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Happy Tails Tuffy Through our two unique
Tuffy is a 13-year-old chihuahua. He came to The Pet
programs – The Sanctuary
Military Pets Find Forever Cottage when his veteran dad was struggling to care for him. Residency Program and
Homes With The Pet Cottage Tuffy is small and mighty! Tuffy is only 10 pounds and he is The Lifelong Guardianship
The Pet Cottage honors best friends with Elvis, our 55-pound shepherd mix. Tuffy Program – we promise our
and appreciates the service our also enjoys perching on the back of couches, playing with pets will always have the
United States Military personnel toys and snuggling in the laps of our volunteers. home, care, and love they
have dedicated their lives to. When deserve – for life.
military personnel face a big change W e p ro v i de pe t
– whether it’s deployment or being restationed – and cannot companionship for senior
keep their pet, The Pet Cottage steps in with support. people and cover all
Let us introduce you to our pack members with military veterinary expenses. We are
backgrounds. a promise and our promise
Dash means forever. You are invited to join our pack!
Dash came to The Pet Tuffy with Elvis The Pet Cottage
Cottage in July of 2017. She The Pet Cottage Mission (561) 818-5025
is an 8-year-old pitbull mix. The Pet Cottage is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in Jupiter www.thepetcottage.org
A young military couple Farms that celebrates and protects the magical relationship
between people and pets. We provide homestyle care for pets
who lose their humans due to death, disability, or deployment.

Commissioner’s Update

rescued her from an abusive situation. They loved her and Recycling Right Palm Beach County achieved the highest recycling
helped her gain confidence but they received orders to deploy. rate of Florida’s 67 counties for calendar year 2022, at
She found her new forever home at The Pet Cottage. Dash is By Commissioner an overall recycling rate of 80 percent. This is a result
a sanctuary resident due to her special needs. She is extremely Maria Marino of the highly successful residential and commercial
athletic and will climb trees after the squirrels. The mission of the Solid recycling programs, and the performance of waste-to-
Arya Waste Authority (SWA), energy facilities in recovering metals and energy from
Arya was an abandoned for which I serve as vice waste. Further contributing to this success was the
stray who was rescued by chair, is to manage the performance of permitted partners, for-profit, and not-
a young man named Ryan. materials discarded by for-profit entities who recovered and put yard waste,
She latched onto his pant residents and businesses construction and demolition debris, and concrete into
of Palm Beach County beneficial use.
according to legislative It has been our mission at SWA over the years to
mandate and following preserve landfill capacity, recover valuable resources,
applicable local, state and and manage the county’s waste right here. Most
federal ordinances, regulations and laws. importantly, thanks goes to the
Our goal is to reduce the amount of waste that goes residents and businesses of Palm
to landfills for disposal, and provide services that are Beach County for supporting
environmentally responsible and fiscally sound. An important what we do at SWA, and for
leg and wouldn’t let go. A year later, Ryan had to report part of meeting that goal is our recycling program. This “recycling right.”
for Coast Guard training and couldn’t take Arya with him. involves separating materials from the waste stream, either at Please contact me if I can assist
At the 11th hour, he was desperate and determined that she the source or by recovering materials from mixed waste prior you at (561) 355-2201 or by email
would not go to a shelter. He found The Pet Cottage. Arya to disposal, and turning those materials into commodities. at mmarino@pbcgov.org.
is friendly, outgoing, playful and loving with beautiful
green eyes. She lives at the sanctuary but would love a
forever guardian and home where she is the only pet. If Have Medicare questions? I have answers.
that’s you, please contact us.
Brody
Brody is an almost 2-year-old American bulldog who
came to The Pet Cottage when his owner was restationed in
the Navy. Brody is a handsome handful. He loves riding in
the golf cart and playing with the other sanctuary big dogs. Kathy Olejniczak
He will be going to a forever guardian family we have chosen
for him in a few months when his training is solid. Licensed Sales Agent
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