Archive for October, 2009
Pet Poison Helpline Offers Halloween Safety Tips for Pets
Holidays can bring unique foods and materials into the house that pose special threats to animals. Halloween, with its costumes and candy, can be a dangerous and stressful time for a pet. The following tips showcase what pet owners should watch out for around Halloween. • Tricks, not treats! Some human treats can be deadly for pets • Chocolate: Make sure your kids know to hide their Halloween stash from food-seeking dogs. ...
Bark 10-4 Initiative Heats Up Effort to Save Pets
October is National Fire Safety Month and the launch of Bark 10-4, which helps fire departments nationwide obtain the much needed pet oxygen mask. Is your local fire department equipped with one? A mask for every Fire Truck was created to allow the public to sponsor a pet oxygen mask for their local Fire Department. More then 30,000 Fire Departments and EMT offices are located nationwide and most of those have more then one Fire Truck per...
Read Rufus Rhymes and Win a Commissioned Portrait by Ron Burns
It’s simple. October is “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month” and Ron Burns wanted a way to celebrate fellow dog rescuers and raise awareness for the millions of dogs currently available for adoption at shelters across the US. So, he’s hosting a contest called “Reading Rufus Rhymes to Rover.” Just by reading Rufus Rhymes, people can win... are you ready? A COMMISSIONED PET PORTRAIT! (That’s a prize worth about $30,000!) For...
Owner of 1,009 Mistreated Animals Seized Last Week Agrees to Forfeit 1,007 Animals and Real Estate
Joselito Rivera Boado agreed today to forfeit all but two of the 1,009 animals seized last week under an animal cruelty warrant to the Houston Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Boado also agreed to deliver title to 6519 Breen, Houston, where he had kept the animals, to Harris County for the use and benefit of the SPCA. The SPCA is caring for the animals. The agreement allows two small dogs that Boado claims are his children’s...
Meet the Candidates for Houston’s Mayor and City Council
On Saturday, October 3rd, Houston Animal Partnership Initiative (HAPI) will be hosting a Candidate Day at BARC (Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care). All candidates have been invited for an informal Meet-and-Greet at Noon. Candidates will be on hand to answer questions and may also be asking questions themselves, so that they too understand the problems facing the animals of Houston. There are no planned speeches or presentations. You are...
