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Houston SPCA

Organization: Animal Rescue - Pet Evacuation
Facility Type: Animal Shelter
Status: Open

Address:
900 Portway Drive

Houston, TX 77024

Region:Gulf
County/Parish:Harris



Main/General Business Number: 713-869-7722 / 24 Hr Animal Rescue: 713-880-HELP
Website: http://hspca.convio.net/site/PageNavigator/homepage_new


Mission: WELCOME. The Houston SPCA was founded in 1924 and remains Houston's oldest and largest Animal Protection Organization. Completely privately funded, we are proud to serve more than 100,000 animals annually. We remain committed to our mission to promote commitment to and respect for all animals and to free them from suffering, abuse and exploitation. Adopt, donate, volunteer, report cruelty: Won't you help us be the voice of the voiceless?


Eligibility For Services: Animal Rescues / Animals Impacted by Hurricane Ike



This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

Disaster Emergency Foster Care

Do you have space to open your heart and your home to an animal impacted by the coming storm? Please use this site to connect.

Do you have room at your home? Let us know about your availability to be a temporary foster home for a pet whose family is being evacuated. Help be a part of "Operation Save a Life!"

In the wake of Hurricane Ike, many animals have been lost, abandoned, and injured on Galveston Island. The Houston SPCA is asking the community to help give these storm victims a second chance at life by participating in “Operation Save a Life.”

The Houston SPCA’s “Operation Save a Life” is asking every family who is able to foster a Galveston pet for ten days. If after ten days, the displaced animal is not reclaimed by its original owner, the foster parent has the option to adopt the animal or return him/her to the shelter for placement.

There are a few requirements to participate in “Operation Save A Life.”

· Current pets in a foster home must be fully vaccinated and spayed or neutered.

· Each home must keep foster pets in a completely separate room or area from current pets.

· Renters must have permission from their landlords and present a lease agreement.

· Foster parents must present a photo ID and provide current contact information.

· Each foster parent will also be required to sign a contract with the understanding that the animal belongs to the Houston SPCA during its foster care.

· Foster families will not be responsible for veterinary care during the ten-day foster period.

Families interested in fostering please click here to request an application. The hope for all of these animals is that they will be reunited with their original owners or given a second chance at life in new a loving, permanent home.

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Wish List
We currently need the following items:

Monetary Donations (click here to donate online today)
Batteries (especially 9 volt)
Bird toys for medium to large birds (not macaw size)
Quick Lock plastic food bowls
Perches 1”-2” wood and ?” 1” wood
Mixed frozen vegetables
Crates of ALL sizes
Tarps
Bungee Cords
Bottled Water
Cat Litter
King Size Kong toys for dogs
Rabbit Food - Timothy Hay pellets or Timothy Hay
Small TVs with built in VCR/DVD
Soft Chewable Dog Treats
Current Key Maps
Disposable Rubber Gloves
Digital Cameras
8" and 12" Cable Ties (50 lb strength)
Newspapers
Food for Hamsters, Rats, Guinea Pigs, Ferrets, and Gerbils
Halters - small and medium size
Fly Spray and Masks
Thrush Medicine
Mucking Forks/rakes

Thank you for your continued support of the Houston SPCA!

Info Source/Changes:
corrected urgency level
(see full history)

Created At: Fri Sep 26 07:15:59 +0000 2008
Updated At: Fri Jan 15 05:28:48 +0000 2010
Updated By: tfri


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