April Edition by Ron

April 2021 Edition

Consequences for animals in the midst of COVID-19 pg. 12

Separation Anxiety pg.52

Raye Mayhorn, CEO/Broker *Sponsor of the Pet Adoption Extravaganza

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Shelters & Rescues 5 APAC 6 Austin Boxer Rescue 7 Austin Guinea Pig Rescue 9 Bastrop Animal Shelter 10 Bell county Animal Shelter 13

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29 Gray Mutts Rescue & Sanctuary

30 Greyhound Adoption League 31 Hillsboro Animal Shelter

32 Pound Pups & Friends 33 IGA Italian Greyhound

34 Humane Society of Central Texas

35 Killeen Animal Services

14 Blue Bonnet Equine Rescue 37 Lend-A-Heart Rescue 15 Brownwood Animal Shelter City of Lubbock 16 Canyon Lake Animal Shelter 38 Texas Lost & Found 40 Meadow Haven Horse Rescue 17 Central Pets 18 Copperas Cove Animal Control 41 Milam Touch of Love 19 Corryell County Pet Rescue 42 Mystery Dog Rescue

Drowzy Dawg Rescue

20 21 Ellis County S.P.C.A 23 Fuzzy Friends Rescue 24Ft. Hood Stray Facility

25 Gatesville Animal Shelter 26 Get-A-Long Dachshund

43 Paws Humane Society

44 Pflugerville Animal Shelter 45 Pflugerville Pets Alive 48 A Rottie Rescue

51 San Antonio Pets Alive 53 Starkeys Strays

54 Stray Acres Sanctuary

55 Temple Animal Services

56 Texas Cattle Dog Rescue 57 Texas Ferret Lovers Rescue 58 Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue 59 Texas Humane Heroes 60

Tiny hooves Rescue

61 Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter

* new rescue added for this addition: Journey home rescue

49 Sadie's Place Rescue

50 San Antonio Humane Society

Feature Stories Pg. 12 Aniamals and covid pg.11Easy Cat treat

Pg 26 Interesting Dog Breed

pg.28 Famous dogs pg.52 Separation Anxiety

All Shelters need food. Please help.

2021 year total 1712lbs of Dog Food, Cat Food & Cat Litter along with other supplies to the Central Texas shelters & rescues. Your support makes it possible

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Thank you for supporting the Rescue Magazine Network. September will be here before you know it and that means the Pet Adoption Extravaganza. This will be our 6th year, and should be the biggest yet. Some surprises we are working on and will keep you posted. If you know any Rescue that would benefit from the event have them contact us. This is a free spot for them to participate. If you know of a business or a sponsor please have them reach out to us, we would love to hear from them.. rescuemagazine@yahoo.com

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About This Shelter The Association for a Pet Adoption Center (APAC) is a 501 (c)3 not-for profit group working toward a time when homeles s , unwanted animals are no longer being destroyed in our s helter, and when every dog and cat can be guaran teed a good life in a caring environment. All adoption fees and donations go to caring for the animals in our foster program, by paying for vaccinations , heartworm tes ts , and any other medical care needed. Contact this shelter on how you can help.

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Cribs for Canines is an organization based in Waco, Tx and they will be providing microchips for FREE during the event! Cribs for Canines is a group compiled of animal rescuers with the mission of educating pet owners and helping provide shelter for backyard dogs. Whether you adopt a new furry family member from the event or bring yours, Cribs for Canines will provide a FREE microchip. Microchips are very important for dogs and cats to have in case your furry family member escapes and becomes lost. Stop by their booth at the event!

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Yes, us, AGAIN!!! We are Zeus and Perseus and we have been waiting forever, getting closer and closer to being in rescue a year already! We are a pair of adult male piggies and have gotten to enjoy life in several different foster homes. We are very handsome, but Perseus is also a little shy. We would like a home with lots of space to play and run as we are energetic young bucks.

Austin Guinea Pig Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, mice, degus and hedgehogs in the Austin, Texas area. All of our animals are in private foster homes and an online application with a follow-up phone call with one of our board members is required. The adoption fee for guinea pigs is $25, for hamsters, gerbils, and mice $10, for chinchillas, degus, rabbits, and hedgehogs is $65. We do not do same day adoptions. Once a submitted foster or adoption application has been reviewed, yopg.28u can make an appointment to meet the animals. We do not have a public or www.thevatruthkilleen.com drop-in facility.

