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United in hurricane disaster: Dog, cat and bunny arrive in South Florida from the Bahamas

She’s emaciated, dehydrated and probably sad.

A street dog nicknamed “Bahama Momma” was one of three animals to arrive at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Sunday night on a rescue flight from the hurricane-battered Abaco Islands in the Bahamas.

The other two animals on the flight chartered by the Fort Lauderdale-based Good Karma Pet Rescue were a cat and a rabbit.

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Dog found in Pompano Beach covered in matted fur recovering at animal clinic

A good Samaritan came to the rescue of a dog that she found in poor shape in a Pompano Beach neighborhood, and now the abandoned pup is on the road to recovery at a vet’s office in Lauderhill.

Michele Stadler said she had just gone on her morning walk when she found the canine on a sidewalk near her home off Southwest 14th Court, at around 7 a.m. on Friday.

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South Florida animal rescues team up to rescue tortured and abused dogs from Yulin Dog Meat Festival

In response to conditions a local animal rescue founder called “torture,” a Broward County animal rescue organization has joined with Big Dog Ranch Rescue, a Loxahatchee Groves-based animal rescue organization.

Good Karma Pet Rescue of Fort Lauderdale announced the partnership in a statement on June 21, the first day the ninth annual Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, also called the Yulin Dog Meat Festival.

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Man arrested after 12 dogs are found in hot van outside Walmart

A 911 caller reporting a man selling puppies in a Hollywood Walmart parking lot helped deputies rescue 12 canines from a "deplorable," hot van, according to an arrest report.

The discovery on Sunday led to the arrest of German Lara, 71, of Hallandale Beach. He faces animal cruelty and other charges.

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Ce minuscule chaton en danger de mort s’est métamorphosé en un magnifique chat

Agé de seulement trois jours et totalement livré à lui-même, un adorable et minuscule chaton a été secouru par des pompiers qui l’ont tout de suite emmené chez le vétérinaire. Sur place, le pronostic vital de l’animal est évidemment engagé.

Pour offrir une chance à ce tout petit chaton de survivre, le vétérinaire contacte l’association Good Karma Pet Rescue qui accepte de s’occuper de la petite boule de poils.

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Someone Finally Found Him Tied Up In The Backyard

When Hugo Leiza and his roommates heard about a half-starved dog tied up in a backyard a few blocks from their Miami home, their emotions got the better of them.

They were just going to take him. Consequences, whatever.

They started out with some food and water, walking over to the house in the Liberty City area.

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Woman in hospice reunited with fostered beloved cat

As she was rushed into hospice care, Joan Price had one main fear: What would happen to her beloved Isis?

The black cat she had found as a stray in her apartment complex was her constant companion.

She continued paying rent she couldn't afford, $1,100 monthly, so the cat could live in the apartment, and asked the building's maintenance man to feed Isis. From her bed in a Hollywood, Fla., assisted living facility, Price made countless calls in November trying to find Isis a new home.

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