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From one of our readers, this reminder: The monthly Meet and Greet Pet Event in the Heights will be held Saturday, November 4th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is hosted by Cooper Animal Clinic at 1136 Heights Blvd (map here). This event will feature homeless dogs and cats from local rescue groups and shelters. Other booths will include photos with Santa, Christmas gifts for pets, low cost mi...
The Houston SPCA is hosting a seminar next month called "Think About the Link," exploring the connection between people who abuse animals going on to later abuse humans. From the SPCA's website: I'm not going to even comment on this because, really, there are no words to describe the pit in my stomach about this, or to rehash my complete confusion for some peoples' utter disrespect for a living beings. From KTBX.com up in Bryan-College Station, an update on a truly brutal fatal horse beating, killed by someone using a polo mallet and a golf club: A pair of college students have been arrested in connection with the brutal slaying of a young horse. Blinn student Kenneth Peterson, 21, is charg...
Sounds like the name of a weird bar, huh? It's true, though: bunnies actually can growl. That would scare me: shades of the "ferocious rabbit" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. However, the bunnies we know and love are usually ridiculously cute, as ev... Yup. She says it right here. She's referring to Nelly, the dog dragged in Mineola. Previous blog posts here and here. ... More than 180 animals are looking for a new home. A truck load of animals -- filled with dogs, horses, goats, turkeys and even peacocks pulled up to the Houston SPCA tonight. BARC (Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care) is celebrating National Shelter Appreciation Week. There will be an open house on Sunday, November 5 from 1-7pm. They will have hot dogs, balloons, badges for the kids making them ACO (animal control officers) for the day, tours, and adoptions. There are MANY wonderful dogs and cats, puppies and kittens ready for adoption. The adoption fee is $55 which includes spay/neuter, microchip, vaccinations, and rabies. Cats have been tes... Harris County needs some assistance with volunteer efforts. You can check out theirwebsite at http://countypets.com for additional information. Harris County needs volunteers at the 249/1960 mobile adoption on Saturdays. Please try to go by and check out the great work they are doing for animals in need. Spread the word! ----------------------------------------------------- Upcoming is an open house December 7th where you can meet the staff.....mark your calendars now! ----------------------------------------------------- HCPHES Veterinary Public Health is looking for "Santa's...  From our friends at the Animal Coalition of Texas: I want to invite all of you to join me for some great food, excellent wine and lots of fun with our pooches.
The Animal Coalition of Texas has organized Howl-O-Wine at the Haak Winery in Santa Fe, TX (map here) on Sunday October 29th from 1 pm till 6 pm. We will have wine tasting, great...
Colossus, just because he's big. The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is hosting its first ever "Come, Sit, Commit!" blood drive. Pet owners can donate blood, then enjoy some pet activities and browse pet supply vendors' booths. You'll also get information on blood donation needs for dogs. They'll have crates for your dogs while you'll donate... and donors will receive a Commit for Life dog collar or leash! Donating blood is incredibly important. It can be scary - I've been nervous when I've donated - but just as pets can help lower blood pressure, I'm sure having my dog nearby would make the w... You all know the House passed the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (previous post here), but it is NOT a law unless the Senate approves it and the President signs it. The US Humane Society is rallying support to contact the Senate ASAP. Here's an excerpt from its website, requesting people contact their senators: Last year, nearly 100,000 American horses were either killed at one of three US slaughterhouses for export or shi...
Got this from the folks at Friends of BARC (which, by the way, is having another monthly "Meet and Greet" in the Heights. More info here We need your help trying to figure out how to get more recruits. We need volunteers to staff Petsmarts for adoptions on the weekends. We pick up the ...
I have located the name of the vet treating Nelly, the Lab dragged in Mineola (original post here). According to the Handipets Haven forum it is: Clifton Bradshaw, DVM. You can read the rest of the forum's post here.. but BE AWARE.. GRAPHIC PICTURES of Nelly's injuries! I have also seen on this >> Continue reading: Update on the dog dragged in Mineola Texas This was emailed to me today. Have any of you heard about this?