We are Expecting up to 8,000 visitors to attend Admission is $5.00 Kids 13 & under are free To Sponsor, Purchase a booth Space, or if your a Rescue Please Call 254-231-3690 for more information.

Animals and the Law

DON'T LEAVE ANIMALS OUTSIDE IN FREEZING WEATHER .

Laws on Leaving Dogs Outside in Cold Weather in Texas-I will leave this article up for this issue as there seems to be a rise in people who don't know the law.... Posted on January 7, 2014 by StaceyD as appeared https://grapevinesource.com/2014/01/07/laws-on-leaving-dogs-outside-in-cold-weather-in-texas/ Cruelty The Texas Health and Safety Code prevents an owner from knowingly, intentionally or recklessly treating his pet in a cruel manner. Under statute 42.092, the Cruelty of Non-Livestock Animals law, cruelty to a domestic pet, such as a dog, can consist of failure to provide it with proper shelter, food or care, according to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas. Without providing for some type of shelter to keep the dog warm, along with food and water that is not frozen, keeping a dog outside in the winter falls under the category of cruelty. In addition, Texas House Bill 1411 prevents the tethering or restraint of a dog kept outside in extremely cold weather, under 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Responsibility Texas defines the owner of a dog as the person who is responsible for its health, care and safety, regardless of who is listed as the owner of the dog. If you are entrusted to care for someone else’s dog and fail to provide it with proper shelter, you are subject to cruelty charges. A dog is required to have an outdoor shelter, covered on all sides, that it can sit up and turn around comfortably in and that is not too large that it will not retain heat. The shelter must be fitted with non-porous, warm bedding, according to the Partnership for Animal Welfare. Each dog must have its own, adequate shelter, food and water for multiple dog households. Consequences If a complaint of cruelty is filed against you, your local animal control or law enforcement officer will investigate the conditions in which you are keeping your dog to determine whether cruelty charges apply. Depending on the severity of the neglect or lack of shelter determined by local authorities, you can be charged with animal cruelty resulting in a misdemeanor or felony conviction. House Bill 653, commonly called “Loco’s Law,” named for a puppy that experienced severe torture, made animal cruelty a felony in the state, according to the SPCA of Texas. As of Sept. 1, 2001, this law made acts of animal cruelty punishable by a $10,000 fine and a two-year jail sentence. Warnings If you keep your dogs outdoors in Texas, provide them each with a warm shelter and monitor the weather. When temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, bring your dogs inside to prevent them from suffering in freezing conditions, which affect their health and safety. If you suspect a neighbor is treating his dogs cruelly, not providing them with proper shelter or restraining them in freezing conditions, contact your local animal control office or police department to file a complaint. For non-emergency situations, you can also file a complaint online through the SPCA of Texas website.Source: http://www.ehow.com/info_12125420_laws-leaving-dogs-outside-coldweather-texas.html#ixzz2pjNrM5JB

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Bell County Animal Shelter (254) 933-6780 I 2509 S. Loop 121, Belton, TX I Mon-Sat 10:30am-3:30pm Closed on Sunday

Now re-opened for adoptions

About This Shelter

The Bell County Animal Shelter is a joint effort between the City of Belton and the County of Bell. The facility is a state of the art 10,000 sq. ft. building. We have 48 dog runs and 63 cat cages. We have an outside play area ancf an inside play area. Come check it out! We are always in need of volunteers also, just come fill out a volunteer applica tion and come in when you can. Adoption prices: Unaltered dog: $50 Altered dog $60 Unaltered cat $20 altered cat 560. Failure to abide by the contract can result in seizure of the animal and citations. Contact this shelter on how you can help. Prices subject to change please call for up to date information.

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Easy DIY Cat Treat Homemade Salmon Treats.

