Guardians of Florida Animal Rescue

Guardians of Florida Animal Rescue Non-profit 501(c)3 organization established by a group of women passionate about animal welfare. We are a 501(c)3 organization.

🐾💙HAPPY FRI-YAY GOTCHA DAY!!🐾💙 We hope you saw our earlier highlight posts on sweet Cranberry, who had been with us for ...
01/31/2025

🐾💙HAPPY FRI-YAY GOTCHA DAY!!🐾💙
We hope you saw our earlier highlight posts on sweet Cranberry, who had been with us for 423 days and found her furever home and also our fabulous Snickers, found emaciated and barely able to walk now too in her furever home! If you didn't, be sure to check out their beautiful stories! In addition to them, we have another 11 adoptions to announce!!📣🥳Congratulations and thanks to all adopters for opening your hearts and homes! 💞Happy Tails to:
💛 Thiago - we were able to pull this majestic, gentle, mild-mannered 10 yr senior just in time from the euthanasia deadline at a county shelter. He is truly an amazing dog who deserves to life his golden years in a loving home and that is just what he is going to get!
💛 Cinderella - tiny girl confiscated from owner who was forcing Malta and her two buddies to live outside - little Tobasco the blonde chi mix is looking for a home
💛 Princess - tiny senior found as a stray now healthy and happy in her new home
💛 Flower - you may remember Flower was found with a pr*****ed uterus! Post surgery and medical care, she is one happy girl with her new adopted family!
💛 Breezy - came from a tiny county shelter with her littermates. Ruby still looking for a home!
💛Calypso, Honeydew and Saphire – all surrendered by different owners who could no longer care for them
💛And our fabulous felines of the week: Bing Clawsby and Furry Temple adopted together and Quinn!

❤🥳 MORE BIG NEWS THIS WEEK PART 2: MAMA SNICKERS ADOPTED🥳❤For our Part 2 for our Friday Adoption news, we'd like to anno...
01/31/2025

❤🥳 MORE BIG NEWS THIS WEEK PART 2: MAMA SNICKERS ADOPTED🥳❤
For our Part 2 for our Friday Adoption news, we'd like to announce that in addition to long term resident Cranberry (see her story from this morning!) Mama Snickers also found her home! These photos show Snicker's transformation from hopeless to happy! Snickers was found so emaciated and weak last May she struggled to walk. This senior girl at around 7 years old had just about given up all hope. Not only was she foraging for any scrap of food to keep herself alive, turns out she was also was pregnant 😳 Mama delivered her puppies with us and they all found their homes. This week it was Snicker's turn 🥰 She is a wonderful dog deserving of a wonderful life with her new family!
Happy Tails Mama Snickers - we will miss you ❤🐾 Gloria Cabal as usual thank you for getting Snickers to safety back in May!

🥳 BIG NEWS THIS WEEK  - PART 1: CRANBERRY 423 DAYS 🥳We have had our share of  heartbreak and heartwarming this week - Le...
01/31/2025

🥳 BIG NEWS THIS WEEK - PART 1: CRANBERRY 423 DAYS 🥳
We have had our share of heartbreak and heartwarming this week - Let's talk about the "heartwarming" now and start with Cranberry. Cranberry was found roaming with her friend Turkey around Thanksgiving 2023. Cranberry is a brown pitty, Turkey a golden doodle. An odd couple to be sure! Regardless, they survived on their own together somehow, but were found in awful condition. They were treated at the vet and recovered. Turkey found a home right away, surprised? No. Cranberry is the sweetest girl, but there is nothing "special" about pitties in Florida. But to us and her finders and fosters, we knew Cranberry IS special and that she would make a wonderful family member. She had to wait 423 days until her new family found her this past Saturday, but boy was it worth the wait! Look at all of the smiles in this picture 😁 Congratulations Cranberry and thank you to her new family for giving this girl a forever home 🙏
Happy Tails sweet girl ❤🐾 Thank you Paola Jordan and El Negro SoBe and Gloria Cabal for everything you did for Cranberry!

