Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Cutler Bay after a woman reported that her 15-year-old Shih Tzu suffered several stab wounds. 

Lenai Rosier and Fitzgerald Lawrence said they loved their dog like a son.

On Thursday morning, Local 10 News welcomed Perla Navarrete, a volunteer coordinator with Broward County Animal Care, with a new friend in need of a forever home.

A dog that led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a chase Monday on Interstate 95 has found her forever home.

A dog that led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a chase Monday on Interstate 95 is now at the Humane Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale.

Millions were touched by the image of Grover protecting his brother Zorro after a driver struck him on Interstate 95 he broke three legs.

The director of the Broward County Animal Care, a county shelter for animals in need of a new home, has been on the job since May.

Hundreds of animal lovers and their four-legged companions gathered Saturday morning for the 35th annual VCA Walk for the Animals, the largest fundraiser for the Humane Society of Broward County.

Local 10′s Animal Advocate Jacey Birch is urging the South Florida community to adopt from the Florida Humane Society, where many pets are waiting for loving homes.

Two dogs were fighting when one of the dog owners pulled out a gun and fired on Friday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale.

Scammers pretending to work for The Humane Society are targeting people who are using sites like Ring, Nextdoor, Facebook, and Pawboost to find their lost pets.

Local 10 animal advocate Jacey Birch recently delved into allegations of a cat dying after receiving a blood transfusion of dog blood from a South Florida animal hospital, and now she is back with a follow-up investigation into Leader Animal Specialty Hospital.

Miami-Dade County-based nonprofit Anything’s Pawsible Rescue is searching for fosters and adopters.

As evacuations related to Hurricane Milton continued Wednesday in Tampa, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper found a dog tied to a barbed wire fence pole in a grassy flooded area.

As Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida’s Tampa Bay area, Broward Animal Care is asking local residents to temporarily open their homes for dogs and cats in need.

Seven-month-old Rocky lived in a loving home with a little girl, who was hospitalized because she was allergic to him, so he needs a new home.

A family’s pet cat died on Sunday after four people survived a house fire in Sunrise. One was injured.

Seven-month-old Rocky lived in a loving home with a little girl, who was hospitalized because she was allergic to him, so he needs a new home.

Seven-month-old Rocky lived in a loving home with a little girl, who was hospitalized because she was allergic to him, so he needs a new home.

Seven-month-old Rocky lived in a loving home with a little girl, who was hospitalized because she was allergic to him, so he needs a new home.

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins said it wasn’t easy to open Miami’s new “Downtown Dog Spot.” Don’t call it a “dog park” she said.

Nine-month-old Ghost gets nervous in new environments at first, so he needs someone with time and patience to settle him down.

Local 10′s animal advocate Jacey Birch spoke about the efforts Monday of Anything’s Pawsible Rescue, a local organization dedicated to saving dogs from euthanasia and finding them loving homes.

For some pet adopters, the process can come with unexpected challenges — especially when it comes to the fine print of adoption contracts.