Animal Care Doghouse Program

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

Broward County Animal Care is the County’s shelter for lost and stray dogs and cats. We are considered an “open-admission” facility, which means that we cannot turn any pet away. Each year, approximately 10,000 dogs and cats come through our Adoption Center. One of the main objectives of Broward County Animal Care is to reduce the surrender of pets to our shelter. Many of these pets are brought to us due to major life-changing situations such as eviction; job loss; divorce; illness or death of the pet owner. However, other circumstances are less severe, but sill important to the well-being of the pet, such as the need for food, medical assistance, or proper sheltering. That is the impetus behind developing the Doghouse Program -- to give residents the basic help they need to properly care for their dog and to keep them home. To date, the program has provided aid to numerous pet owners and has helped to keep the pet with their family instead of being surrendered to us.