Blackheart Trappers, Transport & Rescue

14/10/2023

The Blackheart Extrication Team from completed their final training at the MDFR Training Center on Thursday before heading out to participate in the 2023 World Rescue Challenge in Lanzarote, Spain. The MDFR Blackhearts are one of three teams from the United States qualified to compete in the challenge.

Since 1999, the annual World Rescue Challenge has been held in order to enable teams to enhance skills and compete by performing under realistic conditions and measured against recognized global standards.

The competition brings together rescue and emergency workers from all over the world to share, learn and exchange information in order to develop their skills in effective post-crash intervention and the development of combined rescue and medical care.

Please join us in wishing the team the best of luck!

31/08/2023

RALLY FOR BRONWYN AND THE MDAS ANIMALS 🐾 ⋆⭒˚｡⋆🐾

Please wear WHITE!!!
Date: 9-7-23 Thursday at 3:00pm

RSVP:
https://facebook.com/events/s/rally-for-bronwyn-and-the-mdas/695356729079330/

18/05/2023

Good morning everyone,

We're writing to let you know that due to the high volume of TNVR trapping requests, we are now prioritizing requests by urgency. This means that we will be responding to requests for cats that are in immediate danger or distress first.

We know that this may be frustrating for some of you, but we want to make sure that we are using our resources in the most effective way possible. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

If you have a trapping request, please fill out our form at [https://airtable.com/shrcJsbDLqB8b9CsW].
We will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Blackheart Trappers, Transport & Rescue 🖤

▪︎ What is TNVR? TNVR stands for Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return. It is a humane and effective way to manage feral cat populations.

▪︎ Why are you prioritizing requests by urgency? We want to make sure that we are helping the cats that need it the most. Cats that are in immediate danger or distress are more likely to suffer if they are not trapped and treated.

▪︎ How can I submit a trapping request? You can submit a trapping request by filling out our form at [https://airtable.com/shrcJsbDLqB8b9CsW].

▪︎ How long will it take for me to hear back? We will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible. However, due to the high volume of requests, it may take some time.

Thank you for your understanding and patience. We appreciate your support of our work.

16/05/2023

Show your support for Blackheart Trappers, Transport & Rescue by helping us become a 2023 Nextdoor Neighborhood Fave. As the only business awards voted on by neighbors, receiving this award will help our business grow so we can continue to serve you.

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19/04/2023

Happy National Cat Lady Day! Celebrate your inner Cat Lady on April 19th with the hashtag and be sure to give a shout out to the shelter/rescue you got your cat BFF from!

15/03/2023

Hey friends! As you all know, Kitten Season is upon us, and we need your help to ensure that we can provide these little

01/03/2023

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14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

CINDY



I am an unaltered female, brown tabby Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 8 years old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022

URI, missing teeth, old rightear hematoma, FIV+

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

MIKE



I am a neutered male, brown tabby Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 2 years old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022

both eyes opacity cloudy

FELV/FIV NEG

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

JAMIE



I am a spayed female, brown tabby Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 1 year and 1 month old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022

FIV(+)

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

TOM



I am an unaltered male, white and gray Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 16 weeks old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022

possible ulcera left eye

FELV/FIV NEG

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

ROGER



I am a neutered male, orange tabby Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 2 years old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022.

FIV(+)

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

MARY



I am an unaltered female, brown tabby Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 2 years old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022

geriatric, peridontal disease,skin condition, ringworm(+), FIV+

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

CARY



I am an unaltered female, white and gray Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 16 weeks old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022

Ringworm POS

FELV/FIV NEG

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

OLIVIA



I am an unaltered female, gray Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 2 years old

Confiscated from a hoarding situation

URI, FIV+

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

BETH

A Bonded Pair with KEN

I am an unaltered female, brown tabby Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 2 years old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022.

FELV/FIV NEG

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

14/05/2022

‼️Confiscated from a hoarding situation‼️

KEN

A Bonded Pair with
BETH

I am an unaltered male, black Domestic Shorthair.

The shelter staff think I am about 2 years old

I have been at the shelter since Apr 20, 2022.

Pet noted to have signs of upper respiratory infection with sneezing, congestion and mucopurulent oculo-nasal discharge observed.

URI, FIV (+), poss ear hematoma

👇🏾Please see below - adoptions are made in person at at the shelter
Miami Dade Animal Services
3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33166
Call (305) 884-1101 or email [email protected]

09/05/2022

***WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT***

We trap this badly injured community cat last night when we were doing TNVR at a colony.

May is Community Cat Caretaker month. If you are a Caretaker and you notice anything medically wrong with any member of your colony please reach out to a Rescue or another member of the rescue community for help. Community cats are dependent on there caretakers and the cost a vet bill worries you, Miami-Dade Animal Services has FREE TNVR program available to all community cats and if the community cat has an eartip you can still get them seen by a vet for an evaluation and if it's something they are capable of doing they will do it. We have taken countless sick & injured community cats to them from eye removals to amputations. Doing nothing shouldn't be an option and waiting to long isn't one either.

As for this kitty, it's caretakers contacted us for help with trapping and we answered the call. The kitty will be transported this morning to their vet and her vet bill will be covered by them. I'm a little concerned about what's on her chest but she will be seen by a Licensed veterinary for treatment. We will be focused on TNVR of the rest of colony.

08/05/2022

"IT'S HIP TO BE TIPPED"

Miami-Dade Animal Services calls on the public to help manage the community cat population by bringing cats for FREE Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return services
Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) reminds residents that “It’s hip to be tipped” and encourages them to bring community cats for FREE Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) services. The TNVR program helps humanely manage the County’s outdoor cat population by vaccinating, sterilizing, and ear-tipping community cats (left ear) to indicate they have received services. The TNVR program allows free roaming cats to live healthy happy lives with their feline colonies while reducing kitten births.

