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Puptoberfest at Tropical Park offers free pet adoptions and fall festivities
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2026-10-19
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Puptoberfest at Tropical Park offers free pet adoptions and fall festivities
Miami-Dade County Animal Services is hosting its annual Puptoberfest celebration at
Tropical Park. South Florida families and pet lovers will enjoy the fall festival
while helping shelter pets find their forever homes.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/animals/home.page"><span
style="mso-comment-continuation: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Miami-Dade County
Animal Services</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character:
comment;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">is hosting its annual
Puptoberfest celebration at Tropical Park. South Florida families and pet lovers will
enjoy the fall festival while helping shelter pets find their forever homes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The
family-friendly event will feature free pet adoptions for pets 4 months and older,
with approximately 100 dogs and cats available to meet their potential new families.
Attendees can also enjoy local vendors, a farmers' market, food trucks, live entertainment
and fun for the entire family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">All
adopted pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before heading home
with their new families.</span></p>
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Anthony Rodriguez, Chairman, District 10<br>
Arnold Palmer, Chief of Public Safety, Miami-Dade County<br>
Annette Jose, Director, Miami-Dade County Animal Services
2026 Puptoberfest - A fall festival and largest pet adoption event hosted by Miami-Dade
County Animal Services.
• Approximately 100 shelter dogs and cats will be onsite and available for adoption
Tropical Park<br>
7900 SW 40th Street<br>
Miami, FL 33155
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MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES<br>
• Families meeting and adopting their new pets<br>
• Adoption success stories<br>
• Interviews with Miami-Dade County Animal Services representatives<br>
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MEDIA RSVP<br>
Members of the media planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP by Friday, October
23.
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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
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<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"
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<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 <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.</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>
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<li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/animals/annual-animal-statistics.page">View
annual animal statistics</a></li>
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MIAMI-DADE ( October 19, 2026 )– Miami-Dade County Animal Services is hosting its annual Puptoberfest celebration at Tropical Park. South Florida families and pet lovers will enjoy the fall festival while helping shelter pets find their forever homes.
The family-friendly event will feature free pet adoptions for pets 4 months and older, with approximately 100 dogs and cats available to meet their potential new families. Attendees can also enjoy local vendors, a farmers' market, food trucks, live entertainment and fun for the entire family.
All adopted pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before heading home with their new families.
Who:
Anthony Rodriguez, Chairman, District 10
Arnold Palmer, Chief of Public Safety, Miami-Dade County
Annette Jose, Director, Miami-Dade County Animal Services
What:
2026 Puptoberfest - A fall festival and largest pet adoption event hosted by Miami-Dade County Animal Services.
• Approximately 100 shelter dogs and cats will be onsite and available for adoption
When:
October 25, 2026 — 10:00 a.m. — 05:00 p.m.
Where:
Tropical Park
7900 SW 40th Street
Miami, FL 33155
Editors Note:
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
• Families meeting and adopting their new pets
• Adoption success stories
• Interviews with Miami-Dade County Animal Services representatives
MEDIA RSVP
Members of the media planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP by Friday, October 23.