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How to Make Homemade Cat Treats Place the canned salmon, undrained, in a food processor. Pulse the salmon to chop finely. Combine the chopped salmon, egg, and flour in a stand mixer until it forms a dough. Roll out 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface and cut into shapes. Bake until lightly browned and crispy: about 20 minutes. Ingredients Salmon Egg Flour

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Consequences for animals in the midst of COVID-19 By Ron Ducharme The country has dealt with the effects of the Covid pandemic, with many aspects of day-to-day life have been affected. For animal shelters and rescue organizations, the virus has caused, not only a shortage of volunteers, stalled adoptions. it has added more animal intake into the shelters. As

One challenge I’ve been seeing for shelters is that the number of animals coming in does not slow down, but there is now a crisis of a shelter filling up. Complicated by the the slow down of adoptions or the restricted access to adopt, crowding is a real situation Creating more problems. Some shelters had to close the shelter but would not answer calls in the height of the pandemic, leaving animals to fend for themselves or hope they would return home. Volunteering becomes a shortage for fear of Covid or the lack of facility access to volunteer at. Some agencies, and rightly so, has taken the position less people in the facilities, was for the best. Adoptions have been way down for most agencies, and others saw a increase, especially those who could have curbside adoption, or transport to another area less affected by the Covid. It has been a hard journey, with the rules that where put in place to protect people, animals where affected for the safety of all. For those who lost a animal and not being able to look in a shelter for their beloved pet was hardest for them not knowing the fate. As we are heading out of the shutdowns, it is now we must rebuild the adoption programs and take care of those who have been affected by the Covid. Support adoption events, promote them on your social media and you will help with process of rebuilding.

We are so grateful for the service of our nation’s retired Police K-9 and Military Working Dog Heroes that we want to honor them in retirement, and ensure the best quality of life for them, by providing assistance with medical costs, food and end of duty services. We rely on donors like you to fund our project , because there are no public funds for police and military working dogs. We are now working with Congress to change that with the K-9 Hero Act. For the last three years Project K-9 Hero has been working on the K-9 Hero Act in coordination with Congressman Ron Wright and his office. Right now Project K-9 Hero, Congress, and the Senate are gathering support to take this bill to a vote. The K-9 Hero Act was a vision we had at Project K-9 Hero and a vision our Founder, Jason Johnson, had over many years on how we can take funding from the federal government and help give that to non-profits to spend on medical bills for retired federal K-9s. This bill will allow for any military working dog or federal law enforcement K-9s to seek services through non-profits like Project K-9 Hero and allow us as an organization to take in grant money to spend specifically on medical bills for those dogs. This bill will allocate $5,000,000 of federal grant funds each fiscal year from 2021 through 2025. The future of retired working dogs with respect to ownership and provision of medical services is often unclear and the medical treatment required by many former working dogs is significant enough that it creates a hardship for the individuals, often former partners, who take in these canine heroes. At Project K-9 Hero we set in to fill this gap. This bill will help us at Project K-9 Hero free up some of our other donations where we can help spend it on a deputy sheriff dog or a state police dog or a city dog. Not only does it impact our federal community but it will impact our local and state communities as well. Jason Johnson states, “For me it’s a legacy as the Founder of Project K-9 Hero. I want to make sure that the work is being carried on for generations to come. It’s time our government take into consideration that if we’re going to use them and treat them like heroes when they’re on duty and during their service that we're going to treat them the same way in retirement.” We encourage you to reach out to your Senator or Congressman to ask them to support H.R. 5081, The K-9 Hero Act. These heroes spent their entire careers protecting us. Now it’s our turn to protect them. ead the status of this bill here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5081/text

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USA Tecolutla Turtle Preservation Project 1411 W 10th St, % Rick Wilson (484) 474-0055 Cleveland OH, 44113 https://www.saveloraturtles.org

The mission of the Tecolutla Turtle Preservation Project is to support the protection and conservation of marine turtles, particularly Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico. We provide financial support to Vida Milenaria, a grassroots preservation effort in Tecolutla, Mexico that has helped protect hundreds of thousands of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests in the past 35 years. The founder of this effort, Fernando Manzano, is featured in the documentary Papa Tortuga , which has aired on Public Television as part of the Natural Heroes series. The documentary has also been featured in a number of film festivals throughout the United Sta

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Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society (888) 542-5163 I bluebonnetequine.org

Buela Status

Amanda

Arrived at the Rescue Arrived in 2019 Available Newly Available for

Trenadie Status

Adoption Adoption Fee $650

About This Rescue

Jigsaw

Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society (BEHS) is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization formed in March 2005. Our mission is to improve the lives of equines by educating and helping owners, assisting law enforcement agencies, rehabilitating abused and neglected equines, and placing them into safe, permanent homes. All horses and other equines adopted from BEHS are castrated if male or adopted out with nobreeding contracts if femal e. BEHS provides protection and support to the horses in our program for l ife. The organization relies on a robust foster home network to ensure horses receive hands-on, oneon-one care. BEHS strives to achieve our mission by building a wel coming, transparent environment. Contact this rescue on how you can help.

