May 2007 Archives

We received this e-mail from BARC on Friday:

Dear Friends,
I hate to be writing with this news again, but the City of Houston animal
shelter (BARC) is once again completely FULL, and we've been given until
JUNE 1st to move these dogs out of the shelter and into new homes or foster
homes or they will be euthanized.

>> Continue reading: Last chance dogs need new homes

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Police in San Antonio are questioning a person of interest in a case of serious animal abuse.

>> Continue reading: Kitties tossed from moving car

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Firefighters had their hands full when a house went up in flames in Sugar Land Friday.

A person inside the house at 1802 Hickory Hill gulped too much smoke and had to be taken to the hospital.

>> Continue reading: Firefighters rescue 10 pets from burning home

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The Houston SPCA sent the following e-mail in regard to the horse slaughter bill recently passed by the Texas House:

Your Immediate Action Is Needed!

Help us KEEP HORSE SLAUGHTER BANNED in Texas!

>> Continue reading: Your Immediate Action Is Needed!

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A panda breeding center in southwest China is applying for two world records for a female Giant panda: the oldest panda to have a baby and the longest pregnancy period, Chinese state television reported.

Click to watch video

>> Continue reading: Panda mother sets two world records!

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A change quietly tucked into a state Senate bill approved this week seeks to sidestep a 58-year-old Texas law preventing the slaughter of horses for consumption of their meat.

>> Continue reading: Katy senator's bill sidesteps horse slaughter ban

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A group called Friends of BARC is holding a pet supply drive this Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

>> Continue reading: Friends of BARC hold pet supply drive

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By Ben Tinsley / Galveston County Daily News

TEXAS CITY — A couple said they are reeling after a pit bull in a neighboring yard allegedly shoved its jaws through a small opening in their backyard fence, clamped onto the face of their dog, and dragged the animal onto the nearby property.

>> Continue reading: Dog attack exposes missing link in chain law

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A plucky Jack Russell terrier named George saved five children from two marauding pit bulls, but was so severely mauled in the fight that it had to be put down, its owner said Wednesday.

>> Continue reading: Terrier saves 5 children from pit bull attack

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A bike taxi driver was hurt when she hit a van that crossed in front of her, but now the dog that rides with her is missing.

>> Continue reading: Pet dog disappears after downtown accident

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Pet food manufacturer Menu Foods expanded its recall Thursday because of possible cross-contamination between melamine-tainted products and other foods made in the same period.

>> Continue reading: Pet food recall expanded due to cross-contamination

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