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Houston Uses Freeway Billboards To Fight Its Overpopulation Of Stray Animals
Posted on · Ashley Turner, Mayor Sylvester Turner’s daughter, and City Council member Karla Cisneros, will promote spaying and neutering.
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Harris County, City Of Houston Will Try To Improve Coordination Of Animal Control
Posted on · Judge Ed Emmett is organizing a meeting because of recent incidents that have shown jurisdiction conflicts for animal shelters.
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Homeless Count, No Kill Animal Shelters, and Zola Jesus: Houston Matters for Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
Posted on · Last night, more than 500 volunteers took to the streets throughout Houston as part of an annual homeless count undertaken by the Coalition for the Homeless, to collect hard data about the number and characteristics of the areaâs homeless community. That data is expected to be released in a few months. On this edition of […]
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What’s Being Done to Deal with Houston’s Stray Animal Problem?
Posted on · On Wednesday, the Houston City Council passed an animal control measure by a 15 to 1 vote (with one council member absent). The measure sets into motion policy changes designed to help Houston’s Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (BARC) better address our ongoing challenges with dangerous animals. Currently, the department doesn’t have enough officers […]