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Brownwood Animal Shelter 3016 Milam Dr. Brownwood, TX 76801 Phnone 325-646-0617 Thursday-Sunday 1pm-5pm Closed Monday-Wednesday, except for owner reclaims.

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About This Shelter Corinne T. Smith Animal Center is dedicated to promoting the welfare, compassionate care and protection of animals, finding suitable homes for adoptable animals, raising public awareness of animal issues, and promoting responsible pet ownership.

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Central Texas Lost & Found Pets

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CTLAFP is a group that supports the families of missing pets and supports those who find stray pets. We are a Facebook support group for folks in the lost pet community. We started the page in 2012. We have an admin team, a moderator team, scanners, fosters, and over 30,000 members. We do not have funding, we are not a 501, we are not a rescue. Our goals are to reunite pets and their families above all. To keep pets out of our over crowded local shelters, we ask regular citizens to open their home to lost pets. We offer an adoption page for th ose who have held found pets over n hours and we also help raise funds for vetting found pets. We attend pet events and host our own events through out the community to allow these members the chance to find homes for their fosters. Email ctlafp@gmail.com for more information.

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The Fort Hood Stray Animal Facility The fort hood Stray Animal Facility 4902 Engineer Dr, Fort Hood, TX (254) 287-4675

We have FREE adoptions year round. All our animals are microchipped and fully vaccinated.

Gatesville Animal Control For Adoption Contact Gatesville Police Department 254-865-2226

About This Rescue Contact Police at the number above to look at available pets. Always a mix to choose from. Animals are found in the City Limits, or just owner surrender. These are animals that just need a home. We usually have 20 + Animals.

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Interesting Cat Breed:

Peterbald

Source https://www.purina.com/cats/cat-breeds/Peterbald

Size:

Small to Medium, with Males 8-10 lbs Females weight 6-8 lbs. Coat: Hairless Color: All colors and/or markings are acceptable The Peterbald coat ranges from smooth bald to a short brushed coat. Kittens usually are born with hair, but lose the coat as they mature, which can take up to two years. Though hairless, Peterbalds should be wiped down regularly to remove the sebaceous oils that collect on their skin and could become sticky to the touch. The elegant naked Peterbald is an athletic breed that looks like she is performing aerial ballet when she plays. This highly intelligent, social feline gets along well with adults, children, dogs, and other pets, but does not like to be left alone for long periods. The Peterbald’s curiosity and spirited nature are entertaining, and her affectionate disposition makes her a beloved companion.

Killeen, Temple & Waco

GetALong Dachshund Rescue www.getalongdachshundrescue.org/contact

About this Rescue

GetALong Dachshund rescue is a Dachshund rescue serving Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. We step up for Senior Dachshunds and those with severe medical needs. We also rescue young dachshunds. Our main purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home our dachshunds in forever homes to live their lives in a safe loving environment. We sometimes find ourselves providing loving arms and a safe foster home for the severely ill to live out their last days being loved and cherished, sadly all too often they are experiencing this love for the very first time.

Temple TX Call us at 254-771-9090

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Many of the dachshunds we get are abandoned in shelters because they can no longer provide their owners with healthy puppies to be sold. Or they have gotten old and are in need of medical attention so they are sent to the shelter for someone else to care for. All too often the only medical care they have ever had was their first shots as puppies. Some of the Dachshunds who come to us are purebreds. They come to us in all shapes sizes and colors. If you are truly looking for a pet that wants nothing more then to please you and love you, then please consider adopting one of our seniors. They are full of love and ask for nothing more than to be loved in return.

Cleberties and their Rescued animals.... Zooey Deschanel and Dot and Zelda As soon as she met Dot, Zooey fell in love with her. When she found out that Dot had a sister, she adopted the sibling as well because she couldn‛t bear to separate this sweet sibling pair. Watch Zooey share her awwwdoption story here. Image via Celebrities and their Rescue Dogs

Orlando Bloom and Sidi Bloom rescued Sidi from Morocco when he was filming Kingdom of Heaven in Africa. His Saluki mix pup goes everywhere with Bloom!

Miranda Lambert and her SIX Rescues Lambert rescued three of her dogs from a shelter and found the other three in various places. That‛s some true doge love.

