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Habitat for Cat-Manity: Help Build "Houses" To Keep Feral Cats Warm in Winter!

In case you hadn't noticed, it was freaking cold last night. Friends for Life, an animal rescue group, knows that feral cats surely noticed the dips in temperature over the last month, so they launched Project WARM in order to help out the critters on cold nights. The group is seeking donations to ... More >>

What's Cooking on Pinterest? Pumpkin Christmas Cookies for Your Dog

I am officially home for the holidays, so Christmas cookie baking has begun. But who says your dog can't enjoy Christmas cookies this year? I always make sure to buy my dog a couple of holiday treats to enjoy on Christmas morning, but when I came across a few Christmas cookies for the dog on Pintere ... More >>

Valley Man Caught Molesting Neighbor's Dog

Last week a man in the Rio Grande Valley caught one of his neighbors trespassing in his kennel, diddling his dog. It happened last Tuesday in the town of San Juan. San Juan Police Department Sgt. Rudy Luna said Jose Angel Hernandez, 54, was spotted by the homeowner when he got up to feed his pooch ... More >>

Dean ''Miranda'' James and Joelle Charbonneau

West University Warns Residents: Hawks May Kill Your Beloved Pets

West University has issued an ominous warning to residents: Your beloved small pets might get carted off by a hawk. "There has recently been a resident report of hawks or other large birds of prey nesting in the central portion of West University Place, seen near the intersection of Auden and Plumb ... More >>

Liberty County Prosecutor Joe Warren Charged With Threatening Family Over Pit Bull

Joe Warren reportedly got in altercation over pit bull​A veteran Liberty County prosecutor has been charged with deadly conduct and making a terroristic threat for reportedly pulling a gun on a family whose pit bull had killed his dog. Joe Warren, who had been one of the attorneys handling th ... More >>

Houston Dogs Worst In Country For Attacking Mail Carriers

Probably lives in Houston​It's hard out there for a Houston mail carrier -- if the heat doesn't get you, the dogs probably will. The United States Postal Service has put out its list of the 10 most dangerous cities for dog attacks, and coming in at the top is....us. USPS says 62 Houston lett ... More >>

On the Menu: Eating Puppies at Denny's

​Easy PETA, I'm talking about Denny's pancake puppies--the somewhat revolting breakfast appetizer I ordered last Sunday. I rarely get pancakes, but something was oddly intriguing about these bite-size balls of fried dough. Maybe it was just my sixth sense of the impending National Pancake Da ... More >>

Animal Abuse: The Five Worst Houston Examples In 2010

Humans: Will you ever learn?​We like to think that animal abusers will not only get a lump of coal from Santa this time of year, but a pitchfork-in-the-ass from the Other Guy in Red as well. For those of you who like to keep tabs on just how low the human race can sink, here's a roundup of some of ... More >>

Randy Jones: Throws Five Puppies Off Balcony, Killing Two (UPDATED)

Not the dog in question​Updated with new puppy-tossing info from HPD. See end of item. A few months ago we had a guy throwing a puppy off a bridge because it kept getting into the garbage. Now we have a dude throwing a dog off a balcony, motivation unknown. Big difference: The bridge puppy ... More >>

Libertarians Rally for Horse Teeth Floaters

Damnit, Wilbur, fix my ugly ass grill!In what is apparently the worst government over-regulation since monkeys were banned from grinding organs for a living (damn you, Organ Grinders Local 182!!!), the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is meeting to decide whether the important job of hors ... More >>

The Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows

Now what exactly is musical freestyling for pooches?

I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Oh, For A Muse Of Fire (Hydrants)

Animals wind up at the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care for all sorts of reasons. Regular readers know all too well of the existence of douchey owners who surrender cats and dogs for idiotic reasons. But today's dirty half-dozen are all stray. They've been out there in that cruel world all ... More >>

Artist of the Week: Proud Member of the "Overeducated Underclass" The Cocker Spaniels

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. ​ The three coolest guys ... More >>

Recreational Bones and the BARF Diet

​If you've been looking for somewhere to buy recreational bones, look no further than Wabash Feed Store on Washington. Wabash sells the exclusive Primal Pet Foods Inc.line of canine culinary products. Primal Pet Foods makes pet food for customers who believe that dogs and cats should eat raw m ... More >>

On Top? It's Not Rape, and Full-service Journalism

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BARC Puppy Literally Washed Down The Drain

​A stray puppy at BARC was placed in the wrong cage and washed down the drain last Thursday night, Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton confirmed today. She would not give the name or position of the person who placed the puppy in the cage, but said the person has been susp ... More >>

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The Kindest Cut: Meow-ouch!

The Houston Humane Society on Almeda Road was in full swing this morning in the very special way it honors the St. Valentine's Day season. On Fix Felix For Free Day, the HHS pledges to neuter 500 male cats for free. No females allowed. There was a limit of five cats per household and appointments we ... More >>

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Santa Round-Up Part Three: At Least When You're Done Juggling Quadruplets, There's A Beer Waiting

This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

A Mutt, Just Like Obama

Ike's Fuzzy Animals

All kinds of cuties are showing up

Bring Your Dog to Saint Dane's Bar & Grille

Pit Bull Laundering By The Houston SPCA

Time's Up for Pit Bulls Rescued from Hurricane Ike

Houston Courtroom Battle Over Rin Tin Tin

Dire Situation for Houston Humane Society

Two Sworn, Gun-Toting Peace Officers Protect the County's Animals

Brutality Police

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: the Key Middle School Saga Continues...

CUE & CUSHION

VICKY'S LEMONADE

Pet Project

It's cat versus dog at the MFAH

Pit Bullying the Audience

Doggone Fun

Kittie

Thursday, April 27, at the Meridian, 1503 Chartres, 713-225-1717

Feline Fine

Puppy Love

John Cusack is another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs

The Fido Solution

The ultimate answer to too many strays, cash-strapped budgets, animal shelter abuses and starving people

Best Clothes for Your Dog

Catfight

The fur flies with the fuzz when feral felines keep getting fed

The Dogs of War

Foster programs try to save departing soldiers' critters from becoming casualties

Best Dog Whisperer

Pete Stewart

Air Sic

In cargo holds or plane cabins, critters are taking more than flights of fancy

Chicken Man

Jimbo Bradshaw scratches out a living in cockfighting

Simba's Pride

Hound's Hell

Battered Bruiser barely survives cops and Animal Control

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Dog's Best Friend?

The inside story from dogfighter Bobby Hall

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