Tami Rodgers addresses the Brownwood City Council Tuesday morning. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly]
The topic of feral cats was again brought before the Brownwood City Council during Tuesday’s meeting as Tami Rodgers with TNR Brownwood presented a petition regarding the cat colony in Riverside Park.
A more than two-hour discussion that drifted back and forth from the Riverside Park situation to the entire city itself occurred and featured multiple contentious moments.
Brownwood Mayor Stephen Haynes began the discussion by stating, “It came to our attention several months ago that we had people building structures inside our city parks for the cats, along with feeding the cats on a regular basis. We’re getting tons of complaints about the number of cats in our parks about feces in the playground equipment and other issues. We asked Tami to please help us remove the cats from the public parks and we believe that means remove housing and stop feeding the cats. No one has said or ma
Quinoa Bowl and 21 of his canine compadres rescued from frigid temperatures in Texas last week arrived safe and sound in the Washington, D.C., area Friday night, an Arlington, Va.-based animal organization reported.
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing homeless, neglected and abandoned animals, welcomed 22 dogs, including Quinoa Bowl, who were evacuated from shelters across the Lone Star State that have no running water and limited power, the rescue group reported. Thanks to the incredible support of a grant from Jefferies Financial Group and the hard work of our partners at American Pets Alive, 22 Lucky Dogs are spending tonight in warm foster and forever homes rather than freezing in rural Texas shelters without reliable power or running water following last week’s storms, Lucky Dog Animal Rescue posted on its Facebook page
14 dogs from Texas shelters heading to SPCA of Brevard for adoption
Dogs traveling from Houston to Brevard County Friday
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Dozens of pets come to South Florida after being rescued from winter weather in Texas
Several weeks ago, Texas experienced a brutal winter storm and many shelters in the state went into emergency survival mode with burst pipes, lack of water and loss of power, leaving them in a tough spot to take care of animals living there.
When American Pets Alive put out a call that 1,000 dogs needed moving out of the state, SPCA of Brevard stepped up to help.
Lucy Fernandez scrambled to create the emergency Facebook page for local pet owners and supporters on Valentine’s Day, when the city of Austin’s Animal Center had been closed to the public for months and bad winter weather, worse than most imagined, was on its way.
In a matter of hours, more than 1,000 strangers joined, often linking up by hashtag and ZIP codes, to get pet food, water and supplies to those nearby who posted a need.
Not long after, Fernandez and other employees at Austin Pets Alive, found themselves sleeping at a hotel, and then at the shelter itself while trying to feed, medicate and clean up after dozens of shelter animals without water or power.