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Greyhound Adoption League of TX, Inc 3400 Carlisle St #310 Dallas, TX 75204-1265 Phone: 972-503-GALT Fax: 972-692-5488 info@galtx.org

About This Rescue Temple TX Call us at 254-771-9090

Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc. (GALT) is an allvolunteer 501(c)3 non-profit corporation operating in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, throughout Texas, New Mexico and the United States since May, 2001. GALT has assisted more than 3400 greyhounds and other sighthounds in finding their forever homes.

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Temple TX Call us at 254-771-9090

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Hillsboro Animal Services 1500 Abbott Street Hillsboro, TX Hours 8-4 Monday -Friday Office: 254-582-2381

About This Rescue We get several types of dogs. These are mainly found in the city and when a owner does not re-claim they become available for adoption. Please share our information, this will help finding these animals a forever home.

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Pound Pup and Friends Initiative www.poundpupandfriends.org (254)274-0077

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Fosters are needed apply today.

Tux

Sweetie

Duckey

Our Story PoundPup and Friends Initiative - PPFI·Wednesday, January 22, 2020· PoundPup originated in 2010, when our founder went to the local “pound” to pick up Polly (that’s her stray photo from the shelter website). Polly was apparently deaf and blind, and had mange. Her prognosis did not seem to be very good, and shelter staff released her free of charge, in hopes that she may have a few good days in a loving home. Many medical treatments later, Polly emerged healthy and very spunky. This is when PoundPup and Friends founder, Liz Rainey, realized that with proper funding, we could probably save a lot more animals from going to the pound, or getting adopted out of the shelter. An idea was born, but lack of funding soon stopped the program. But the idea lingered in Liz’s head, and on August 17, 2017, she filed the necessary paperwork to get PoundPup and Friends Initiative formally registered as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We want to assist displaced, stray or unwanted pet animals in an effort to keep them out of shelters and avoid euthanasia or exposure to dangerous elements, human or natural. Donations can be sent via Paypal:

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BARI- Bari’s estimated birthday is 8/19/12, a very slim 11 lb, handsome reddish tan boy with white markings, he is fostering with IGCA Rescue North Texas. Bari is a special needs puppy mill rescue still working hard on socialization, human trust and physical attention. Everyone who spends time with Bari grows to love him. The happy dance he does, when he knows he is going outside, and his frolic through the yard as he runs back to the door is joyful to watch. He fits in beautifully with a group of dogs as he is easy and demands no attention causing jealousy. He prefers his kennel and a comfortable bed to toys and attention. Do you and your pets have a place in your home and hearts to become Bari’s forever family?

TAVISH-If you’re looking for a very loving, calm IG in his middle years, Tavish is your lad. Tavi (also known as Butterbean) is a charmer and whip-smart. He already knows many commands/words and learns more as his foster mom teaches him. Tavi loves a routine and finds it comforting to know what’s happening (and when) as regards to walks, potty breaks and feeding. This is partly the breed and also due to his blindness, caused by cataracts. Please don’t think of Tavi as a “special needs” dog; his foster mom believes he has been blind for quite awhile, since he’s very comfortable with his sight loss. He gets to know his home pretty quickly to make his way around and will zero in on your location when you say, “come!” and clap hands. He’s just a regular dog who happens to be blind.

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EMMA ROSE- I'm a chill girl just looking for someone to snuggle with. I love laying outside in the grass just soaking up the sun and am very comfortable with using a supervised doggie door. I'm patient with my hyper foster sister and have never had a single issue with food aggression, even when foster sister tries to steal my treats! Emma Rose has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. She is currently symptom free (we found the mass by chance, during a routine vet visit) and has started treatment. At this time she is expected to have a good quality of life for at least the coming year, if not longer.

WALLACE- Wallace is a sweet boy who has made amazing progress during his time in rescue. He came to us from a puppy mill and was terrified of everything. People were very scary and it took a couple of months before he would willingly let his foster mom pet him. Wallace has discovered the joy of toys and he has become more and more playful. He loves the other dogs in the house and will frequently be seen cuddling with them on a dog bed. While Wallace has made a lot of progress, he is still continuing to grow. When new or confusing situations present themselves, he will get scared and is unsure of how to react. He is looking for a patient and loving home to help him as he continues on his journey, and you will be rewarded with lots of love!

