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Subject: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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    July 26, 2007
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    August 27, 2008
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    September 3, 2008
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    September 22, 2008
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    October 6, 2008
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    October 6, 2008
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    October 20, 2008
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    November 21, 2008

    Those "Rescued" Dogs Are Dead, Or Lining Up To Die

    When the feds and local law-enforcement agencies busted a big dog-fighting ring a while back, there was much talk of the more than 100 dogs that had been "rescued." If by "rescued" you meant "Sent to Doggie Death Row," then they were indeed rescued. A commenter to our item on the arrests said ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Fighting Over Dogfighting Dogs Continues

    We wrote Friday about how the Houston SPCA is killing all those dogs who were "rescued" when a major dogfighting ring was broken up recently.The local SPCA is clear that it does not adopt out pit bulls or fighting dogs because it thinks they are harmful. They made an exception of sorts after Hurrica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Don't Say It....Don't Say It....Damn, I Said It

    You could almost hear the wheels spinning in the mind of the guy substituting for JP Pritchard on KTRH this morning.Authorities had busted a large cockfighting ring, the lede of his item said.Cockfighting ring. Cockfighting ring, you could imagine him practicing. Make sure to say cockfighting ring.A ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 1993

    Letters

    You could almost hear the wheels spinning in the mind of the guy substituting for JP Pritchard on KTRH this morning.Authorities had busted a large cockfighting ring, the lede of his item said.Cockfighting ring. Cockfighting ring, you could imagine him practicing. Make sure to say cockfighting ring.A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 17, 1995

    Press Picks

    You could almost hear the wheels spinning in the mind of the guy substituting for JP Pritchard on KTRH this morning.Authorities had busted a large cockfighting ring, the lede of his item said.Cockfighting ring. Cockfighting ring, you could imagine him practicing. Make sure to say cockfighting ring.A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Last Chance for Some Hot Dogs, Hep Cats and Veggie Burgers

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 2, 1996

    Press Picks

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Beastly Behavior

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • News

    November 21, 1996

    Blood Sport

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    Poop Happens

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Letters

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    All Good Dogs Go to Heaven

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    BARC Sucks

    Scout's Honor Rescue, the group that took in the pit bulls from the SPCA after Hurricane Ike, is launching a new adoption location in the Heights and wants everyone to come out to see Dexter -- one of the few pits the SPCA has ever allowed to live -- and all the other breeds up for fostering or adop ... More >>

  • News

    December 4, 2008

    Drug Education

    HISD has the world's busiest sniffer dog

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    October 16, 2008

    Ike's Fuzzy Animals

    All kinds of cuties are showing up

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    The 99-Cent Dog Store

    It's low-rent, but legal

  • Film

    July 12, 2001

    Declawed

    Cats & Dogs is all bark and no bite

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002
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    September 13, 2007

    Mail Call

    Lights Out

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Lost Dog

    He can survive a fire and a hurricane, but not the Houston SPCA

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Care and Feeding

    Whole Foods wants lobsters to live large before dying

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    Katrina & The Waves

    Houston gets hit with its own hurricane surge

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    February 17, 2005

    Letters

    Houston gets hit with its own hurricane surge

  • News

    February 3, 2005

    The Fido Solution

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

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    A Dog's Life

    Is Mr. K's the best we can do? Would you wish it on your best friend?

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Pet Store

    Houston SPCA

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2003

    (East) Indian Summer

    A local community celebrates its heritage

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    July 24, 2003

    Caribbean Vacation

    Storyteller Edwin Negrón tells stories from other lands

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    Letters

    Storyteller Edwin Negrón tells stories from other lands

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    Kitty Litter

    Toyya Braskey lives with 100 cats. They are her life. Now the city says they have to go.

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Dog Trainer

    Patricia E. Mercer

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Cinema Dog Daze

    Films fuel the fads for special pets -- then comes the fallout

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    A New Leash on Life

    Stray Houston mutts make it big in Marin, thanks to Allison and the HSPCA

  • Music

    September 14, 2000

    Spare a Dime, Dah-ling?

    Fashion shows in area clubs go philanthropic

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Going to the Dogs

    Advocates are working to unleash a plan for a public park where pooches can play

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    February 3, 2000

    Stand Up and Holler

    A Huntsville execution draws a strange crowd

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    October 14, 1999

    Pet Net

    Max's uncertain plan: Matching you with that cute mutt in Maine

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2009
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    April 30, 2009

    UH Gets the Brush-Off from Nike

    Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    A Guilty Plea And 15 Months For That Big Dogfighting Bust

    Photo by Paul KnightThe announcement of the big bust.That much-ballyhooed dogfight bust last year has yielded some jail time: A 35-year-old Houston man has pled guilty and will receive a 15-month state-jail sentence for both causing and attending a dogfight, the DAs office has announced."Belinda Smi ... More >>

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    June 18, 2009

    Hotel ZaZa Unleashed Poolside Pet Soiree

    Photo by Paul KnightThe announcement of the big bust.That much-ballyhooed dogfight bust last year has yielded some jail time: A 35-year-old Houston man has pled guilty and will receive a 15-month state-jail sentence for both causing and attending a dogfight, the DAs office has announced."Belinda Smi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Pit Bull Puppies, A Toddler & Injuries: The Debate Continues

    ​A newspaper report out of East Texas probably isn't going to do wonders for changing the vicious image normally associated with pit bulls. From the Tyler Morning Telegraph:Police and animal control officers continue an investigation Tuesday into an attack involving the child, who suffered major i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    The Mystery of the 14 Dead Dogs Dumped in North Houston

    ​The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering to help Houston investigators in the search for whoever dumped 14 dead dogs under a sheet in northeast Houston. KTRK reported Wednesday that the bodies of the dogs, mostly adult shepherd mixes, were found that day near ... More >>

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