Good afternoon, felinity assembled, Elvira Mistress of Felinity, here, with a follow-up to the story we shared about recent rescue and adoption efforts in the Houston region.
Houston Has Issues, But Houstonians Have Heart, as Well
As Daddy Kiril occupies his time with the Cat Writers' Ass. Conference we wish to spend some time discussing the Houston rescue and shelter scene.
Best Friends Animal Society is a national organization with a mission:
"to bring about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. We do this by helping end the killing in America's animal shelters through building community programs & partnerships all across the nation."
They have regional programs, network partners, no-kill initiatives.
They have spay and neuter programs and promote adoption vs buying.
In May Harris County Animal Shelter made an important announcement:
They "launched today a joint three-year program to save the lives of cats in Harris County.
This is a significant action for Harris County; not only are we implementing a best practice that will help bring our community to the forefront of animal welfare in in Texas, but more importantly, the program will save the lives of thousands of cats each year, and over time, reduce the number of free-roaming cats in the community.
Harris County Animal Shelter is profoundly grateful to Judge Emmet and the Harris County Commissioners, as well as Best Friends Animal Society for their generous support of this program."
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