“As a cat owner myself, I know how hip it is to be tipped because it means that our community cats are getting good care. If we want to see more of our community cats sporting tipped ears, we need residents’ help to bring cats in for care and to help us identify large cat colonies so that we can target efforts for greatest impact,” said Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “I am very proud of the Animal Services team and our animal-loving residents for working together to keep our community animals healthy and safe.”

Animal Services’ TNVR program is an industry leading best practice that aims to humanely manage the free roaming cat population and is available to any Miami-Dade County resident to bring in outdoor cats to be vaccinated and sterilized for free, before returning the cats to their community. Residents can take cats to the Animal Services Pet Adoption and Protection Center or the Pets Thrive in 305 Community Cat Center for these free services. Once the cats have been medically cleared for release, residents can pick up the cats and return them to the location where the cats were trapped. Animal Services offers traps on loan to help residents catch the cats.

Residents can also submit a service request for cat trapping services by filling out a request online or calling 311. Request are prioritized by the density of the identified cat population and volume of request in particular areas. All cats are returned to their cat colonies in their neighborhoods after they have received services from Animal Services and are ear tipped.

TNVR services are provided on a walk-in basis only. No appointment is required at either location.

Locations and Hours:

• Pet Adoption and Protection Center in Doral
3599 NW 79th Avenue Doral, Florida 33122

Monday - Friday between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. or
Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Pets Thrive in 305 Community Cat Center in Cutler Bay
10700 SW 211th Street Cutler Bay, FL 33189

Tuesday - Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

--- TNVR Program Guidelines ---

• All cats must be treated humanely, with dignity and respect.

• FREE TNVR services only available to Miami-Dade County residents and only Miami-Dade County cats are eligible.

• Cats must be at least 2 months old or weigh 2 pounds to be eligible for TNVR services.

• Once services have been performed and the cats are medically cleared for release, the cats will be returned to their cat colony home location where the cats were living.

• Animal Services reserves the right to reject TNVR services, if in the best interest of the cat.


About Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Every year Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) provides care and refuge for 28,000 to 30,000 lost and abandoned dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services staff works diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting offsite adoptions at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with rescue organizations, volunteers and adoption partners.

Animal Services
3599 NW 79 Avenue Doral, FL 33122

Source: [https://www.miamidade.gov/releases/2022-05-05-asd-tnvr-hip-tobe-tipped.asp]

22/04/2022

Lost pets deserve our best efforts to reunite them with their families. And of lost pets entering shelters today, estimates show, fewer than 32% are being reunited with their families. That's why we are committed to helping our animal welfare partners Do The Reunite Thing and help 50% of lost pets who enter their care find their way home by 2024.

Are you ready to Do the Reunite Thing too? Share this post to help us spread the word and together we can do the right thing for all lost and missing pets. 💪💜🐾

13/04/2022

Miami-Dade and surrounding areas:

Miami-Dade Animal Services is in desperate need of fosters! They will be hosting a series of orientations in hopes of recruiting new fosters. Check out the dates below and please attend to step up to help. Shelters are being overrun with kittens especially - PLEASE STEP UP so their precious lives can be saved. It takes us all!

April 27, 2022 at 6:30 pm, South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211 Street, Miami, FL

April 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm, Stephen P. Clark Building, Conference Room 18-4, 111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL

April 30, 2022 at 12:00 pm, Pet Adoption and Protection Center, 3599 NW 79 Street, Doral, FL

May 4, 2022 at 6:30 pm, South Miami Library, 6000 Sunset Drive, S. Miami, FL

May 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm, Westchester Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way, Miami, FL

13/04/2022

Trying out our newly donated Tomahawk XL Droptrap.

Thank you🖤 A & E

08/04/2022

Update: black kitty is doing so much better. Miami-Dade Animal Services has done a great job once again and saved another kitty.

04/04/2022

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Blackheart Trappers, Transport & Rescue

Two badly injured community cats finally trapped and getting the vet care they need.

04/04/2022

Miami Dade County Animal Services' Bronwyn Stanford & Kathleen Labrada talk with the Michael Miller, the publisher of Miami's Community News about the servic...

02/04/2022

Sambuca with his family to travel the world. 🖤

02/04/2022

Two of our recent rescues have been adopted to furever homes💕💕

02/04/2022

31/03/2022

📣 FREE NECROPSY SERVICE for cats 👈
As cat lovers and caretakers, there comes a time when we lose one of our animals -- whether it's a cat we've just come into contact with or one we've been attending to for years. Sometimes, the cause of death is clear; sometimes it's not. Many times, a necropsy is cost prohibitive. We're happy to share with you a FREE RESOURCE for finding some answers.

Dr. Adam Stern, a veterinarian, veterinary pathologist and Professor of Forensic Pathology at the University of Florida, recently asked us to share information regarding his program, 'A Cat Has No Name.' This is a FREE program designed to determine the cause of death of free-roaming cats and simultaneously help live cats, particularly when there are multiple sick and deceased cats living together. His department provides FREE diagnostic service for cat colonies in order to improve their overall welfare. This program is OPEN TO ALL community cats and ALL PEOPLE in ALL STATES. You do not need to work in animal welfare to submit a cat; they will also accept cats from colony caretakers and individuals.

For more information or to submit a cat, contact Dr. Stern at [email protected] or call 352-294-4077. Save or download the flyer below so you have this information at your fingertips when you need it.

29/03/2022