Cold Noses, The Florida Times-Union’s weekly pet column, features dogs and cats available for adoption at area government-run animal shelters.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nassau County Animal Services, 86078 License Road, Fernandina Beach. Call (904) 530-6150. To view available animals, go to\u00a0nassaucountyfl.com\/845\/Animal-Services<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0facebook.com\/NassauCountyAnimalServices<\/a>. Kittens are available for adoption at Petco stores at 463713 Florida 200 in Yulee and 11900 Atlantic Blvd. in Jacksonville; Tractor Supply Co., 463184 Florida 200 in Yulee; and\u00a0Pet Supplies Plus, 6500 Georgia 40, St. Marys, Ga. The shelter will hold a free adoptions event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27,\u00a0and Sunday, Sept. 28,\u00a0at Pet Supplies Plus, 463913 Florida 200 W, Suite 1, in Yulee.<\/p>\n Ole Red<\/strong> is an 8-year-old 94-pound male mixed-breed dog (ID No. 58909463). He is sweet and loving, a gentle giant with a heart as big as his paws. He\u2019s the perfect mix of calm and companionship and still enjoys his daily walks and being out and about.<\/p>\n Aprilla<\/strong> is a 2-year-old female mixed-breed dog (ID No. 59107189), She is energetic, playful and loves a good game of fetch. She is all about tennis balls and head rubs. She has a fun-loving spirit and affectionate nature.<\/p>\n \u2022 Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services, 2020 Forest St. Call (904) 630-2489 or email jaxpets@coj.net. To view available animals, go to\u00a0coj.net\/pets<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0facebook.com\/jaxanimalcare<\/a>.<\/p>\n Howard<\/strong> is an 11-year-old, 53-pound male mixed-breed dog (ID No. A1470868). He is a distinguished gentleman who still has the feisty energy of a younger pup. He loves being petted, chin scratches and dog treat Pupperoni.<\/p>\n Snowball<\/strong> is a 1-year-old, 9-pound male domestic medium-hair cat (ID No. A1472368). He loves being petted, cuddling and attention. He has lived in home previously and got along well children and other cats. He is ready for a new loving family.<\/p>\n \u2022 Clay County Animal Services, 3984 W. Florida 16, Green Cove Springs. Call (904) 269-6342 or email clayadoptions@claycountygov.com. To view available animals, go to\u00a0claycountygov.com\/community\/animal-services<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0facebook.com\/ClayCtyAnimals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Shirley<\/strong> is a 2-year-old, 73-pound female Anatolian Shepherd mix dog (ID No. A0059349262). She is sweet, gentle and cuddly and loves being close to her people. On walks, she strolls calmly next to you. She loves to explore her surroundings.<\/p>\n O’Reilly<\/strong> is a 5-month-old, 5-pound male domestic shorthair cat (ID No. A0058926989). He is sweet, curious and clever. He can be shy, but once he warms up, he is playful and loves hide and seek. He enjoys quiet spaces, gentle attention and interactive play.<\/p>\n \u2022 St. Johns County Pet Center, 130 N. Stratton Road, St. Augustine. Call (904) 209-6190 or go to sjcfl.us\/departments\/animal-control<\/a>. To view available animals, go to\u00a0petfinder.com\/member\/us\/fl\/st-augustine\/st-johns-county-animal-control-pet-center-fl751<\/a>.\u00a0Friends of the St. Johns County Pet Center has shelter cats available for adoption Saturdays at PetSmart, 1779 S. U.S. 1 in St. Augustine, facebook.com\/fosjcpc<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rambo<\/strong>\u00a0is a 3-year-old male terrier mix dog\u00a0(ID No. 80102). He is lively, energetic and curious. His high energy level makes him less suitable for families with young children, but he is eager for an owner who can channel his vigor through training and playtime.<\/p>\n Rusty<\/strong> is a 4-year-old male domestic mediumhair cat (ID No. 79651). He is quiet and cautious, but once he warms up becomes gentle and loving. He enjoys companionship, naps and head scratches. He thrives in a calm, patient environment.<\/p>\n \u2022 Putnam County Animal Services, 174 County Landfill Road, Palatka. Call (386) 329-0396 option #1. To view available animals, go to\u00a0putnampals.com<\/a>, bit.ly\/2EKoICq<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0bit.ly\/34NqoGB<\/a>. Adoptable cats are also available at PetSense at 113 Town and Country Drive in Palatka.<\/p>\n Olympia<\/strong>, 1, and Sugar<\/strong>, 3, are female mixed-breed dogs (ID numbers unavailable). They are sweet, happy and love attention. Both like to pick their furry canine friends; how they get along with cats is unknown.<\/p>\n bcravey@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4109<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cold Noses, The Florida Times-Union’s weekly pet column, features dogs and cats available for adoption at area government-run…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":258433,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[32133,5229,4749,32142,21202,17969,4653,32135,15015,3059,4654,1074,32141,3188,723,1075,24255,4353,316,7310,32138,425,728,32136,7834,50,450,1457,10823,24537,7926,1451,32139,32137,32140,5677,32134,10622,14638,646,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,4748],"class_list":{"0":"post-258432","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-adoptions","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-animal","11":"tag-animal-products-u0026-services","12":"tag-animal-shelters","13":"tag-animal-welfare","14":"tag-cats","15":"tag-clay","16":"tag-clay-county","17":"tag-county","18":"tag-dogs","19":"tag-exclude","20":"tag-exclude-from-home-front","21":"tag-fl","22":"tag-florida","23":"tag-from","24":"tag-front","25":"tag-georgia","26":"tag-home","27":"tag-jacksonville","28":"tag-johns","29":"tag-local","30":"tag-local-news","31":"tag-nassau","32":"tag-nassau-county","33":"tag-news","34":"tag-overall","35":"tag-overall-positive","36":"tag-pet","37":"tag-pet-adoptions","38":"tag-pets","39":"tag-positive","40":"tag-products","41":"tag-putnam","42":"tag-putnam-county","43":"tag-services","44":"tag-shelters","45":"tag-st","46":"tag-st-johns-county","47":"tag-u0026","48":"tag-united-states","49":"tag-united-states-of-america","50":"tag-unitedstates","51":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","52":"tag-us","53":"tag-usa","54":"tag-welfare"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}