® Rachael Ray® Nutrish® is a premium pet food and snacks brand committed to nourishing dogs and cats. Nutrish offers dog and cat food and snacks featuring delicious, high-quality ingredients for a variety of pet diets. In addition to offering premium pet food and snacks, Nutrish supports animal welfare broadly by partnering with a number of organizations promoting animal wellness. Every bowl of Nutrish® you feed your dog or cat has helped us donate over $7 million a year to The Rachael Ray FoundationTM. These donations are used for care, medical supplies, treatments and more to help animals in need. To learn more about Rachael Ray Nutrish, visit nutrish.com. #GetYourRescueOn #TourForLife2024 no Representatives from Miami-Dade Animal County Services Adorable, adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens Adopters looking for the next addition to their families. 2024's Tour For Life is the world's largest collaborative mobile pet adoption events initiative, and features adoption events in collaboration with shelter and rescue partners in 60 cities/towns and 37 states, including Miami-Dade County Animal Services. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES Pet Adoption and Protection Center 3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, FL 33122 03 22 2024 10 00 a.m. 06 00 p.m. Now - Sunday, March 24 Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Animal Services 1 rel1711112367060752 Animal Services Pet Adoption and Protection Center 3599 NW 79 Avenue Doral 33122 Luis Salgado [email protected] 305-418-7162 local county miami-dade department department Animal ServicesASD Contact Us /global/animals/contact.page About Us /global/animals/about.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department Protecting the public's safety, saving animals and finding pets new, loving homes. Our mission is to save the lives of abandoned animals in our care, protect animals from cruelty, reunite lost pets with their owners, protect people and pets in our community from health-related issues and ensure the public's safety. Our goals are accomplished through comprehensive adoptions, transfers, low-cost pet vaccination, dog licensing, increased sterilization for dogs and cats, commercial pet regulations, reuniting lost pets with their owners and trap, neuter, return programs for cats. Aside from our lifesaving mission, we also enforce <a href="https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH5ANFO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chapter 5</a> of the Miami-Dade County Code and Florida Statute 828 (which deals primarily with animal cruelty issues). Our activities include licensing, enforcing rabies vaccination requirements, spay and neuter services, vaccination services for pets, protecting the public from stray and dangerous dogs, promoting animal adoption and public education, and investigating animal cruelty cases. Lifesaving Mission In 2015, Miami-Dade County Animal Services first achieved its lifesaving goal of saving greater than 90 percent of animals entering the shelter. This is a testament to the incredible hard work of the shelter team every day and the addition of new lifesaving programs to include partnerships with rescue organizations, improved pet welfare, foster programs, offsite adoption events, surrender prevention and more. Animal Statistics The Miami-Dade Animal Services Department encourages the public to <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/animals/annual-animal-statistics.page">view our annual animal statistics</a> information, which shows shelter population based on the <a href="https://www.shelteranimalscount.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asilomar Accords</a> and other methods for calculating the number of animal lives that are saved. In August 2004, a group of animal welfare industry leaders from around the nation convened at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California to build bridges across varying philosophies, develop relationships and establish goals focused on reducing the euthanasia of healthy and treatable companion animals in the United States. The Asilomar Accords established record-keeping and reporting standards for data associated with shelter animals. To help increase life-saving opportunities, Miami-Dade Animal Services has created a variety of new programs aimed at achieving the highest save rates in the history of the department. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/animals/annual-animal-statistics.page">View annual animal statistics</a></li> </ul> /resources/images/banners/animal-services.jpg Director Annette Jose Annette Jose /global/government/biographies/animals.page Pet Adoption and Protection Center - 3599 NW 79 Avenue [loc146470117318693] : Doral ^ 33122 loc146470117318693 311 /global/animals/home.page facebook twitter instagram <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/PetsToLove" data-widget-id="730459858286350336" data-chrome="noheader noborders">Tweets by @PetsToLove</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script> To request materials in an accessible format, or if you require special accomodations, please contact our ADA Coordinator: Jacob Achinah [email protected] 305-418-7151 animal-services org1450714342984597 loc146470117318693 Pet Adoption and Protection Center 3599 NW 79 Avenue Doral 33122 311 /global/animals/home.page facebook,twitter,instagram https://www.facebook.com/AdoptMiamiPets,https://twitter.com/AdoptMiamiPets,https://www.instagram.com/adoptmiamipets/

With Support from Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, World's Largest Cooperative Pet Adoption Event To Highlight Lifesaving Work of Shelter Partners Nationwide

MIAMI-DADE ( March 22, 2024 )–

Miami-Dade County Animal Services (Animal Services) is joining North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, to celebrate the 24th annual TOUR FOR LIFE®. From now through Sunday, March 24, Animal Services will be offering giveaways (while supplies last) to all adopters.

The world's largest collaborative mobile pet adoption event, 2024's Tour For Life, with support from Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, will feature adoption events in collaboration with shelter and rescue partners in 60 cities/towns and 37 states. The goal of Tour For Life is to bring awareness to the plight of homeless animals all across the country, shine a light on the local rescue groups and shelters who do this important day in and day-out, life-saving work, to save lives and find responsible, loving homes for animals in need.

For more information about Tour For Life 2024 and a list of the shelter partners participating nationwide, visit: www.animalleague.org/TourForLife

About Miami-Dade County Animal Services

Every year Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) takes in approximately 30,000 to 36,000 lost, abandoned, injured, ill, or abused dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services staff works diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting offsite adoptions at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with rescue organizations, volunteers, and adoption partners.

About NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA

North Shore Animal League America has saved more than 1.1 million lives. As the world's largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, we understand that a rescue isn't complete until each animal is placed into a loving home. Our innovative programs provide education to reduce animal cruelty and advance standards in animal welfare. Our staff and volunteers work tirelessly in the pursuit of our vision of a world where all companion animals find permanent homes and end the euthanasia. For more information, visit www.animalleague.org

About RACHAEL RAY® NUTRISH®

Rachael Ray® Nutrish® is a premium pet food and snacks brand committed to nourishing dogs and cats. Nutrish offers dog and cat food and snacks featuring delicious, high-quality ingredients for a variety of pet diets. In addition to offering premium pet food and snacks, Nutrish supports animal welfare broadly by partnering with a number of organizations promoting animal wellness. Every bowl of Nutrish® you feed your dog or cat has helped us donate over $7 million a year to The Rachael Ray FoundationTM. These

donations are used for care, medical supplies, treatments and more to help animals in need. To learn more about Rachael Ray Nutrish, visit nutrish.com.

#GetYourRescueOn

#TourForLife2024

Who:

Representatives from Miami-Dade Animal County Services Adorable, adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens Adopters looking for the next addition to their families.

What:

2024's Tour For Life is the world's largest collaborative mobile pet adoption events initiative, and features adoption events in collaboration with shelter and rescue partners in 60 cities/towns and 37 states, including Miami-Dade County Animal Services.

When:

March 22, 2024 — 10:00 a.m. — 06:00 p.m.

Where:

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES Pet Adoption and Protection Center 3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, FL 33122

Editors Note:

Now - Sunday, March 24 Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Pet Adoption and Protection Center
3599 NW 79 Avenue, Doral, FL 33122