Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/santa-paws-visits-florida-shelter/

On Christmas Eve, “Santa Paws” made a special visit to the Humane Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with gifts for all the good boys and girls waiting for a forever home.

While a loving home was at the top of all their lists, each dog was thrilled to have a new toy to play with. The shelter shared a heartwarming video showing the dogs’ reactions to seeing Santa and getting their gift.

They posted it on TikTok and wrote, “So much joy. It’s hard to express how much joy a single toy can bring to a shelter pet’s life. Luckily, one magical person knew exactly how to bring that joy to our shelter dogs this holiday!”

They went on to say, “When Santa Paws arrived, all of our pups ran to say hello and receive a special gift!”

Santa made his way to each kennel and spent some time talking to the dogs before tossing a toy into their kennels. Their tails never stopped wagging and this small gesture made the day of the homeless dogs.

These dogs are waiting to be your best friend. Check out all the adoptable dogs here.

Several of the dogs are available for the shelter’s “Holiday Sleepover” program to give the overlooked dogs a break from the shelter and time with a loving foster family. What better way to ring in the new year than by helping a shelter dog?!

Learn more about the program and how you can help care for these precious dogs until they find their special someone on the shelter’s website.

Check out the video below and don’t forget to share!

@humanebroward So much joy ❤️ It’s hard to express how much joy a single toy can bring to a shelter pet’s life Luckily, one magical person knew exactly how to bring that joy to our shelter dogs this holiday! ❤️ When Santa Paws arrived, all of our pups ran to say hello and receive a special gift! Even though what they really want is a loving forever home, these small moments of excitement and love mean so much to our homeless pets ❤️ If you are unable to adopt or foster this holiday season, please consider bringing some joy to our shelter pets today by donating to their care through the link in our bio You can also send them toys, soft treats and chew bones… their favorite! ❤️ Our pets thank you for remembering them! The Humane Society of Broward County is located at 2070 Griffin Road in Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 ❤️ If you would like to purchase off of Amazon and Chewy, our wish-list links are below and in our bio ❤️ www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3DRABARYKAWF6/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1 www.chewy.com/g/humane-society-of-broward-county_b71286636#wish-list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT Our shelter will be closed Sunday, December 24th and Monday, December 25th for the holidays. We will reopen on Tuesday, December 26th at 11am. To meet one of our pets, please visit www.humanebroward.com and fill out the pre-adoption application (link is in bio) and come in when we are open. The adoption department opens daily at 11 a.m. If you have questions call 954-989-3977 ext. 6. #rescuedog #shelterdog #adoptme #adoptdontshop #americanbulldog #fortlauderdale #florida #gifts #miami #santa #miamidade #dogs #dogoftheday #holidays #pittiesoftiktok #joy #bullybreed #pittielove #dogsoftiktok #dogshelter #animalshelter #fyp #foryou #treats #christmas #foryoupage #mutts #muttsofinstagram #dogood ♬ original sound – Humane Society Broward County

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog