HUMANE SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE ANIMAL SERVICES AND THE CAT NETWORK, INC TO PARTICIPATE IN ASPCA MEGA MATCH-A-THON 

Community Support Needed to Find Homes for Animals and Save More Lives.

Miami, FL — Humane Society of Greater Miami, Miami-Dade Animal Services and The Cat Network, Inc.,  announced that they are one of 55 communities nationwide to receive grant funding to participate in the first ever ASPCA “Mega Match-a-thon” event. Miami shelters and rescue groups will unite forces to save animal lives and will be present with hundreds deserving dogs, cats, puppies and kittens looking for forever homes.  The 24 hour, non-stop adoption event is scheduled from Friday, March 30^th 11:59pm through Saturday, March 31^st 11:59 pm at Tropical Park, 7900 Bird Road in Miami.

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is granting nearly $500,000 to support large-scale adoption events held simultaneously nationwide in an effort to save more lives of shelter animals.

Adults, Children and families are encouraged to attend and enjoy children’s activities, food and refreshments, a fun entertaining program, pet photography and various specials throughout the day.  Free parking is available in the park.

 “The ASPCA Mega Match-a-thon is a great motivator for our staff and for the members of our community to help the many wonderful cats and dogs in our shelters find loving homes,” said Donna Tallon, Executive Director of the Humane Society of Greater Miami.  “Working together with Miami-Dade Animal Services and The Cat Network, we can save thousands of animals and enrich the lives of new adopting families.”

We ask our South Florida community to get involved and help us promote the event. Help us create awareness by displaying our posters, distributing informational flyers in your business location, posting a link on your website, including our event in your newsletters, and following us on Social Media.

For more information about the ASPCA ‘Mega Match-a-thon’ event or to get involved, please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or call 305-749-1825.

Our Miami Match-a-thon partners:

Miami Dade Animal Services

In October, 2005, the Miami-Dade Animal Services Department (ASD) was created as a stand-alone entity in an effort to provide focused care for the County's animal population. By becoming an independent entity, the Animal Services Department was able to concentrate its resources on its core
mission of caring for the animals in its custody. Each year the shelter impounds approximately 36,000dogs and cats. Its goal is to reunite lost pets with their owners and find life-long homes for as many animals as possible as well as providing propercare for them while they're at the shelter.

The Cat Network

The Cat Network, Inc. (CN) is a Florida not-for-profit corporation dedicated to humanely reducing cat overpopulation by educating the public about the need to sterilize their pets and strays; providing access to low-cost spay/neuter services for stray, homeless and abandoned cats; helping members in their efforts to place adoptable cats in loving homes; and advocating non-lethal population control and humane public policy.

The Cat Network was established in June 1995 by 6 founding members as a response to Animal Control attempting to enact a cat licensing ordinance. To date, The Cat Network has helped place over 7500 cats through the use of the group’s website, adoption venues which include Petsmart, Petco, and through Petfinder.