FUR in the News

A Jacksonville nonprofit, Florida Urgent Rescue, rescued 93 dogs and cats from rural county shelters before Hurricane Helene hit.

Florida Urgent Rescue, along with other non-profits are trying to find adopters and fosters for dozens of dogs and cats ahead of Helene's impact.

Thirty dogs taken from a home in Jasper are getting medical care and are heading to foster homes after several non-profits stepped in to rescue them.

Florida Urgent Rescue (FUR) said the owner was a senior citizen who went into the hospital and is not expected to come back out.

12 dogs were taken to Pet Paradise at JIA

Florida Urgent Rescue offered to take 100 dogs to be placed in pre-approved foster homes.

Poodle and Pooch Rescue of Central Florida, Florida Urgent Rescue, and Integrated Animal Hospital, triage dogs rescued from a home in Putnam County whose elderly owner had more than 200 animals

Florida Urgent Rescue is working to find warm shelter for dogs normally housed in outdoor kennels amid the ongoing cold snap.

Buster the dog is looking for a forever family through Florida Urgent Rescue after surviving an accident in the Bahamas

For retired entrepreneur and veteran Michael Merrill, helping pets in peril around the world gives life meaning

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After the massive February earthquake in Turkey, a Jacksonville-based animal rescuer responded by traveling about 6,300 miles to Antakya, a city in the hardest-hit region of the country.

Florida Urgent Rescue founder Mike Merrill says animal abuse numbers have jumped since the pandemic. But there's help for Spartacus and his buddy, Byrdie.

​A local animal rescue needs your help as freezing temperatures threaten the lives of stray and shelter dogs.

​Florida Urgent Rescue has made several trips to relocate the animals to shelters up North.

Mike Merrill has rescued animals from disasters and war zones, but as Hurricane Ian barreled down on Florida, he realized that his next mission would be saving animals in his home state.

Florida Urgent Rescue is looking for foster families.

Union County Animal Control is near capacity with two open kennels. Recently, non-profits took more than 50 dogs from a home.

Florida Urgent Rescue (FUR) has been in Ukraine, helping rescue abandoned pets or animals stuck in shelters, taking them out of the country and getting them to safety.

For 10 days a Northeast Florida animal rescuer was in Poland helping European shelters and rescue groups bring pets from war-torn Ukraine to Polish nonprofits.

Amid the ongoing situation in Ukraine, Florida Urgent Rescue (FUR), which is based out of Jacksonville, is partnering with other animal rescue organizations in Europe.