A woman faces dozens of charges after Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies said they discovered deplorable living conditions for animals and a disabled adult at a North Fort Myers home.
Firefighters with the Cape Coral Fire Department rescued four kittens stuck in an engine compartment earlier this week.
Lee County Domestic Animal Services is offering reduced adoption fees throughout October as part of its "Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice" promotion.
Lee County residents looking to add a four-legged member to the family can adopt one for free Saturday as part of the 2026 Clear the Shelters campaign.
Looking for a loyal friend in Fort Myers? These adoptable dogs at Lee County Domestic Animal Services are hoping someone like you walks through the door. N
Lee County Domestic Animal Services is once again participating in NBCUniversal Local's Clear the Shelters, the nationwide pet-adoption campaign that helps homeless pets find loving homes.
Crews from the Fort Myers Shores Fire Department and Lee County Animal Control rescued a dog from a storm drainage pipe Monday morning.
For the month of July, a dog can be adopted from Lee County Domestic Animal Services for just $30, and adoption fees for cats and kittens are waived entirely.
In newsroom jargon, we call stories that repeat annually “evergreens.” Some are welcome. Who doesn’t await rainy season? Others, not so much. “Kitten season” is among the latter. Yes, we have among us those who unabashedly call ourselves “pet parents” and the “kitten season” press releases, with their pleas for fosters, adopters and “weekend warriors” […]
Lee County Domestic Animal Services will offer free microchipping ahead of Independence Day to ensure more pets can be reunited with their owners if they are displaced amid loud festivities
For 23 years, Janice Blazek lived in a non-descript second-floor two-bedroom apartment in a rental community near the Bell Tower Shops where rents go as low as $1,500 a month. Her neighbors were dumbfounded when they learned that the 88-year-old recluse who died in January was a multi-millionaire.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK)—Lee County Domestic Animal Services received a $25,000 grant for disaster response equipment and training to help rescue pets during future storms.
Lee County Domestic Animal Services plans to celebrate National Take Your Pet to Work Day for the entire month of June, with reduced adoption fees of $20 on all adult dogs and cats.
BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is celebrating 10 years of its signature Empty the Shelters event with a nationwide reduced-fee adoption effort from May 1 through 17.













