Meet Emma, an American blue heeler who's great on a leash - until a critter passes by

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Through Sunday, SPCA Florida is participating, in the “Empty the Shelters” initiative hosted by BISELL Pet Foundation. With their help, adoption fees have been lowered in hopes of encouraging more people to open their homes to a shelter pet. Because of this initiative, adoption fees for all cats over two years old are just $50. For more information, please visit www.spcaflorida.org.

Preview all of the adoptable pets at www.spcaflorida.org. To meet or adopt a pet located at SPCA Florida, stop by the Adoption Center Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prior to adoption all pets are spayed or neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines and come with a month of flea and heartworm prevention. For questions, contact SPCA Florida’s Adoption Center at 863-577-4615 or adopt@spcaflorida.org.

Emma

Gender: Female

Age: 8 years

Weight: 42 pounds

Species: Dog

Breed: American Blue Heeler

Orphaned Since: Sept. 23

Adoption Fee: $50

Emma is an 8-year-old, 42-pound American blue heeler who behaves well on a leash and exhibits unflagging energy. She’s hard-wired with a strong prey drive, so keep that in mind on walks.
Emma is an 8-year-old, 42-pound American blue heeler who behaves well on a leash and exhibits unflagging energy. She’s hard-wired with a strong prey drive, so keep that in mind on walks.

Emma is an 8-year-old, 42-pound gal who behaves well on a leash and exhibits unflagging energy. She’s hard-wired with a strong prey drive, so keep that in mind if a critter crosses your path during a walk. Her last family surrendered her after they found out their newborn is allergic to dogs. The SPCA Florida medical team treated her for mild dandruff, extracted two molars, and scaled and polished her remaining pearly whites. She’s ready to join a forever family. For more information, visit www.spcaflorida.org.

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Clover

Gender: Female

Age: 1 year

Weight: 36 pounds

Species: Dog

Breed: Terrier, Pitbull White/Black

Orphaned Since: Aug. 23

Adoption Fee: $250

Clover was brought in as a stray and needed to a mass removed from her mammary gland. She also had two teeth extracted, the rest cleaned and scaled and hookworms removed. Now she’s ready to start a new life with a family. Clover’s an active pup who loves water.
Clover was brought in as a stray and needed to a mass removed from her mammary gland. She also had two teeth extracted, the rest cleaned and scaled and hookworms removed. Now she’s ready to start a new life with a family. Clover’s an active pup who loves water.

Clover’s story is a little sad and she’s started life a little rough. Brought in as a stray, she needed to have a mass removed from her mammary gland. She also had two teeth extracted, the rest cleaned and scaled and hookworms removed. Now she’s ready to start a new life with a family. Clover’s an active pup who loves water. To meet her or for more information, visit www.spcaflorida.org.

Cheesecake

Gender: Female

Age: 1 year

Weight: 11 pounds

Species: Cat

Breed: Domestic Shorthair Grey/White

Orphaned Since: Sept. 26

Adoption Fee: $125

Cheesecake came to SPCA Florida as a stray and never had a home. Checked by doctors and found to be perfectly healthy, she now resides at the Orlando Cat Cafe. She’s very affectionate, loves to talk, and is playful. She also loves chicken.
Cheesecake came to SPCA Florida as a stray and never had a home. Checked by doctors and found to be perfectly healthy, she now resides at the Orlando Cat Cafe. She’s very affectionate, loves to talk, and is playful. She also loves chicken.

Her name might be Cheesecake, but chicken is what she loves. She’s at the Orlando Cat Café waiting for a home. She was found to be a stray and never had a home. She was brought to SPCA Florida and was checked by doctors, and they say she’s a perfectly healthy kitty. The staff at the Café say she’s very affectionate, loves to talk, is playful and at times shows affection by giving little cute love bites. So, if you’d like to meet Cheesecake, please visit the Orlando Cat Café soon. For more information, please visit www.orlandocatcafe.com.

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Rosa

Gender: Female

Age: 1 year

Weight: 8 pounds

Species: Cat

Breed: Domestic Shorthair Orange Tabby

Orphaned Since: Aug. 28

Adoption Fee: $75

Rosa spends much of her day just lounging on the cat tree at Tinker's Legacy. She’d love to have her own. She loves to play with wands. She doesn’t mind other cats, but tends to stay to herself. She also loves canned food with gravy.
Rosa spends much of her day just lounging on the cat tree at Tinker's Legacy. She’d love to have her own. She loves to play with wands. She doesn’t mind other cats, but tends to stay to herself. She also loves canned food with gravy.

Rosa here is a special kind of breed, as they say orange cats are usually males. But she’s 100% female. She lives at Tinkers Legacy at SPCA Florida and most of her day is spent just lounging on the cat tree. She’d love to have her own. She loves to play with wands. She doesn’t mind other cats, but tends to stay to herself, so she wouldn’t mind being the only cat at home. She also loves canned food with gravy. Come visit Rosa at Tinkers’ Legacy at SPCA Florida. For more information, visit www.spcaflorida.org.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Meet this week's featured SPCA pets: Emma, Clover, Cheesecake and Rosa