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Miami-Dade Animal Services partners with Miami Lighthouse for the Blind to raise awareness
for service animals on International Guide Dog Day
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2025-04-28
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Gabriella Dominguez
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Miami-Dade Animal Services partners with Miami Lighthouse for the Blind to raise awareness
for service animals on International Guide Dog Day
Miami-Dade County Animal Services, in partnership with the Miami Lighthouse for the
Blind and Visually Impaired, is pleased to announce a special event to raise awareness
for the vital role of service animals.
<p>Miami-Dade County Animal Services, in partnership with the Miami Lighthouse for
the Blind and Visually Impaired, is pleased to announce a special event to raise awareness
for the vital role of service animals. On April 30th, International Guide Dog Day,
representatives from both organizations will gather for a press conference to unveil
“SUPER EVA” Seeing Eye Dog painting—a tribute to Eva, the retired
guide dog of Miami Lighthouse’s President and CEO, Virginia A. Jacko.</p>
<p>Miami Lighthouse’s SGA Program has received vital Miami-Dade County Community-Based
Organization (CBO) funding since 2010 and aims to serve 150 seniors providing essential
services that address the unique challenges faced by seniors living with vision loss,
helping them lead independent, fulfilling lives.</p>
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava;<br>
Annette Jose, Director, Miami-Dade County Animal Services;<br>
Virginia A. Jacko, President & CEO Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Raising awareness for service animals on International Guide Dog Day
Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Pet Adoption and Protection Center
3599 NW 79 Avenue, Doral, FL 33122
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Miami Lighthouse Artists will be available for interviews.
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Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department
Protecting the public's safety, saving animals and finding pets new, loving homes.
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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).</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Lifesaving Mission</strong></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Animal Statistics</strong></p>
<p>The Miami-Dade Animal Services Department encourages the public to view our annual
animal statistics 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://miamidade.gov/animals/library/2024-assilomar-save-rate.pdf" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">2024 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2023-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2022-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2021-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2021 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2020-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2020 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2019-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2018-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2018 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2017-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2017 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2016-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016 Shelter Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/animals/library/2015-assilomar-save-rate.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">2015 Shelter Stats</a></li>
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MIAMI-DADE ( April 28, 2025 )– Miami-Dade County Animal Services, in partnership with the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, is pleased to announce a special event to raise awareness for the vital role of service animals. On April 30th, International Guide Dog Day, representatives from both organizations will gather for a press conference to unveil “SUPER EVA” Seeing Eye Dog painting—a tribute to Eva, the retired guide dog of Miami Lighthouse’s President and CEO, Virginia A. Jacko.
Miami Lighthouse’s SGA Program has received vital Miami-Dade County Community-Based Organization (CBO) funding since 2010 and aims to serve 150 seniors providing essential services that address the unique challenges faced by seniors living with vision loss, helping them lead independent, fulfilling lives.
Who:
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava;
Annette Jose, Director, Miami-Dade County Animal Services;
Virginia A. Jacko, President & CEO Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
What:
Raising awareness for service animals on International Guide Dog Day
When:
April 30, 2025 — 09:30 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
Where:
Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Pet Adoption and Protection Center
3599 NW 79 Avenue, Doral, FL 33122
Editors Note:
Miami Lighthouse Artists will be available for interviews.