For what it's worth, here is a story I heard from a friend of mine this morning that drives a school bus for CCISD. My friend said he heard it on the school bus radio. I haven't seen anything on the news or papers about it.
Apparently this happened yesterday (Wed) in Friendswood. A man shot and killed a dog in front of a bus load of kids waiting to get off the bus. The man, in civilian clothes, supposedly flashed a some kind of badge at the bus driver and then pr...
My name is Rocky and I have been missing since October 11th at around 8pm in Houston, TX - Southwest/Alie... Humans weren't the only things trying to find higher, drier ground after all of the rain we got over the past few days.. So were some local farm animals.. Click here to watch some cows wading through water southwest of Alvin. The animals made it to a home in the Oakbend Estates next to Chocolate Bayou and County Rd. 172. Some of the animals at the Houston Zoon got a real treat today. Every year, keepers give their four legged friends pumpkins as part of the zoo's environmental enrichment program. You can watch the video here. A chocolate lab is fighting for its life after it was dragged behind a pickup truck in Mineola, Texas. Editorial note: AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! The story is here... but there are some disturbing pictures. Be warned. 
Here's the latest darling at BARC... ...From Rhine, Wisconsin: After a disabled woman's cat started a house fire, her specially trained dog rescued her by bringing a phone to call for help. Jamie Hanson, 49, received third-degree burns on her arm in the fire that killed both of her pets, Sheboygan County Sheriff's officials said Monday. The fire started Sunday night when Hanson's cat knocked a candle onto a chair. Hanson's dog then brought her a phone, allowing her to call for help. Read the rest of the story on KHOU.com's website here. ...A Gilford, New Hampshire police dog fell from a second-story window while searching for a robbery suspect during the weekend, but still got its man. Police were looking for a man who reportedly robbed a car driver at knifepoint Saturday night. Police the man pulled a knife on the driver of a car in which he was a passenger, forced her off the road and stole her purse. Police called in their dog, Agbar, to track him. They say Agbar fell from a second-story window while on the hunt, but was not hurt, and led of...
Kobe the terrier is back with his family after a 1400 mile trip. The small white pooch vanished from his Bellflower (in California - here's a map) home last month and was found by a stranger in Denton, Texas (here up north of Dallas). A microchip implanted in his neck contained his owner's information. >> Continue reading: Kobe the terrier back home in Bellflower after 1,400-mile trek This is from a woman in Waller County whose two dogs escaped from her fenced yard on Monday, October 9th:
From: "Susan Warren" <wassy_1@charter.net>
To: lforonda@khou.com Date: 10/10/06 8:51PM Subject: lost dogs Dear Lisa,
Just got this from Tammy McDowell (281.259.2003) or tammy@tricountyk9.com.. She's looking for a missing Shi Tzu that was mistakenly adopted out:
Last week during one of the storms in the NW Houston area a family that lives near my sister lost their dog. The dog was picked up by someone who actually posted to the neighborhood that they had found the dog. The owners called the phone numbers given on the Found listing but were never able to leave a message and or speak to anyone. They tr...
Ever had a massage? Yes? All together now... "Ahhhhhhh!" At the very least, a good massage can ease stress. Many people believe in other health benefits from massage therapy, and if it can work for people, why not animals? Tracey Ranauro, a Registered Massage Therapist and Certified Canine Massage Provider is offering free clinics monthly for owners and their dogs. She says, "Whether it's a making a terminally ill or senior pet feel better or easing pain from injury or surgery, my goal is to help owners help their pets heal." Classes are the first Saturday of every month, weather permitting, at ...
The headline says it all. Dog hit by car walks himself to ER. Watch the video here. ...The story about the big animal airlift airs tonight on the CBS Evening News.... Some background here and here. ...
You bet! SNAP will provide the service during the "James Bond and Baby Harris Cat Day" on October 17th at its clinic at 1603 Shepherd in Houston (map here). YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT first by calling 713-863-0010 -- (This is the corrected phone number!) ...
