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Wanted: Halloween Pet Photos!

3:54 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 |
Michelle Homer

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Do you have a fabulous photo of Fido or Fluffy in their Halloween finery? If so, we want it!

Click here to upload your pet pics so we can add them to our khou.com slideshow.

Check out these photos from 2008 and 2009:



Astros fans can bring pooches to the ballpark on Labor Day

11:18 AM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 |
Michelle Homer

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HOUSTON -- The Astros are going to the dogs -- and we're what not talking about their late-season slump.
Astros fans are invited to bring their four-legged friends to the ballpark on Monday, September 7.

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Long Tall Texan: Houston Zoo welcomes baby giraffe

5:21 PM Mon, Aug 10, 2009 |
Michelle Homer

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HOUSTON--The Houston Zoo is celebrating the birth of a big boy, a Masai giraffe that stands over six feet tall.

Tyra, 11, delivered the bouncing baby boy Monday morning. Kiva, 13, is the father of the unnamed calf.

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Weiner dog races

10:54 AM Mon, Jun 15, 2009 |
Michelle Homer

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Racing has gone to the dogs! The Sam Houston Race Park Saturday hosted the Inaugural Weiner Dog Races presented by Petco. The event included a series of races featuring the four-legged speedsters and a pet costume contest open to dogs of all breeds.

Check out the photos...



Doggies make good medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:51 AM Thu, Jun 11, 2009 |
Michelle Homer

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HOUSTON -- A pair of champion pooches visited the young patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center Wednesday.
Stump, this year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show champion, was at the pediatric patients to help launch a new line of pet products by the Childrens Art Project.
He was joined by J.R., winner of the 2001 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

>> Continue reading: Doggies make good medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center



Miniature horses seized in Waller County

6:17 PM Tue, May 19, 2009 |
Michelle Homer

WALLER COUNTY -- The SPCA is looking after 26 neglected miniature horses from Waller County.

Watch the video

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Pachyderm party at The Houston Zoo

4:26 PM Mon, May 11, 2009 |
Michelle Homer

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HOUSTON--It was party time at the Houston Zoo Monday as they celebrated some big birthdays.

How big?

Well, the birthday boy and girl were elephants.

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