01/30/2025

❤️‍🩹NATE UPDATE – SEVERE UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION❤️‍🩹
Nate is a beyond sweet 4 month old puppy that landed at the county shelter, He contracted the dreaded Upper Respiratory Infection and has been struggling ever since, not getting any better and only worse. The plea came across our feed to get him out so he can be properly treated at an ER vet to save him and we couldn’t resist this poor guy struggling to breathe. He is getting continued treatment in the best hands at VCA Knowles Snapper Creek Animal Hospital and seems to be making some improvement thankfully! He remains in isolation as he is very contagious. He is a good boy and deserves a great life – we will make sure he gets it once recovered! Donations towards Nate’s ER bill are much appreciated.
To DONATE or HONOR pledges towards Nate’s medical bill:
🐾 Direct to VCA Knowles Snapper Creek: 305-279-2323
🐾Hit DONATE on this post
🐾VENMO (last 4 digits 7479), PAYPAL, CASHAPP, CREDIT CARD/ACH/APPLE PAY (Via Zeffy), AMAZON AND CHEWY WISHLISTS: Click this link: https://linktr.ee/gofarrescue
🐾ZELLE: 630-650-1849 or [email protected]
🐾CHECKS: 13931 Sophomore Lane, Ft Myers, FL 33912
Dogs and Cats of Miami

🙏ASTRA   UPDATE – EXPLORATORY SURGERY TODAY🙏Astra is a little 7lb 10wk old puppy that landed at the county shelter with ...
01/30/2025

🙏ASTRA UPDATE – EXPLORATORY SURGERY TODAY🙏
Astra is a little 7lb 10wk old puppy that landed at the county shelter with a seroma/lesion on her hip that appeared to be from an old wound. It’s a mysterious situation as when we rushed her over to our ER vet, every time it was drained, it would fill back up. To get to the bottom of the issue, exploratory surgery was required today. A very large amount of inflammation was found – the surgeon thoroughly cleansed the area and inserted a drain that will hopefully resolve the issue. Astra unfortunately has to stay in isolation as it is certain that she would have been exposed to the dreaded Upper Respiratory Infection at the county shelter – time will tell, but we won’t be surprised if it rears its ugly head and gives her one more condition she needs to deal with. As you can see, Astra is about as adorable as they come and a tough little girl. We will give her everything she needs to heal and eventually find her forever family! Donations towards her surgery and medical care are needed and very much appreciated.
To DONATE towards Astra’s medical bill:
🐾 Direct to VCA Knowles Snapper Creek: 305-279-2323
🐾Hit DONATE on this post
🐾VENMO (last 4 digits 7479), PAYPAL, CASHAPP, CREDIT CARD/ACH/APPLE PAY (Via Zeffy), AMAZON AND CHEWY WISHLISTS: Click this link https://linktr.ee/gofarrescue
🐾ZELLE: 630-650-1849 or [email protected]
🐾CHECKS: 13931 Sophomore Lane, Ft Myers, FL 33912

💔LITTLE NATE & ASTRA – NOW SAFE - AT OUR ER VET❤️‍🩹Today we welcome Nate   and Astra   - pulled from the scary Miami cou...
01/28/2025

💔LITTLE NATE & ASTRA – NOW SAFE - AT OUR ER VET❤️‍🩹
Today we welcome Nate and Astra - pulled from the scary Miami county shelter. Poor Nate, sweet 4 month old puppy, has been sitting there for 3 weeks waiting for help. Of course, he contracted the dreaded severe Upper Respiratory Infection and is struggling to overcome it. Astra has a large, thick seroma on her back hip that was unable to be drained to date due to complications. They are both now at getting the best care we can provide them🙏 We already have received word that Astra's seroma is very unusual - it has been drained once and keeps filling with liquid. Further evaluation required. Nate is in isolation due to his severe respiratory infection and will be there for awhile. We will get these little nuggets healthy and find a loving forever home for each of them.
To DONATE or HONOR pledges for the care of these sweet puppies:
🐾 DIrect to VCA Knowles Snapper Creek: 305-279-2323
🐾Hit DONATE on this post
🐾VENMO (last 4 digits 7479), PAYPAL, CASHAPP, CREDIT CARD/ACH/APPLE PAY (Via Zeffy), AMAZON AND CHEWY WISHLISTS: Click this link: https://linktr.ee/gofarrescue
🐾ZELLE: 630-650-1849 or [email protected]
🐾CHECKS: 13931 Sophomore Lane, Ft Myers, FL 33912
Urgent Dogs and Cats of Miami

☀️🐾If you came out to our Tiki Tails & Happy Sailes event yesterday held a TikiPub Fort Myers Beach, you already know wh...
01/26/2025

