Arts & Entertainment
Animal Planet Program To Feature Ocean City, Humane Society
'Furever Home Family' will feature the local animal shelter and shots around Ocean City.
OCEAN CITY, NJ — Humane Society of Ocean City is ready for its closeup. "Furever Home Family" on Animal Planet will feature the animal shelter at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The episode will feature footage of HSOC, the OC Skatepark and the boardwalk, according to the Humane Society.
"Furever Home Family" follows the Amos family, who left their native Australia to take a journey in the United States. The family travels on a big blue bus called "Bubbles," which features a dog design. They wash rescue and shelter dogs while helping find a home for the animals.
Find out what's happening in Ocean Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
In Saturday's episode, the Amos family gets a call to lend a hand with "Baby," a lab mix who was abandoned. Baby travels with the family to Ocean City in hopes of getting adopted.
It would be far from the first time Ocean City made it to national television. HGTV featured the city last February in "Beachfront Bargain Hunt." Read more: HGTV's 'Beachfront Bargain Hunt' To Feature Ocean City
Find out what's happening in Ocean Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Click here to get Patch email notifications on this or other local news articles or get Patch breaking news alerts sent right to your phone with our app. Download here. Follow Ocean City Patch on Facebook. Have a news tip? Email josh.bakan@patch.com.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.