Pet Pals

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for our Pet Pals segment.

Joining us this morning is Doctor Whitney Whitford from the Animal Medical Center of Lehigh Acres.

To adopt, call the Gulf Coast Humane Society at 239-332-0364.

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Pet arrives home, dog-tired, after Alaskan sea-ice odyssey

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