☀️🐾If you came out to our Tiki Tails & Happy Sailes event yesterday held a TikiPub Fort Myers Beach, you already know what a fabulous day it was! We cannot thank everyone enough who came out to support us but…we have to especially thank some amazing people….
⚓️Tikipub Fort Myers Beach for our partnership, hosting us, giving away cruises to benefit us, their generous donation, and lending their entire staff to help us make it a smashing success!! THANK YOU!!!
📻And just as special and important… HUGE thank you to Ed and Kim at Beach Talk Radio for everything you did for us!! From your unbelievable fundraiser for our sweet girl Honey (which we are still in shock over!) to promoting our rescue and then with live interviews leading up to the event and also on site yesterday…you made it a giant success and for that we are very grateful and humbled. THANK YOU!!
🐾💕 To our three adopters yesterday. Thank you for opening your hearts and homes to giving our rescues a life they deserve.
⭐️And of course a thank you as always to our volunteers!!! We could not do any of this without you!!
❤️Enjoy the pics and we hope they put the same smile on your faces and warmth in your hearts that it did us!
With gratitude…from everyone at GOFAR!

🎰🐾WHISKERS AND WAGERS CASINO NIGHT - MARCH 29TH🐾🎰Join us for a fun-filled evening at our Whiskers and Wagers Casino Nigh...
01/26/2025

🎰🐾WHISKERS AND WAGERS CASINO NIGHT - MARCH 29TH🐾🎰

Join us for a fun-filled evening at our Whiskers and Wagers Casino Night March 29th 5-9pm at Scotlynn Corporate Headquarters in Fort Myers! Gaming, Food, Drink, Raffles, Silent Auction🥳. There are many ways to participate:

🎲ATTEND – Buy your tickets using ticket link below– Capacity is limited so act now!
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/whiskers-and-wagers-casino-night-fundraiser-for-guardians-of-florida-animal-rescue

🎲DONATE – We are looking for donations for raffle prizes and the silent auction – Interested in donating a service, item, gift certificate? Please email [email protected]

🎲SPONSOR – Great sponsorship packages are available ranging from $100 to $2,500. For more information, click sponsor link below, email [email protected] or contact Diana at 239-961-7323
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/whiskers-and-wagers-sponsorship

🐾☀️It’s Here!!☀️🐾it’s time for Tiki Tails & Happy Sails!! Come down today between 11  and 3 to Tikipub Fort Myers Beach ...
01/25/2025

🐾☀️It’s Here!!☀️🐾
it’s time for Tiki Tails & Happy Sails!!
Come down today between
11 and 3 to Tikipub Fort Myers Beach and have some fun at our family, friendly event! Beach Talk Radio will be broadcasting live from 11 to 12. Our special guest star Honey will be there along with puppies and other adorable adoptable animals! And who can forget the tons of fun!!
Check out details below👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
DONT MISS IT!!!

01/24/2025

💙🐾HAPPY FRI-YAY GOTCHA DAY!!🐾💙
We hit the 20-mark again this week with adoptions!! That's 18 doggies and 2 kitties in their new homes! You too can be on our FRI-YAY Gotcha Day by coming tomorrow to our TIKI TAILS & HAPPY SAILS ADOPTION AND FUNDRASIER EVENT from 11-3 at Excursions Marina- Tikipub Fort Myers Beach.18450 San Carlos Blvd, Fort Myers Beach
🥳Congratulations and thanks to all adopters! 💞Happy Tails to:
💛Enzo - Check out his special post from Thursday!
💛Mr Bean - adorable big guy came to use from a good Samaritan who saved him from the streets, but could not keep him. He’s been waiting awhile, but finally has his forever home!
💛Huck - sweet senior dumped at county shelter will now live his golden years with a loving family
💛Malta - tiny girl confiscated from owner who was forcing Malta and her two buddies to live outside - Cinderella and Tobasco still looking for homes
💛Rain - you may recall Rain and mama Storm were pulled off the streets of Miami hours before Hurricane Milton hit - Rain has her family now! Storm still needs a home
💛Blanche and Dorothy - Little seniors surrendered by owner who could no longer care for them-hit the jackpot and found a forever home together
💛 Snow White - pulled from county shelter with her litter of tiny pups when they were just a week old
💛 Sweetie - pulled from county shelter terrified with severe skin infection and emaciated - adopted at event last Saturday!
💛Blitzen and Narissa - both found as strays in remote areas trying to make it on their own
💛Elvis - came in as a pup in awful condition after living outside
💛Mila and her 2 pups Milan and Milo - unbelievably found as strays trying to survive on their own
💛Farley, Indigo and Nala – all surrendered by different owners who could no longer care for them; Nala adopted by one of our amazing volunteers!
💛And our fabulous felines of the week: Jennipurr and Catrick Swayze!

