Woman Asked Judge to Stop Surfside Building Demolition to Save Pets. It Didn’t Work

Surfside residents and passers-by stop to reflect at the memorial site in Surfside, Fla., on July 4, 2021. Carl Juste/Miami Herald/TNS

By Devoun Cetoute and David Ovalle From The Miami Herald

SURFSIDE, Fla.—Shortly before the demolition of the Champlain Towers South on Sunday night, an animal rescue volunteer went to the courts to try to save stranded pets. This last-ditch attempt did not work.