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  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Check out the Plans for BARC's Bitchen Adoption Center

    Mayor Annise Parker joined other officials in unveiling designs for a planned $12 million adoption center for the historically troubled Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care Tuesday. Scheduled to break ground in October, the initial phase of the center will be funded by $4.1 million in capital impro ... More >>

  • Music

    July 7, 2011

    Ancient Cat Society

    Mayor Annise Parker joined other officials in unveiling designs for a planned $12 million adoption center for the historically troubled Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care Tuesday. Scheduled to break ground in October, the initial phase of the center will be funded by $4.1 million in capital impro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    My Dog Tulip

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Thanksgiving Edition

    We all know the story of the first Thanksgiving -- the Penguins traveling to the New World in the rickety Mayday; Squinty the Indian teaching the clueless newcomers how to grow potatoes (the Penguins had left Ireland because of a famine); George Washington marrying Pocahantas on Plymouth Mount.These ... More >>

  • News

    August 20, 2009

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

    Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    DockDogs

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Holiday Pet Adoption

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    A Mutt, Just Like Obama

    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 >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    Ike's Fuzzy Animals

    All kinds of cuties are showing up

  • Dining

    October 16, 2008

    Bring Your Dog to Saint Dane's Bar & Grille

    All kinds of cuties are showing up

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Pit Bull Laundering By The Houston SPCA

    All kinds of cuties are showing up

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    Bayousphere

    All kinds of cuties are showing up

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Houston Courtroom Battle Over Rin Tin Tin

    All kinds of cuties are showing up

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Dire Situation for Houston Humane Society

    All kinds of cuties are showing up

  • News

    July 24, 2008
  • News

    February 21, 2008
  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007
  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007
  • Dining

    August 23, 2007

    CUE & CUSHION

    VICKY'S LEMONADE

  • Culture

    December 28, 2006

    Pet Project

    It's cat versus dog at the MFAH

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2006

    A Buncha Bull

    It's cat versus dog at the MFAH

  • Calendar

    July 27, 2006

    Pit Bullying the Audience

    It's cat versus dog at the MFAH

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2006

    Doggone Fun

    It's cat versus dog at the MFAH

  • Music

    April 27, 2006

    Kittie

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

  • Film

    July 28, 2005

    Puppy Love

    John Cusack is another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs

  • News

    February 3, 2005

    The Fido Solution

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

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Clothes for Your Dog

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

  • News

    May 6, 2004

    Hurtt So Good

    A real shake-up at HPD? We thought that was impossible

  • News

    June 19, 2003

    Catfight

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

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    The Dogs of War

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

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Dog Whisperer

    Pete Stewart

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Air Sic

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

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Chicken Man

    Jimbo Bradshaw scratches out a living in cockfighting

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Cloning for Cash

    A&M's pet project spawns a company to mix DNA with possible IPOs

  • Calendar

    January 21, 1999

    Simba's Pride

    A&M's pet project spawns a company to mix DNA with possible IPOs

  • News

    August 20, 1998

    Hound's Hell

    Battered Bruiser barely survives cops and Animal Control

  • Calendar

    May 22, 1997

    Press Picks

    Battered Bruiser barely survives cops and Animal Control

  • News

    November 21, 1996

    Dog's Best Friend?

    The inside story from dogfighter Bobby Hall

  • Calendar

    January 5, 1995

    Press Picks

    The inside story from dogfighter Bobby Hall

  • Calendar

    January 6, 1994

    Picks

    The inside story from dogfighter Bobby Hall

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