About This Rescue

IGCA Rescue, also known as Italian Greyhound Rescue Foundation, is dedicated to helping Italian Greyhounds in need of our care. We have a national network of VOLUNTEERS that make our mission possible. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and we rely on donations to keep the rescue machine running. As a foster-based Rescue, our volunteers and foster families are the foundation and most important aspect of our ability to do what we dowithout foster families we can't take in orphans that need our help. All of our IGs live as members of a family until their forever home comes along. They are all fully vetted and any medical issues are addressed and disclosed to potential adopters. We are in need of more fosters! Please consider and reach out for more info! Our Mission - To find homes for rescued Italian Greyhounds and to educate the public on the care and training required by this breed.

Temple TX Call us at 254-771-9090

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The Humane Society of Central Texas provides adoption, rescue and foster opportunities for the homeless animals at the Animal Shelter located at 2032 Circle Road in Waco. This is a regional, open-admission shelter. As an advocate for the community goal of achieving No Kill Status, the Humane Society of Central Texas provides adoptions, rescue and foster opportunities for the homeless animals at the City of Waco Animal Shelter, as well as community education regarding responsible pet ownership.

Killeen, Temple & Waco

Killeen Animal Services I

(254) 526-4455 3118 Commerce, Ki Ileen, TX killeentexas.gov M-F: 11am-4pm, Sat: 11am-4pm, Closed Sunday and Holidays

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Jelly Bean

Killeen Animal Services is a City Shelter, with a dedicated staff that always trys its best to find wonderful homes for its adoptable animals. Citizens will be required to bring a government issued picture I.D. The fee for adopting dogs, cats, puppies or other animals is $25.00 for non-sterilized animals, $50.00 for sterilized animals. A contract agreement to get the rabies vaccination and to have the animal sterilized (if unaltered) is required. Microchipping of an ado pted animal is mandatory at the cost of $15 per animal before they leave the shelter. Pricing subject to change. Contact this shelter on how you can help.

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Lend-A-Heart Ranch & Rescue 254-624-9678 I Belton, TX facebook.com/pg/lendaheartranchandrescue/

Many types of dogs and cats

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Lend-A-Heart Ranch & Rescue Inc. is a non-profit focused on helping animals in need and improving their quality of life. We work with shelters, the community and animal control to help place animals in loving homes. Our rescues are assessed for health and temperment, vetted, spayed and neutered. We want both our animals and adopters to be happy by pairing up the right animal with the right person or family as much as possible. We now offer a food pantry for Rescues in need of food and supplies Contact this Rescue on how you can help.

Killeen, Temple & Waco

Animal Services 3323 Southeast Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, Phone (806) 775-2057 911 (emergency) (fax)(806) 775-2717 lubbockanimalservices@mylubbock.us Hours of Operation Adoption Center Hours are Monday-Saturday: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Closed Sundays and Holidays / Field Operations responds to calls 7 days a week

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Mystery Dog Rescue is a not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) organiza tion. We are a foster-based rescue. All of our pets live in foster homes until their forever home is found. The mis sion of Mystery Dog Rescue is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home homeless, unwanted and abandoned animals. Our goal is to place each animal into safe, loving and perma nent homes, while promoting responsible pet ownership. Contact this rescue on how you can help.

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Paws Humane Society (512) 540-4010 I P.O. Box 175, Killeen, TX I pawshumanesociety.org

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PAWS Humane Society was founded by dedicated animal rescue volunteers in order to provide a loving environ ment and all of the proper veterinary care for the highly adoptable animals in local shelters that otherwise would not have received the opportunity to continue their lives. We are a non-profit group who is completely volunteer and works off donations provided by the public. We are not government funded. We have no physical shelter location and all of our animals are placed in fosters until their time for permanent adoption comes. Contact this shelter on how you can help.

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Pflugerville Animal Shelter (512) 990-PETS I 1600 Waterbrook Drive, Pflugerville, TX I S·Tu & Th-Sa: 11am·6pm

Adoption fees are $90 for dogs and $70 for cats. 2 for 1 adoptions for littermates are offered. Adoptions include spay/ neuter, first puppy or kitten shots, rabies vaccination, deworming, heartworm testing for dogs, combo testing for cats, microchipping, registering the microchip in the adopter's name, and 30 days of free pet insurance.

