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Adoptable dog Azazel likes long walks around the lake and chewing on some toys in the yard
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (248+ words) Orlando Weekly is the Orlando area's award-winning alternative media company. We have been Orlando's source for local news, opinion, events and culture for over 30 years. Azazel (A580372) is 2 years old, strong, intelligent and calm, but now and then still has moments…...
SeaWorld Orlando rescues 16 sea turtles amid cold snap
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (212+ words) With the past week bringing historic temperature drops across Central Florida, the cold weather is affecting more than just human residents " it's also putting sea turtles at risk. SeaWorld Orlando's rescue team has taken in 16 green sea turtles from Titusville…...
Like Woodstock for dogs, Paws in the Park takes over Lake Eola this weekend
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (171+ words) One of the biggest pet festivals in the United States is returning for as 32nd year as Pet Alliance's Paws in the Park wags its way into Lake Eola Park. The signature pet costume contest kicks off the festivities at 10 a.m., featuring…...
Sweet, chubby adoptable dog Chaica has spent too much of her life in the shelter
2+ week, 6+ day ago (243+ words) Orlando Weekly is the Orlando area's award-winning alternative media company. We have been Orlando's source for local news, opinion, events and culture for over 30 years. Meet adoptable dog Chaica! Chaica (A505318) is 8 years old, sweet, affectionate, gentle and, sadly, has spent…...
Photos: ZooTampa takes in foxes rescued from fur farm
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (123+ words) ZooTampa has two more fuzzy residents. Sadie and Seth, two red foxes who were among 250 animals rescued from a fur farm in Ohio, have settled into their new digs after arriving in Tampa last month. The pair were quarantined for…...
OCAS adoptable dog Nite Train is waiting to meet you
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) Nite Train (OCAS ID A582844) " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.orlandoweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GIMMESHELTER_Nite-Train-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.orlandoweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GIMMESHELTER_Nite-Train-2.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> Most people walk right past Nite Train (A582844). All they see is a scarred, quiet, scary-looking dog. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, Nite Train is big, strong, 3 years old and…...
Orange County Animal Services pushes to revise 20-year-old pet policies
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (483+ words) Orange County Animal Services is pushing for its biggest rewrite of local animal-welfare rules in two decades, introducing six major changes to Chapter 5 of the county code designed to protect animal welfare." The push for changes, said OCAS manager Diane…...
Sweet 6-year-old dog Hammy is looking for a new home
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) Six-year-old Hammy (A580259) came to us about two months ago as a stray. The reason we named him Hammy was because not only is he a ham for the camera, but he also grunts and snorts like a pig. Hammy is…...
‘Chickening out’: New owner of dog abandoned in hurricane responds to case being dropped
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (695+ words) A Florida prosecutor has dropped the felony criminal case against the man who drew national attention after being accused of tying his bull terrier dog to a fence along Interstate 75 and abandoning it in the face of an approaching major…...
Orange County is set to build Florida’s largest animal shelter
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (216+ words) Orange County Animal Services is bringing a new shelter to Orlando, and it's set to be the largest in Florida." The Orange County Board of County Commissioners this week approved a $49 million contract for the Collage Companies to build a…...