SPCA News
It seems like every day is a News Day at the SFSPCA, but there are definitely moments in time that are more noteworthy than others. For the highlights enjoy the news stories on this page. To follow us more on the daily, follow our Social Media, and if you really want to be part of the journey, join us on Patreon!
Paez Case Update: South Miami Dade Body Builder Pleads Guilty to Horse Cruelty
(MIAMI, FL – 11/16/2015) South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue, one of the nation’s leading advocates for equine legislation and humane protocols, has announced that bodybuilder Alejandro (Alex) Paez, 48, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of animal abuse after three starving, emaciated horses were found in deplorable conditions at [...]
PAEZ CASE UPDATE: SOUTH MIAMI DADE BODY BUILDER PLEADS GUILTY TO HORSE CRUELTY
(MIAMI, FL – 11/16/2015) South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue, one of the nation’s leading advocates for equine legislation and humane protocols, has announced that bodybuilder Alejandro (Alex) Paez, 48, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of animal abuse after three starving, emaciated horses were found in deplorable conditions at [...]
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Accredits South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue
Rescued thoroughbred Cardiac Output is currently available for adoption at South Florida SPCA. (HOMESTEAD, FL - November 3, 2015) The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announced today that South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue (SFSPCA) has earned accreditation by the organization. SFSPCA is one of only 56 TAA accredited aftercare organizations in the [...]
Horse Cruelty Charges: A VERY Big Deal at South Florida SPCA
The newest charges "… were no big deal. I wish the police would spend more time on human victims, and child victims, than on horses who skipped a meal." - Alexander Michaels, attorney for defendants in animal cruelty case. (Miami Herald, Friday, October 25, 2015) Photo ©South Florida SPCA. All [...]
Whole Foods Coral Gables selects South Florida SPCA as its Donate Your Dime recipient
Our thanks to Whole Foods rep Jill Chaskin and her family for coming out for a "meet-and-treat" with Cherry and all our other rescues. Shop for the Horses at Whole Foods in Coral Gables! Whole Foods Market in Coral Gables, FL has designated South Florida SPCA as its [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Horse Found Slaughtered in Hialeah, FL Field
HIALEAH, FL - JULY 23, 2015: The shocking discovery of a three year-old Quarter Horse filly’s remains was made this morning at 9715 NW 138th Street in Hialeah. The butchered horse, Sweet Amanda Wiz, was found in a pasture at a facility that was once where South Florida Society for [...]
No justice for Justice and Susie, jury delivers not guilty verdict in cruelty case
Jesus Bandera-Salgado (Source: Jasmine Kripalani, CBS4 Miami) MIAMI, FL (July 22, 2015) - In a case considered one of the worst cruelty situations South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SFSPCA) has encountered in 23 years that made national and international headlines, a jury found [...]
Three Emaciated Horses Seized in Animal Cruelty Case
MEDIA CONTACTS: Laurie Waggoner 786-218-4828 laurie@helpthehorses.org Grace Delanoy 954-648-1502 grace@helpthehorses.org Three horses were seized by Miami-Dade Agricultural Patrol and turned over to South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SFSPCA) May 27, 2015 HOMESTEAD, FL - The owner, [...]
Par For The Horse golf tournament & fundraiser most successful in 12 year history
On Friday, May 1, 2015, 14 foursomes took to the links at Miami Beach Golf Club in the Lowell S. and Betty L. Dunn Family Foundation Challenge Tournament - Par For The Horse 2015 to benefit South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue. The 12th annual edition exceeded all expectations, reaching new milestones [...]
Honoring South Florida SPCA Founder Laurie Waggoner on her 50th Birthday
“I said 'Somebody should do something about that.' Then I realized I am somebody.” - Lilly Tomlin In 1992, Laurie Waggoner was that "Somebody" when she saw a stray horse running scared and loose down a busy Miami road and rescued it. The story has repeated itself hundreds of times [...]