Day of the Blogs

Want a hot tip? More cats are leaving the Harris County shelter alive than ever before! Thanks to a partnership with Best Friends Animal Society, the future is bright for the cats of Harris County— in just the first year of the Community Cat Program (CCP), the euthanasia of cats and kittens was reduced almost 80%. More widely known as TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) or RTF (Return to Field), CCPs allow outdoor-dwelling cats to return quickly to their homes and free up shelter space, staff time, and other resources to focus on other shelter pets in need, like young kittens or at-risk dogs.

So you’ve decided to take the plunge and foster a dog— congratulations, your choice is the difference between life and death for your lucky foster dog! Fostering a dog is a lot like caring for your own dog, but there are some key differences to keep in mind so you can keep your pets, your stuff, and your foster dog safer and happier. Read on to find out how to help your foster dog transition from the shelter to his or her forever home. You’ll learn about medical quarantine, crate-training, and other ways you can be a foster WIN!

Texas prides itself on being larger than life, and Harris County, the home of Houston and nearly 4.7 million people, is the third-most populous county in the United States. That many people also means many companion animals, and despite Houston’s reputation as an international business and cultural capital, our track record for animal welfare is woefully poor.