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20 Central Florida children adopted even as coronavirus pandemic slows down the process
Read full article: 20 Central Florida children adopted even as coronavirus pandemic slows down the processThe nonprofit along with its partner agencies celebrated National Adoption Day by placing 20 children with their forever homes on Friday. Kevin and Shana Giroux adopted 5-year-old Josiah. Chaz and Shakira Cullors adopted the one-and-a-half-year-old during a virtual ceremony. The Cullors adopted his biological sister two years ago. He said usually 300 kids are placed in forever homes every year, but less than 100 have been adopted in 2020.
ADOPTED: Dog who spent over 200 days in shelter finds loving home
Read full article: ADOPTED: Dog who spent over 200 days in shelter finds loving homeOrange County Animal Services announced Saturday that Tonka was adopted by his new family. To make things even better, the family adopted their new four-legged family member on National Adoption Day. ***ORIGINAL***A dog that has spent more than 200 days in the Orange County Animal Services shelter is in need of a forever home. [TRENDING: Gov: Vaccine coming to Florida ‘relatively soon’ | CDC: Avoid Thanksgiving travel | Georgia presidential race recount results]“Tonka is a handsome boy, who can definitely turn on the charm,” said Diane Summers, manager for Orange County Animal Services. If you are interested in making Tonka yours, email the shelter at animalservices@ocfl.net to get more information.