Owners of pets left to freeze in Texas winter storm may face criminal charges
Rebecca Hennes, Staff writer
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A dog sits on a wooden pallet outside a house that SPCA investigators came to check on while doing an animal welfare check Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Houston. With frigid temperatures forecast in Texas and the Houston area, the SPCA investigators made their rounds to various parts of the city to check on animals and their well being, and to also give out blankets and give animal owners tips on keeping their animals from the freezing weather.Brett Coomer/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Pets are freezing to death in Texas: Cops slam residents for abandoning dogs, cats and pigs in the cold without food or water with cruelty cases surging
Six dogs were left outside of unnamed auto body shop in Southwest Houston on Monday, including one that was found dead and partially covered in snow
The five remaining dogs were placed in the care of the Houston SPCA veterinary team while a hearing for their owner was scheduled at a later date
On Thursday, deputies with the Harris County Animal Cruelty Task Force seized eight dogs and a pig from a Crosby home on the 18000 block of Oak Lane
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Owners of pets left to freeze in winter storm may face criminal charges, Harris County official says
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A dog sits on a wooden pallet outside a house that SPCA investigators came to check on while doing an animal welfare check Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Houston. With frigid temperatures forecast in Texas and the Houston area, the SPCA investigators made their rounds to various parts of the city to check on animals and their well being, and to also give out blankets and give animal owners tips on keeping their animals from the freezing weather.Brett Coomer/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Houston Food Bank will remain in disaster mode for days
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Parkdoll Jackson Burks, gets a hug from Jerry Garcia, Harris County Constable Precinct 2, who was delivering meals from the Houston Food Bank at the Big Bass Resort, in Houston, Thursday, February 18, 2021. The Big Bass Resort, which is home to mostly seniors was out of power for three days after a winter storm left people without power and water along with freezing temperatures. She was cooking her meals with sterno cans on top of a tin roasting pan and delivering the meals with a lantern in the darkened hallways.Karen Warren / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Houston pet owners: It s illegal to leave your pet outside in freezing temps
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A dog sits on a wooden pallet outside a house that SPCA investigators came to check on while doing an animal welfare check Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Houston. With frigid temperatures forecast in Texas and the Houston area, the SPCA investigators made their rounds to various parts of the city to check on animals and their well being, and to also give out blankets and give animal owners tips on keeping their animals from the freezing weather.Brett Coomer/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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SPCA investigators Jay Chase, left, and D Questyn Coleman check on a pair of dogs that were reported to be chained up outside a house during recent inclement weather while doing an animal welfare check Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Houston. With frigid temperatures forecast in Texas and the Houston area, the SPCA investigators made their rounds to various parts of the city to check on ani