🎉🍾THAT’S A WRAP FOR 2024🍾🎉We have to "paws" for a moment to reflect back on 2024 before we get too far along in 2025!  F...
01/23/2025

🎉🍾THAT’S A WRAP FOR 2024🍾🎉
We have to "paws" for a moment to reflect back on 2024 before we get too far along in 2025! First and foremost, we can’t start the new year off without saying all of this👇🏼👇🏼wouldn’t be possible without the support of each and every one of you 🫵
2024 saw a significant increase in overall intakes (37%) and adoptions (47%) at GOFAR. Owner surrenders and abandoned animals continue to be at an all time high with seemingly no end in sight and shelters and rescues continue to be at capacity with so many amazing animals needing homes. For our feline rescue program, it was a step change year. Our adoption partnerships with local Petco and Pet Supermarket stores utilizing their in store habitats are largely responsible for the 127 felines placed in homes this year vs 19 in 2023. in 2025, we continue in our steadfast mission to help as many of these innocent animals that we can with the help of our amazing GOFAR village.
Thank you from the bottom of our ❤️ and may 2025 bring all of you peace, good health and happiness.

💔LIFE OF A STARVING STRAY - ANYTHING BECOMES FOOD💔He doesn't know it yet, but this is one lucky stray.  He was found gur...
01/22/2025

💔LIFE OF A STARVING STRAY - ANYTHING BECOMES FOOD💔
He doesn't know it yet, but this is one lucky stray. He was found gurgling and drooling unable to open and close his mouth correctly. Turns out this jagged bone was lodged in his month. Thankfully he was found in time to dislodge the bone before more damage was done or he starved to death. He has been admitted to Alejo Vet Clinic in Miami for evaluation and is now part of our family. Yeti is his new name - he is a big, beautiful, sweet boy tipping the scales at 105 lbs - and that is likely well underweight.
To DONATE towards Yeti's care:
🐾 Direct to Alejo Vet Clinic 305-501-4125
🐾 Hit DONATE on this post
🐾 VENMO (last 4 digits 7479), PAYPAL, CASHAPP, CREDIT CARD/ACH/APPLE PAY (Via Zeffy), AMAZON AND CHEWY WISHLISTS: Click this link: https://linktr.ee/gofarrescue
🐾 ZELLE: 630-650-1849 or [email protected]
🐾 CHECKS: 13931 Sophomore Lane, Ft Myers, FL 33912

❤️‍🩹2 SWEET GIRLS – NOW SAFE FROM EUTHANASIA LIST❤️‍🩹Today we welcome Candy   and Luna   from Miami Dade Animal Services...
01/21/2025

❤️‍🩹2 SWEET GIRLS – NOW SAFE FROM EUTHANASIA LIST❤️‍🩹
Today we welcome Candy and Luna from Miami Dade Animal Services into our family. They both have their heartbreaking stories. Candy is dehydrated and anemic and has not been at the shelter all that long, but has a lot of recovery ahead of her. No microchip, no one looking for her to bring her home. She is off to our vet to get full bloodwork done as she is emaciated and weak. Luna on the other hand appears to have been adopted out in 2020 and landed back at the shelter in mid-December after sustaining serious injuries consistent with being hit by a car. One of her hind legs was then amputated and she is now learning to live as a tripod. She has a microchip, but no one cares enough to come and take her back home. To make matters worse, her bonded pal Snoopy went home and she was left in the shelter 💔. In the end, these girls are better off moving on – we will help them recover, get healthy and find a true, loving home for each of them. To DONATE or HONOR pledges for the care of these sweet girls:

🐾Hit DONATE on this post

🐾VENMO (last 4 digits 7479), PAYPAL, CASHAPP, CREDIT CARD/ACH/APPLE PAY (Via Zeffy), AMAZON AND CHEWY WISHLISTS: Click this link: https://linktr.ee/gofarrescue

🐾ZELLE: 630-650-1849 or [email protected]

🐾CHECKS: 13931 Sophomore Lane, Ft Myers, FL 33912

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