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 St. Johns County Pet Center, 130 N. Stratton Road, St. Augustine. Call (904) 209-6190. To view available animals, go to\u00a0co.st-johns.fl.us\/animalcontrol\/petcenter.aspx<\/a>.\u00a0Friends of the St. Johns County Center group has shelter cats available for adoption Saturdays at PetSmart, 1779 S. U.S. 1 in St. Augustine, facebook.com\/fosjcpc<\/a>.<\/p>\n Darla <\/strong>is a 9-year-old female American bulldog mix (ID No. 79019). She is sweet, loyal and friendly and has a mellow personality and a resilient spirit. Her calm demeanor makes her an ideal companion for anyone seeking a low-energy friend.<\/p>\n Marigold<\/strong> is a 6-year-old female domestic shorthair cat (ID No.79336). She’s friendly and has a youthful spirit. She’s curious, eager to explore her surroundings. She is always up for a game of chase-the-laser-pointer or find-the-hidden-treat.<\/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>. To ease overcrowding, the shelter is immediately seeking 100 fosters and adopters for dogs and is waiving adoption fees. Capacity is 264 dogs, the shelter currently houses 377 dogs. About 100 of them share a kennel, cutting their living space in half.<\/p>\n Fava Bean<\/strong> is an almost 2-year-old, 44-pound male mixed-breed dog (ID No. A1467626). He is a mix of wiggly puppy energy and calm, cuddly lap dog. He enjoys time with humans and playing with other dogs. He knows the sit and paw commands.<\/p>\n Hamlet<\/strong> is a 1-year-old, 10-pound male domestic shorthair cat (ID No. A1469886). He is happy, social and wise beyond his years. He loves attention from people and has loved living with cat pals in the shelter’s communal cat room.<\/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.<\/p>\n Count Waggula Von Howlington<\/strong>, also known as Ramp, is a 7-year-old male mixed-breed dog (ID No. 55674248). He is loving and has an extra-large personality. But all he really wants is cozy place to nap, a few belly rubs and someone to share his days with.<\/p>\n Cranberry<\/strong> is a 1-year-old female mixed-breed dog (ID No. 55754946). She is loyal and still full of youthful curiosity. She deserves a soft bed, a steady routine and a human or two who will make her feel safe and loved and cherish her for the rest of her life.<\/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 Hops<\/strong> is a 4-year-old, 45-pound female mixed-breed dog (ID No. A0058340891). She is all about exploration and sniffing out the world\u2019s best scents, whether it’s on leisurely walks or with a new squeaky toy. She loves toys, but not cats.<\/p>\n Dasher<\/strong> is a 4-month-old, 3-pound female domestic shorthair cat (IID No. A0058699341). She is playful, independent and curious. She loves zooming around and exploring every corner. She would do well with a catio or safe indoor\/outdoor space.<\/p>\n \u2022 Putnam County Animal Services, 174 County Landfill Road, Palatka. Call (386) 329-0396 option #1. To view available animals, go to\u00a0bit.ly\/2EKoICq<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0bit.ly\/34NqoGB<\/a>. Adoptable sats are also available at PetSense at 113 Town and Country Drive in Palatka.<\/p>\n Jennay<\/strong>, a 5-year-old female, and Ridge<\/strong>, a 3-year-old male, are mixed-breed dogs (ID numbers unavailable). Jennay has heartworms, but they are both clean and housebroken. They get along with cats and other dogs and walk well on a leash.<\/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":75003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[32133,5229,4749,32142,21202,17969,4653,32135,15015,3059,4654,3188,723,4353,7310,32138,425,728,32136,7834,50,450,1457,10823,24537,7926,1451,32139,32137,32140,5677,32134,10622,14638,646,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,4748],"class_list":{"0":"post-75002","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-fl","20":"tag-florida","21":"tag-georgia","22":"tag-jacksonville","23":"tag-johns","24":"tag-local","25":"tag-local-news","26":"tag-nassau","27":"tag-nassau-county","28":"tag-news","29":"tag-overall","30":"tag-overall-positive","31":"tag-pet","32":"tag-pet-adoptions","33":"tag-pets","34":"tag-positive","35":"tag-products","36":"tag-putnam","37":"tag-putnam-county","38":"tag-services","39":"tag-shelters","40":"tag-st","41":"tag-st-johns-county","42":"tag-u0026","43":"tag-united-states","44":"tag-united-states-of-america","45":"tag-unitedstates","46":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","47":"tag-us","48":"tag-usa","49":"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\/75002","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=75002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}