Broward County Animal Care hopes to find forever home for Iris ahead of big adoption event

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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Broward County Animal Care is hoping to find a everlastingly location for Iris, a 5-year-old canine described arsenic a “love muffin,” conscionable arsenic the structure launches a large favored adoption lawsuit this weekend.

Iris, who has been with the structure for astir 5 months, was featured connected Local 10’s “Adopt a Pet” conception Thursday greeting alongside Barbara, a structure representative.

Despite her age, Iris inactive has the playful tone of a puppy.

“You get the puppy vigor without the puppy problems,” Barbara said. “She’s 1 of the unit and unpaid favorites, and she’s a superstar connected our Broward Buddies outings.”

The timing couldn’t beryllium better. Broward Animal Care is joining the Bissell Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” event, moving from July 5 done July 19. Adoption fees are waived for this promotion, with lone a tiny registration interest required.

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The structure besides offers incentives similar goody bags for caller favored owners, and the yearly lawsuit has historically led to a precocious fig of palmy adoptions.

With the Fourth of July approaching, Barbara besides offered proposal to favored owners connected keeping animals harmless and calm during fireworks.

“If you don’t person a thunder shirt, conscionable support your favored indoors successful a dark, quiescent room,” she said. “Pets tin get spooked and tally disconnected if they’re near outside.”

As for Iris, she’s acceptable to conscionable her caller family.

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