Got this from an animal friend who is trying use her fledgling dog biscuit business to help animal rescue groups:
I'm trying to do something for all of the 501(c)3 groups here in Houston. I have started a new business making all-natural homemade dog treats. I've been trying to contact them all individually to offer a fundraising opportunity. Basically, I'm assigning a rescue code and when people order, they put in the rescue code and I will donate 10% back to the group. My schedule hasn't allowed for me to participate in actua...
Pet Fest 2006 is a weekend event in Old Town Spring, Texas dedicated to finding homes for the many wonderful animals in shelters and rescue groups across the Houston and surrounding areas. We invite you to grab your furkids and join us for this fun-filled festival of entertainment and education while helping raise money, volunteers and foster homes. There will be contests, demonstrations, seminars and even a "Yappy Hour" to keep you and your pets entertained. Come see the latest in pet fashions, shop with all the vendors and the pet friendly stores in Old Town Spring, and find out what your pet is thinking ... Dog owners, stop me if you've heard this before: your dog has had his way with yoru house, eating your shoes, your couch, your drapes, plants... but has he ever eaten your car key? George, a British dog, DID. He didn't exactly eat the key, but his owners had to come up with a unique way to start their car. Watch the story here.
The Houston City Council approved a big settlement Wednesday for a veterinarian who claimed he was fired for reporting animal abuse at the city pound. Doctor Sam Levingston will get $875,000 from the city. Levingston worked as a vet for the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care six years ago. In a whistleblower lawsuit, he said he was fired after making those disturbing allegations of abuse. Kathy Barton, of the City Health Department said Levingston was fired for veterinary malpractice.  the small sewage pipe captured the puppy's cries  <...
I often have people asking or emailing, wondering how they can volunteer to help animals. What could be easier than taking a few minutes out of your day to walk and play with some dogs? I've blogged about Pasadena's shelter needing animal exercise volunteers (check out that post here).. now BARC is looking for volunteers for its "BARC pack." Volunteers are needed seven days a week to walk the doggies between noon and six pm. What could be easier? 1. Go to BARC (map >> Continue reading: Be a part of the "pack" by volunteering at BARC 
After 22 months of tender loving care, Shanti, the Houston Zoo's 15 year old Asian elephant, delivered a male calf of record breaking proportions this morning. The as yet unnamed calf tips the scales at 384 pounds. "He’s a real 4 by 4. He measures 40 inches from his head to his rump and he stands 40 inche...
Every Friday, the CBS Evening News has a segment with reporter Mark Hartman, called "Assignment America." The cool thing about it, is that it is a "viewer's choice" report. Each Friday, Steve offers up three story ideas. The idea that received the most internet votes is the one that he does the story on. This Friday, he will be profiling Best Friends and the animal ev... California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger might be known as an alien killing machine in his "Terminator" movies, but in the past couple of weeks he's signed into law several pieces of state legislation protecting animals. Among them: - Making it a crime to carelessly leave animals unattended in vehicles during dangerous conditions, such as hot weather - or without adequate food, ventilation, or water - Prohibiting the tethering of a dog unattended for more than three hours - Stronger penalties for those engaged in illegal animal fights like cockfighting. Governor Ahh-nold has two c... A kangaroo boxing a human, getting a punch right to the face. A bear, trying to hold itself upright while hanging on to two metal hoops. These are a few of the events in the biannual "Animal Olympics" at the Shanghai Wildlife Park. It has attracted thousands of visitors, including rapturous school children, but has provoked outrage and serious concerns among animal rights groups the world over. Read the rest of the story here. There is additional information >> Continue reading: China's Animal Olympics |
Ziggy was lost 10/20 @ 5-ish from the 9900 Memorial Apartment Complex b/t Chimney Rock and Silber. She has a scar on her belly from a previous C-section and weighs under 10lbs. She will answer to her name and is very friendly. If you know or think you might know any thing about her location or status, please call 713 254 1596 or email 
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