Central Florida animals who found forever homes in 2019

Last year, I launched the Adopt a Pet series, which highlights Central Florida pets in need of a new home. As an animal lover, it has been my pleasure to connect with and tell the stories of these amazing creatures so deserving of a furever home and a better life.

One of the greatest joys of this series is receiving status updates when each pet finds its new family. Many of the shelters and rescues have expressed their gratitude for the stories, which they say guided adopters to their new furry family members.

“Thank you for helping Betty find her home. We received numerous inquiries from your article,” wrote A Cause 4 Paws in a message.

Some even sent photos that put a smile on my face.

Before we start the next round of stories for the new year, let’s take a look back at the featured animals adopted in 2019. a happy, healthy with his new family. life yard. Concerned for their safety, she called The Animal League. An infection led the shelter to remove James’ right eye was and left him blind in the other, while Jesse’s only issue was a small cyst on his eye. Both have found new homes, although they weren’t adopted together. quickly found her forever home — and a few Sentinel readers expressed interest in adopting Ellie.

Orange County Animal Services called on a special group of shelter foster parents, Kindness for Cats, to step in and care for three kittens in critical condition. Only two survived: Hops and Autumn. The kittens have been adopted separately by “very, very loving families,” according to Kindness for Cats. of her age, evidenced by her white muzzle, said Candyce Hatch, PAGO’s volunteer manager. Shortly after highlighting Baby’s story, we received an update from Hatch that everyone at the shelter was so excited because Baby had found a new home.

Young husky Brinks seemed well taken care of when he was discovered wandering a parking lot in Poinciana, but Husky Haven of Florida’s search for his family turned up no results. This spunky guy didn’t stay homeless for long and was quickly adopted. needing grooming and having a rotting tooth, his jaw was severely broken. He wasn’t a candidate for surgery, so it had to heal on its own. In the meantime, Howard patiently awaited his new family, which eventually paid off.

Chihuahua Chunky Peanut came to Polka Dogz Pet Rescue when her mom could no longer house her, but she has since found a new home.

A CAUSE 4 PAWS RESCUE/COURTESY After coming to A Cause 4 Paws Rescue, Betty, the dog on the right, found her new home.

A CAUSE 4 PAWS RESCUE/COURTESY Betty, right, poses for a photo with her new brother, Beau.

CAROLINE ST. CLAIR/COURTESY Hops, right, and Autumn came to Orange County Animal Services in grave condition and received care from a special group of OCAS fosters: Kindness for Cats.

POLKA DOGZ PET RESCUE/ COURTESY Chunky Peanut from Polka Dogz Pet Rescue.

HELPING PAWS HUMANE SOCIETY/COURTESY Quasimodo from Helping Paws Humane Society.

A FOREVER HOME ANIMAL RESCUE/COURTESY Ellie from A Forever Home Animal Rescue in Tavares.