Home for the holidays: Animal Protective Services needs foster families for pets
Animal Care and Protective Services in partnership with the Jacksonville Humane Society need your help with temporary fosters during the holiday season through its Silent Night Program. โOur push right now is to get all of the animals in the shelter into a temporary home for the holidays. Dr. NaTasha Jordan adopted her family pet from a shelter 8 years ago. From now up until December 24th - you can foster a pet through the Silent Night program. โGet out here today and foster an animal for one night for the silent and who knows you might just walk away with a long-time friend,โ said Dr. Jordan.
Jacksonville man charged with 16 counts of aggravated animal cruelty
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A Jacksonville man is charged with 16 counts of aggravated animal cruelty. The complaint shows the dogs had no potable water, little food, cages filled with feces and urine, and were emaciated. The dogs are now being cared for at ACPS, which is trying to get sole legal custody of the animals. According to an arrest report, the case against Mercer began on Sept. 24, when a neighbor reported an awful smell coming from Mercerโs home, along with the sound of barking dogs. An animal control officer went to the home and found 16 canines, most of which were hound dogs, that were used for hunting, according to Mercer.
Paws-itively Jax: Beds donated to hundreds of sheltered dogs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Thanks to the generosity of donors, hundreds of dogs in kennels at Animal Care and Protective Services will now have beds. According to a tweet Saturday from the City of Jacksonville, shelter beds are on the way for all 264 dogs in kennels at Animal Care and Protective Services. The COJ thanked everyone who donated and gave a special mention to its โshelter valentine,โ who matched the donations.