Shelter hours: Sun - Tues: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thurs - Sat: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed Wednesdays and City observed holidays

Sponsored by:This page sponsored by This Shelter About Pflugerville Animal Shelter is a municipal shelter serving the citizens of the City of Pflugerville. We take in strays and owner surrenders from within our city limits only. Staff and volunteers are dedicated to placing every adoptable animal in an appropriate home. We are always in need of volunteers and fosters. Join us in our efforts to help the homeless and unwanted animals that find themselves in our shelter. Contact this shelter on how you can help.

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About This Rescue Responding to an unanswered need, several Pflugerville Animal Shelter Volunteers established a non-profit organi zation, Pflugerville Pets Alive (PPA), to provide a way for the community to make a difference in the lives of ani mals. PPA focuses on finding homes for all animals in the community, creating awareness, and to support, educate and promote animal welfare issues in Pflugerville. Contact this shelter on how you can help.

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Who are we? A Rottie Rescue, Inc. is a breed specific Rottweiler Rescue. A Rottie Rescue, Inc. was founded by Sherri Prewitt Green with the Vision of saving Rottweiler lives from high kill shelters and those with critical medical needs who have little chance of Rescue. In 2018 A Rottie Rescue, Inc. expanded its growth to include Rescue of Slaughter bound horses from Texas and Louisiana Kill Pens. A Rottie Rescue Inc. has further grown since that time to include Rescue of Felines from High Kill Shelters when experienced Fosters are available. A Rottie Rescue, Inc. is a Public Charity under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)3 having received this status from the IRS on June 2, 2016. Our Mission is to save as many Rottweilers as possible from euthanasia in high kill shelters. We provide medical care as well as safe and loving environments for our Rottweilers until adoption. What shelters do we rescue from? We pull Rottweilers from the following Texas, California, New Mexico and Nevada high kill shelters: FWACC (Fort Worth Animal Care & Control), Fort Worth, TX, DAS (Dallas Animal Services), Laredo, TX shelter, ACS & SAPA San Antonio, TX, Arlington Animal Services Arlington, TX, Nueces County, TX, Harris County, TX (Houston, TX), Corpus Christi, TX, SBC (San Bernardino, CA), Roswell NM, Animal Foundation (Las Vegas NV) and Henderson, NV Animal Care & Control. We are an approved Rescue Partner of the Harris County TX Humane Society and approved Transfer Partner of the SPCA of TX. Fostering A Rottie Rescue, Inc., is a Foster based Rescue meaning we do not have a specific facility where our dogs can be viewed such as shelters provide. In the event, we do not have a Foster for a Rottie then he/she is placed in boarding until a Foster is available or until adoption. If you would like to foster one of our beautiful Rottweilers please send us an email!

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Happy New Year! 2012 is going to be a wonderful year for animals in San Antonio. You may be aware already that the Austin city shelter has gotten to a greater than 90% save rate due largely to the efforts of Austin Pets Alive! The great news is that San Antonio Pets Alive! has already been formed to make San Antonio a No Kill City with an estimated life-saving launch date of 1/19/2012. This new organization will use best practices from many different cities to get to a No Kill San Antonio as fast as possible - which would make us the largest U.S. city to be No Kill! The world has long believed that there are not enough homes for the pets killed in shelters but according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there are over 100,000 homes available to new pets in San Antonio each year. If we convince just 20% of those homes, through marketing, awareness, and adoption events to adopt a shelter pet instead of purchasing a pet, enough animals will be saved to make San Antonio a No Kill City (where only terminally ill or dangerous animals are euthanized). Currently, the city of San Antonio euthanizes

over 18,000 animals per year, or around 50/day. This is a crisis that needs immediate attention. SAPA will have a laser-like focus on the dogs and cats who are literally hours from euthanasia, and will provide temporary and emergency foster homes, medical aid, and adoption services to make sure they survive. Our first priority will be to save every single puppy and then move on to saving every single kitten, then on to the adults who end up on the euthanasia list. Just like every animal ends up in the shelter through the action of one person, we need for every animal to get out of the shelter alive through the action of individuals like you who all step up to help. It is going to take the San Antonio community to help make this a success! Let’s all make a New Year’s Resolution to save our San Antonio animals! San Antonio Pets Alive’s success will be possible because of YOUR thoughtful contributions (time and money). Because only by working together can we reach a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. Your tax-deductible gift will give hope and a loving home to San Antonio’s animals. Please don’t delay. I urge you to give

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Training Tips for your Pet - Separation Anxiety By Michael Pierce Loose Leash Happy Paws Separation anxiety in dogs is the reliance on a specific human/dog presence. This can be caused by a variety of reasons. Always having your dog near youcan be only ONE cause of separation anxiety. Dogs can also become reliant on having another dog always present in their daily lives. Understanding the definition of Separation Anxiety and Isolation Anxiety is important. Separation Anxiety is the fear of being apart from a specific person/animal. Isolation Anxiety is the fear of being alone, no matter if it is specific human/animal or not. Here are some tips that I give my clients (this can be applied to dogs AND humans): (1) Do not allow your dog to sleep with you. Sleeping with you can only reinforce you as being their comfort. (2) Do not always allow your dog to be with you, such as always sitting and cuddling on the couch, or always allowing your dog to follow you throughout the house, etc. Always allowing your dog to follow you everywhere you go, even in the house, can contribute to Separation OR Isolation Anxiety. Notice the word “ALWAYS” being used here. By no means does this mean that you should NEVER allow your dog to cuddle, be with, or follow you. This simply means that these things should not ALWAYS be allowed. Instead, dogs need their “alone time”. This is where obedience can come in handy. Teaching them that being alone or separated from you is absolutely O.K. Not EVERY dog is prone to Separation/Isolation Anxiety. Not EVERY dog will exhibit this behavior. If your dog lacks confidence, this may be beneficial for you to consider. DO: o

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Local Cat rescue ensuring that all unwanted, abused, and abandoned cats in the North Killeen Castle Heights area have a loving place to call home. We started when we came across a stray kitten on our property, he was very shy and sad. We earned his trust and let him in our home. We made him healthy and happy and found him a good home. Soon after another cat showed up skinny and in need of love, so we did the same for her. Next thing we knew we were up to 8 cats, then 10, then we were rescuing every cat we came across. It was our mission to help them all.

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Chocolate is a roughly 9 weeks old. She was surrendered to us. She is UTD on shots, mostly potty trained, very playful, loves children and does great with other dogs and livestock.

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Directory of Resources Animal Birth Control Clinic 3238 Clay Ave. Waco, TX 76711 (254) 776-7303 animalbirthcontrol.org Animal Emergency Center Temple-Belton (254) 231-3774 3809 S General Bruce Drive Ste 108 Temple TX 76501 clinic@tembelanimalemergency.com ASSISI Animal Refuge 1516 Florence Rd Ste 20 Killeen, TX 76541 (254) 681-7126 Questions about ordinances/laws? ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (888) 426-4435 aspca.org/apcc Bell County Animal Control (254) 933-6780 Belton Animal Control (254) 933-5840 Bexar County Animal Control Services (Dogs/ Cats) (210) 207-6650 Bluebonnet Pet Crematory 8714 Business Circle Converse, TX 78109 (210) 566-4501

Bar N Vet Clinic 4706 South St. Hwy 36 Gatesville, TX 76528 254-865-8466

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Emancipet 204 W Avenue B Killeen TX 76541 (254) 415-4950 info@emancipet.org emancipet.org Harker Heights Animal Control (254) 953-5400

S.A.P.P.Y. Pet Loss & Grief Support Group of San Antonio (210) 216-0920 sappypetloss@sbcglobal.net SnipSAlnc 6338 N New Braunfels Ave, Box 185 San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 237-9400 snipsa@snipsa.org

Hill Country Animal League 924 N. Main Boerne, TX Mon - T hurs: 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Phone: (830) 249-2341 Spay-Neuter Assistance Program, Inc (SNAP) 6758 Ingram Rd Killeen Animal Control San Antonio, TX 78238 (254) 526-4455 (210) 673-7722 snapus.org Live Oak Animal Control 8001 Shin Oak Dr Temple Animal Control Live Oak, TX 78233 (254) 298-5732 (210) 653-9140 Texas State Animal Health Commission Military Resouce for Boarding Pets (800) 550-8242 dogsondeployment.com Texas Vets for Pets & Low Cost Spay & Neuter 2501 Paws Cruisaders, LLC South WS Young Dr Suite 109 Killeen TX 76541 (254) 833-0338 Transport Anywhere in U.S. PawsCruisaders@gmail.com 210-833-1378 Christine 210-781-1748 Kimberly San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition sanantonioferalcats.org crazykattlady67@gmail.com H elpline (210) 471-8462

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